Amendments to UK export control regulations to update control lists and other changes

11 November 2026

The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2026 have been laid before Parliament to amend the UK’s strategic export control framework. The Regulations amend the Export Control Order 2008 and the UK’s assimilated Dual-Use Regulation, and come into force on 1 December 2026.

The amendments:

• Update the military and dual-use control lists to reflect changes agreed through multilateral export control regimes, including the Wassenaar Arrangement and the Australia Group.

• Add controls on advanced and emerging technologies agreed with like-minded partners, including advanced computing chips, EUV semiconductor manufacturing equipment and high-voltage power semiconductors. These controls apply in Great Britain only.

• Reflect the current scope of UK arms embargoes by moving Haiti to Part 2 of Schedule 4 to the 2008 Order, making it an “embargoed destination”. UK persons abroad, and those providing transport, finance or insurance services, will now need a licence to arrange third-country supplies of military goods to Haiti. The Central African Republic moves to Part 3, military goods passing through the UK on their way to the CAR now require an export transit licence, rather than being subject to a full arms embargo.

• Revoke General Export Authorisation No 001, which has been superseded by an open general export licence. Exporters registered to use it before 1 December 2026 may continue to do so until 1 April 2027.

An explanatory memorandum accompanies the Regulations. The UK Export Control Joint Unit, part of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, has published a notice to exporters (NTE 2026/24) explaining the changes. See our UK export control pages for detail on the UK export control regime