UK Launches Public Beta for New Export License Application System
U.K. exporters can now use the country’s new digital export licensing system, Licensing for International Trade (LITE), to apply for standard individual export licenses, the country announced last week. The U.K. had previously been allowing only certain exporters to use…
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the system as a “private beta” ahead of the government’s full translation from its previous export licensing system known as SPIRE, or the Shared Primary Information Resource Environment (see 2408080044). The U.K. said it plans to transition all standard individual export licenses applications off SPIRE in the “coming months.” It also noted that some exporters and export applications may not yet be eligible under LITE, including exports involving certain sanctioned jurisdictions.