This blog is now closed
The Import and Export Licensing team has been using different channels to communicate its work, so we will no longer be updating this blog.
Licensing & Permissions
Help needed: test our OGEL registration service
We haven’t blogged for a few weeks because of the election. But progress on the new licensing service to replace SPIRE has carried on throughout, not least on the open general export licence (OGEL) registration process. Registration, not application OGELs …
All about SIELs
One of the most used areas of SPIRE is, unsurprisingly, the SIEL application form. Finding out which licence might apply to an export isn’t much use if you can’t then get your hands on that licence. Fair to say if …
What we're doing in 2017
Followers of this blog will know that the team working on the SPIRE replacement made excellent progress during 2016. And thankfully, most traders we’ve spoken to seem happy with what we’ve done so far. But of course, the service is …
The other end of end-user undertakings
As we strive to move end-user undertakings from a paper-based system to a digital one, we've come into contact with numerous exporters with excellent ideas about how we can improve and speed up the process. The amount of information required, …
Exporting software and technical information
When they think about exporting, many people believe it only refers to selling physical goods to people or companies in other countries. They often don’t realise that software and technical information may also be subject to export controls, even if …
Semi-retiring the prototype
Followers of this blog might be wondering what’s been going on with our prototype. Our faithful friend has been with us since the distant days of our discovery phase. We’ve pushed out three or four major iterations of this prototype and …
Help us with our search survey
During development of the replacement for the SPIRE import/export licensing system, we might have mentioned once or twice that we need your help.
Halfway through alpha
Alpha phase takes place before beta and going live. We focus on testing and increasing our service quality, fixing critical issues and altering some features in response to early feedback. Eight weeks of alpha development have come and gone. The …
Spreading the word of import/export licensing
Not every government service gets the best press and few would deny there have been a few slip-ups in recent years. The import/export licensing blog is designed to keep you informed about progress on SPIRE’s replacement, so we can get …
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