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The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) administers the UK’s system of export controls and licensing for military and dual-use items.
ECJU is part of the Department for International Trade.
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Helpline
Department for International Trade
Old Admiralty Building
Admiralty Place
London
SW1A 2DY
United Kingdom
Telephone
020 7215 4594
Contact for general queries about strategic export licensing.
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HMRC
14 Westfield Avenue
London
E20 1HZ
United Kingdom
Contact for voluntary disclosures involving breaches of strategic export licensing.
Training
Export Control Joint Unit
Department for International Trade
Old Admiralty Building
Admiralty Place
London
SW1A 2DY
United Kingdom
Telephone
020 7215 4459
Contact for queries about strategic export control training for exporters.
Complaints
Export Control Joint Unit
Department for International Trade
Old Admiralty Building
Admiralty Place
London
SW1A 2DY
United Kingdom
If you are unhappy with the service we provide, we would like to know. The first step is to speak to your usual contact in the ECJU, such as your case licensing officer. If you are still not satisfied, you should write to the Head of Compliance.
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Department for International Trade
Old Admiralty Building
Admiralty Place
London
SW1A 2DY
United Kingdom