Export Controls

S&H Core Courses

Our full day and 2-day S&H favourites are here to deliver a broader knowledge on either a more advanced subject or coveringan a range of subjects at a beginner level. These full day courses are always hosted live, to allow for interaction and questions, they can be held face to face or in a virtual classroom environment.



Beginners Guide to Export Licensing Controls

Whether at the start of your learning pathway or as a standalone training session, this course will begin your journey to understand export licensing controls and how they work. Covering essential elements gives delegates an excellent springboard to understand what goods, technology or software could be controlled and review business-relevant areas in more detail.

Applying for and Using UK Export Licences

A practical session to explain the information needed to apply for individual licences and how to understand when an open licence is appropriate for a particular movement or transfer of controlled items. This workshop is designed to teach delegates how to use the export licensing system in the UK.

The UK Export Licensing System

This course brings together in a practical session the key elements of the UK Export Licensing System. Reviewing the UK strategic export control lists along with the implementation and legislation around financial sanctions it will provide delegates a detailed bedrock of knowledge on which it base future learning and understand internal requirements.

Focus On Courses

Channelling our expert knowledge on a specific subject to deliver a in-depth training session. These half and full day training courses are aimed at delegates with a basic understanding of customs procedures and international trade.


Focus On: Preparing for an Export Control Audit

Export Controls increase the level of compliance for businesses whose exports require a licence. The Export Control Joint Unit is responsible for issuing export licences for strategic Goods, Software and Technology (Military and Dual Use) to countries outside the UK.

Focus on Food: Export Procedures

This course has been created to meet the growing demand for specialist training in export processes that apply to food and drink products. It explains the regulatory bodies involved, what they do and what they need from a food/drink exporter. It will help you understand labelling and registration of products and where to obtain further information.

Trading With The USA: An Introduction to Defence Exports

A popular interactive training course designed for companies involved in the Defence, High Technology and Military environment. The USA have very heavy controls on some of its goods; incorrect end-use of certain US technology leads to potential fines and penalties. Ultimately being denied the right to trade with the USA. This course looks at the controls and regulations affecting goods that are caught under the EAR and ITAR

Focus On: Dual Use Export Compliance - The Dual-Use Exporter

This full-day session focuses on a topic relevant to many industry sectors, dual-use regulations. With licences now required for dual-use items moving between the UK and EU, the need to understand this topic has grown significantly. The controls are based on an item’s inherent capability, type of materials or technical ability affecting many industry sectors, including chemical, metals, high-tech products, oil and gas industries, etc.

Focus On: Embargoes, Sanctions and End-Use Controls

This half-day session examines why companies and employees should be aware of embargoes and sanctions. Using the UK regulations as the primary guide, it will review the growth in sanctions on Russia, as well as current financial sanctions in place managed by OFSI. It concentrates mainly on the export of goods and includes a look at end-use, end-user and transit controls. Violating these controls can result in fines, reputation loss, and criminal charges.

Focus On: CDS - A Practical Guide For Businesses

CDS is a new system that requires further data to be declared both for your import and export entries. This increased amount of information is required by all businesses.

Face to Face Courses

All of our Face to Face training courses are delivered in a Covid-19 secure training room. The safety of our trainers & clients is of upmost importance to us. Our Face to Face courses will be limited to a maximum of 10 delegates.


The Export Course -F2F

A useful follow on from Export Essentials, or the Export / Import Practitioner Learning Pathway or for those already experienced in export procedures. This two-day course covers the main aspects of export procedures in a practical, clear and comprehensive way that is relevant to today's exporters. As well as looking at export documents it examines what internal processes and procedures are required to keep compliant.

About Our Courses

These courses are designed to help delegates, whether beginners or seasoned exporters, to understand the complexities of export markets.


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