The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2025

• (c) in entry 9A007.e.—

• (i) for “‘strong mechanical bond’” substitute ““strong mechanical bond””;

• (ii) omit the Technical Note;

• (d) in entry 9A008.a., for “‘strong mechanical bond’” substitute ““strong mechanical bond””;

• (e) in the Technical Notes to entry 9A012.a.—

• (i) after the heading “Technical Notes:” on a new line insert “For the purposes of 9A012.a.:”;

• (ii) in paragraph 1, for “For the purposes of 9A012.a., ‘operator’” substitute “‘ Operator’”;

• (iii) in paragraph 2, for “For the purposes of 9A012.a., ‘endurance’” substitute “ ‘Endurance’”;

• (iv) in paragraph 3, for “For the purposes of 9A012.a., ‘natural” substitute “ ‘Natural”.

• (3) In the section headed 9B Test, Inspection and Production Equipment—

• (a) after the heading, on a new line insert—

• (b) in entry 9B003 after “turbine” insert “engine”;

• (c) in entry 9B004—

• (i) for “solid state” substitute “solid-state”;

• (ii) for “turbines” substitute “turbine engines”.

• (4) In the section headed 9D Software—

• (a) in the N.B. to entry 9D005—

• (i) for “listed” substitute “specified”;

• (ii) for “payloads”” substitute “mission equipment””;

• (b) in entry 9D101, after “9B106,” insert “9B107,”.

• (5) In the section headed 9E Technology—

• (a) in entry 9E003, after “Other “technology” as follows:” insert—

• (b) in entry 9E003.a.1., for “Gas turbine” substitute “Turbine”;

• (c) in entry 9E003.a.2.e., for “Utilisation of ‘pressure” substitute “‘Pressure”;

• (d) in the Technical Notes to entry 9E003.a.2.—

• (i) in paragraph 2, after “purposes of” insert “9E003.a.2.a. and”;

• (ii) in paragraph 3—

• (aa) after “9E003.a.2.e.,” omit “in”;

• (bb) after “‘pressure gain combustion’” insert “refers to a combustor where”;

• (e) in the N.B. to entry 9E003.a.2.—

• (i) for “See 9E003.e. for “technology” “required” for” substitute “For”;

• (ii) after “holes” insert “, see 9E003.c. for “technology” “required””;

• (f) in the Technical Note to entry 9E003.a.5., after “purposes of” insert “9E003.a.4. and”;

• (g) in entry 9E003.a.6., for “solid state” substitute “solid-state”;

• (h) in entry 9E003.a.8., after “tolerant’” omit “gas turbine engine”;

• (i) in the Technical Notes to entry 9E003.c.—

• (i) after the heading “Technical Notes:” on a new line insert “For the purposes of 9E003.c.:”;

• (ii) in paragraph 1, for “For the purposes of 9E003.c., the” substitute “The”;

• (iii) in paragraph 2, for “For the purposes of 9E003.c., ‘hole” substitute “‘Hole”;

• (iv) in paragraph 3, for “For the purposes of 9E003.c., ‘incidence” substitute “‘Incidence”;

• (v) in paragraph 4, for “For the purposes of 9E003.c., methods” substitute “Methods” and for “Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)” substitute “electrical discharge machining”;

• (j) in the Technical Note to entry 9E003.e., for “widest” substitute “largest”;

• (k) in entry 9E003.i., after ““Technology” for” insert “gas turbine engine”;

• (l) in entry 9E003.i.3., for “stability.” substitute “stability;”;

• (m) in entry 9E003.k.—

• (i) in the N.B.1. for “See 9E003.h. for” substitute “For” and for “technology.” substitute “technology, see 9E003.h.”;

• (ii) in the N.B.2. for “See 9E003.i. for” substitute “For” and for “technology.” substitute “technology, see 9E003.i.”;

• (n) in entry 9E102, after “9B106,” insert “9B107,”.

Signed

Douglas Alexander — Minister of State — Department for Business and Trade — 28th April 2025

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Explanatory Note

These Regulations amend the Export Control Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3231) (“the 2008 Order”) and assimilated Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (Recast) (EUR 2009/428) (“the assimilated Dual-Use Regulation”).

Part 2 of these Regulations amends the 2008 Order. Regulation 3 amends the provisions in Part 6 of the 2008 Order relating to offences and penalties. The amendments increase the maximum level of fine that may be imposed under the 2008 Order for certain offences on summary conviction, from level 3 on the standard scale to level 4 on the standard scale. Regulation 4 amends the control lists set out in Schedule 2 to the 2008 Order, to reflect updates to controls on the exports of conventional weapons agreed through the multilateral export control regime known as the Wassenaar Arrangements. Regulation 5 makes administrative amendments to the technical parameters of controls on emerging technology in Schedule 3 to the 2008 Order.

Part 3 amends Annex I to the assimilated Dual-Use Regulation, which lists dual-use goods, software and technology subject to export controls. These amendments reflect changes to the Wassenaar Arrangement dual-use list as well as changes to the control lists administered by other multilateral export control regimes, including the Australia Group, Nuclear Suppliers Group and the Missile Technology Control Regime, in line with UK’s commitments as a member of these regimes.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2002 c. 28; see section 11 for defined terms used in these provisions. Sections 1, 2, 4, 5 were amended by article 6(2)(c) of the Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043); sections 5 and 11 were amended by regulation 2 of the Trade etc. in Dual-Use Items and Firearms etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/771), as amended by regulation 9 of the Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1502).

[^f00002]: EUR 2009/428; Article 15 was substituted by regulation 3(15) of the Trade etc. in Dual-Use Items and Firearms etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/771), as substituted by regulation 2(3) of the Trade etc. in Dual-Use Items and Firearms etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/806).

[^f00003]: S.I. 2008/3231; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2009/2151 and 1305, 2010/2007, 2012/1910, 2014/1069, 2015/940, 2017/85, 193, 697, 2018/165, 2018/939, 2019/137, 989, 1159, 2021/586, 2022/491, 500, 1042, 1300, 2023/149, 302, 2024/346 and 2025/82.

[^f00004]: EUR 2009/428; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2019/771, 2022/410, 2023/302, 695 and 1048 and 2024/346.