SPIRE online export licensing system
Notice NTE: 2021/13: EORI numbers in SPIRE Published 27 September 2021 Contents Introduction Next steps Action for SPIRE users Contact Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) Print this page Introduction An Economic Operators Registration and Identification number (EORI) is the unique reference identifying a business, trader or individual, issued by Her Majesty’s Revenue […]
Guidance NTE 2021/08: LITE Published 2 August 2021 Contents 1. Introduction 2. Next steps 3. Action for SPIRE users 4. Time frame to release LITE 5. Contact ECJU Print this page 1. Introduction To maintain efficiency of the export control licensing operation, the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) is introducing a new digital licensing service called LITE to […]
Guidance NTE 2020/19: EU transition and SPIRE Published 11 December 2020 Contents 1. What you need to know 2. Action to take 3. Contact ECJU Print this page At 11pm on 31 December 2020 the transition periods ends and EU export control law ceases to apply in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). […]
Please note that SPIRE, the Export Control Organisation’s online export licensing service, will be off line this Saturday 21 January for urgent maintenance. Work will start at 7am on Saturday and should be finished by 12 noon on that day. SPIRE will be unavailable during this time. And a date for your diary: The 2017 Export Control […]
Some aspects of Spire, the Export Control Organisation’s (ECO’s) online export licensing system, have been amended to reflect the fact that ECO is now part of the Department for International Trade, which was created on 14 July 2016. The following website addresses are now live: http://www.spire.trade.gov.uk (Spire home page) http://www.exportcontroldb.trade.gov.uk (ECO reports and […]
Read about the latest progress on developing the SPIRE replacement service on the Import and Export Licensing blog. Our old friend the prototype is being semi-retired, while the development team are hard at work building the full service that will eventually go live online. Read more at Semi-retiring the prototype. Don’t forget […]
The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) is leading a project to create a cross-government digital platform for import and export licensing. This will replace the current SPIRE system. We want to create a service that is easy to use, designed with your needs in mind. So it’s very […]
Notice to Exporters 2016/11: Read our blog on replacing SPIRE 8 April 2016 As part of replacing SPIRE with the new import export licensing service, it is very important that we hear your feedback on our assumptions, designs and prototypes. We are publishing our thoughts on our blog on gov.uk. The aim is […]
The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) is leading a project to create a cross-government digital platform for import and export licensing. This is intended to replace the current SPIRE system. There has already been a high degree of participation from industry, but we would like to present our […]
Starting Wednesday, July 8th, exporters in the UK applying for a SIEL (Standard Individual Export Licenses) or a SITCL (Standard Individual Trade Control License) using the SPIRE online system will need to provide additional information. Currently, they have to specify if the person or entity receiving the goods is a […]
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