UK Not Granting Export Licenses for Certain Defense Items Going to Saudi Arabia, Partner Countries
Britain will not grant new licenses for exports to Saudi Arabia and its “coalition partners” for items that may be used in the “conflict in Yemen,” the United Kingdom’s Department for International Trade said in a July 17 notice. The coalition of partners includes the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Egypt, the U.K. said.
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The announcement closes registrations for six open general export licenses: licenses for printed circuit boards and components for military goods, licenses for the export of military goods which have been imported into the U.K. for repair or replacement under warranty, licenses for exports or transfers in support of U.K. government defense contracts, licenses for software and source code for military goods, licenses for technology for military goods, and licenses for the export of military goods for the production, development or maintenance of Typhoon aircraft.
Exporters who registered for these open general export licenses before June 20 may continue to use them to export to Saudi Arabia and its partners, subject to their conditions. With its announcement, the U.K. published six new versions of the licenses.