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Open general export licence historic military goods

Licence allowing certain historic military goods to be exported from the UK to permitted destinations.

Updates to this page

From:
Export Control Joint Unit, Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Department for International Trade
Published:
30 June 2011
Last updated:
19 January 2024
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  1. The Ogel has been amended to remove Haiti as permissible destinations. The current one is revoked.

  2. The open general export licence historic military goods - from December 2019 has been revoked as it is no longer required.

  3. Open general export licence (historic military goods) has been revised to clarify that it is available for registration.

  4. This open general export licence has been amended to remove Hong Kong as a permitted destination.

  5. Clarity on who can use this licence.

  6. Venezuela added to the list of non-valid destinations following EU sanctions against that country imposed on 13 November 2017.

  7. Changes to destination countries listed under schedule 2: Central African Republic added, Serbia and Montenegro listed as distinct countries.

  8. Changes to rating code PL5001 listed under Schedule 1 (Goods concerned). Pre-visit questionnaire clause added.

  9. Republished to reflect the fact that South Sudan has been added to the schedule of destinations.

  10. Correction: South Sudan added to Schedule 2 (destinations).

  11. Licence amended to add Russia to the list of non-permitted destinations following the EU arms embargo.

  12. Updated to reflect new reporting process in connection with the transparency initiative.

  13. First published.

Documents

Open general export licence historic military goods (PDF version)

PDF, 217 KB, 8 pages

Revoked: Open general export licence historic military goods (in force from September 2022)

PDF, 253 KB, 8 pages

Details

This open general export licence (OGEL) allows, subject to certain conditions, certain historic military goods to be exported from the UK so long as the exporter is established in the UK. This is provided the goods are worth less than £35,000 and were manufactured before 1897. It also covers reproductions of muzzle-loaded weapons based on originals manufactured before 1897.

Reporting requirements

This OGEL is subject to reporting requirements under the open licence returns transparency initiative.

Revoked licences

The most recent revoked licence is available in the documents section.

You can find older revoked versions of the open general export licence for historic military goods on the National Archives website.

You can find older revoked versions of the open general export licence historic military goods – from December 2019 on the National Archives website.

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