UK Changing How It Prioritizes Export License Applications

The U.K.’s Export Control Joint Unit is changing how it processes license applications to try to increase efficiency, it said in a notice this week.

Beginning Oct. 1, all inquiries to ECJU will now be routed through a centrally managed mailbox and phone number listed in the notice. The ECJU said this will help its case officers “focus on progressing applications” instead of spending time on follow-up “correspondence” for applications that are less than 20 business days old.

“This means that [the] Licensing Unit’s direct contact details will no longer be available,” the agency said. “This will ensure we are able to respond to queries efficiently and effectively, avoiding for example delays to responses due to individuals being on leave or unavailable.”

Once a license application is at least “20 working days old,” ECJU said it “will be happy to help you with an update on progress.”