Contacts for queries about SPIRE

SPIRE is an Export Control Organisation / Department for Business operated system which has been extended to include a related Ministry of Defence (MOD) Form 680. To find out more about the F680 and whether you need to use it, see the guidance on the export control pages of the Businesslink website.

The ECO operates the main helpline for SPIRE questions but MOD should be contacted for any F680 related questions (not licence related questions).

ECO Contacts: - for questions relating to licence applications, rating enquiries, company registrations, login problems and application errors.

Email - exportcontrol.help@businessandtrade.gov.uk
Telephone - 020 7215 4594
Postal Address -
Department for International Trade
Export Control Organisation
Old Admiralty Building
Admiralty Place
Whitehall
London
SW1A 2DY

MOD Contacts:-

Form 680: for questions relating to the completion of F680 applications or the progress of a F680 only:

Please contact the desk officer in the Export Control Joint Unit Ministry of Defence (ECJU MOD) Team who normally deals with your company's Form 680 applications.

If you are unable to contact your desk officer or are a new user, you can contact ECJU MOD as follows:

Email - ECJU-MODTeam@mod.gov.uk
Export Control Joint Unit - Ministry of Defence Team
Department for Business and Trade
Old Admiralty Building
Admiralty Place
Whitehall
London
SW1A 2DY

For Private Venture security grading and Exhibition Clearances (PV/Ex):

Please contact the desk officer in the Directorate of Security and Resilience (DSR), who has been allocated to process your PV/Ex application.

If you are unable to contact your desk officer or are a new user, you can contact DSR as follows:

Email - COO-DSR-IIPCSy@mod.gov.uk
COO DSR-IIPCSy
Floor 4, Zone B,
Ministry of Defence
Main Building
Whitehall
London
SW1A 2HB

For further information about export controls:

Further guidance is available on the export control pages of the Department for Business and Businesslink websites: