The Treasury advises that amendments to the Export Control Order 2008, Council Regulation (EC) No. 428/2009 and Regulation (EU) 2019/125, as they have effect in the Island, came into force on 16 December 2025.
The amendments reflect international standards and include:
- Updates to controls on the exports of conventional weapons agreed through the multilateral export control regime known as the Wassenaar Arrangement
- Updates the country listings to reflect recent changes in the UK’s export control policy regarding Armenia and Azerbaijan, lifting the arms embargo on both countries
- New controls relating to electronics and semiconductor manufacturing equipment and special materials
- Aligning the list of goods that could be used for capital punishment torture with changes to the corresponding EU controls
Further Information
The UK Government website features a consolidated list of strategic military and dual-use items that require export authorisation.
This Notice to Exporters provides further information on the legislative changes the open general export licences have been updated.
Contact details for enquiries
For further information, please contact Customs and Immigration on +44 1624 648109.
For general enquiries please email customs@gov.im or call +44 1624 648130 (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm).
Export Control Joint Unit
If you have any technical queries and wish to know if specific goods would require an export or trade licence, you should contact the UK Export Control Joint Unit.
Telephone: +44 207 215 4594
Email: exportcontrol.help@businessandtrade.gov.uk
