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Guidance

Open licence returns

How to submit open licence returns on the SPIRE export licensing system.

From:
DepartmentExport forControl BusinessJoint and TradeUnit, and Department for InternationalBusiness Trade and Export Control Joint UnitTrade
Published
17 June 2014
Last updated
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Open licence returnsreturns: - guidance for exporters

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User guidance for making open licence returns when using the SPIRE online export licensing system.

Further information on making open licence returns is available in Notice to exporters 2014/17.

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Published 17 June 2014
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2026-01-29 09:30
The guidance has been updated to reflect revised reporting requirements, including an updated list of OGELs requiring returns. It includes recent organisational updates, including changes to departmental names and references.

2024-12-18 13:29
PDF re-uploaded to fix error downloading.