Obtaining an export controls licence to work with controlled data

If your collaborator or funder is based in the UK

• You will not require a licence to undertake controlled work or publish it
• You must use the following statement in your all communications (emails, presentations, etc). with your collaborators in the UK:

“This [item/information] is [a] UK Export controlled [item/information], categorised by code XXX of the EU Dual-Use list. A licence might be required by your organisation to export this [item/information] outside the UK: it is your organisation’s responsibility to check whether such a licence is required.”

If your collaborator or funder is not based in the UK

• You may require a licence to undertake controlled work (regardless of whether you intend to publish it or not) to cover any exchange of controlled data between you and your collaborators. Any licence put in place will also cover any subsequent publication
• To apply for a licence, or register to export controlled items to the EU, fill in and submit an Export Controls Compliance request (online form) with the Regulatory Compliance Team.
• To apply for a licence to export controlled items to any country outside the EU,  fill in and submit an Export Controls Compliance request (online form) with the Regulatory Compliance Team. Until you receive clearance (confirmation that a licence isn’t required or that a licence has been granted), you can continue with exploratory talks with your collaborators, but do not share any technical information, research data, or knowledge which is not publicly available