EU licenses for import and export of certain controlled goods

The EU has a requirement for import and export licenses across a range of policy areas and for a wide variety of goods, including the following:

• Waste
• Certain hazardous chemicals
• Ozone-depleting substances
• Mercury and certain mixtures of mercury
• Drug precursors
• Genetically-modified organisms
• Specimens of endangered species
• Cultural goods
• Rough diamonds
• ‘Dual-use goods’
• Firearms and ammunition
• Military technology and equipment
• Certain goods that could be used for capital punishments and torture