What export controls are there?

DTI Export Control Organisation provides advice on export controls and licensing of certain defence-related goods and technology,details of embargoes and sanctions on a country by country basis, including guidance notes Tel: 020 7215 8070.

The Export Licensing Unit (ELU) of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, is responsible for administering the export licensing of cultural goods from the UK. For information concerning export controls on antiques and works of art, please contact them Tel. 020 7211 6166.

Details of the animal and public health controls on imports and exports of live animals, meat, meat products, semen, embryos and other animal products, plus general information on such trade, are available on the Animal Health and Welfare - International Trade pages on the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) website.

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