UK Issues PPE Export Guidance

The United Kingdom’s Department of Health and Social Care issued an April 6 guidance on the European Union’s export restrictions on personal protective equipment. The guidance lists what goods are covered under the restrictions, how exporters can apply for a license and how the U.K. determines license decisions. When reviewing a license application, the U.K. said it will consider whether the export will threaten the need for PPE within the U.K. and the EU, whether it will satisfy a “legitimate need” in the destination country, and whether the export will fulfill “one or more of the purposes set out” in the export control legislation.