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Guidance

Open licence returns

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

Updates to this page

From:
Export Control Joint Unit, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Department for Business and Trade
Published:
17 June 2014
Last updated:
29 January 2026
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  1. 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.

  2. PDF re-uploaded to fix error downloading.

  3. First published.

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Open licence returns: guidance for exporters

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

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