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Australian General Export Licences (AUSGELs) : Department of Defence
Australian General Export Licences (AUSGELs) are broad permits for pre-approved activities. A single AUSGEL can permit you to supply goods to specific destinations and purposes for five years’ duration, or longer if required. You may also wish to apply for multiple AUSGELs, to accommodate a range of types of goods that you export - you can do this with a single application form. Once approved, you can export any of the listed goods, software and/or technologies to any of the approved destinations, provided it matches the approved purpose of export listed in the AUSGEL.
It is important to note that we will only issue AUSGELs to applicants who are likely to use the licence for its intended purpose, and to comply with the conditions stated on the licence.
Submit a completed Application for an Australian General Export Licence form .
In assessing an AUSGEL application, we will consider the criteria specified in section 8 of the Defence Trade Control Regulation 2013 and your export compliance history.
In some circumstances, where we consider that issuing the AUSGEL poses a risk to Australia's security, defence or international relations , DEC will contact you to discuss this matter and alternative export permit arrangements.
Complying with the AUSGEL due diligence condition
An AUSGEL does not authorise exports or supplies to a WMD program. AUSGEL licence holders must undertake due diligence measures to help establish whether the organisation is dealing with legitimate end users who will use the items for legitimate purposes. This is sometimes referred to as 'know your customer'. Exporters should take reasonable steps to screen consignees, end-users, and overseas collaborators to establish, as far as possible, that the goods, software or technology will be used for legitimate purposes.
We have developed several questionnaires and checklists to help applicants establish an internal compliance program to undertake appropriate checks. Licence holders can access these documents on DEC's compliance webpage.
If you suspect that a transaction may result in the goods, software or technology being used in a WMD program, then you can not proceed under the AUSGEL. In these circumstances, you should contact us to discuss alternative permit arrangements.
Please visit our AUSGEL FAQ page for more information.
AUSGEL 1 (Export and supply of dual-use goods, software and/or technology to specified destinations)
Note: This is the only AUSGEL that authorises both tangible exports and intangible supplies of goods, software and technology. If this AUSGEL is applied for, the applicant will receive two permits, one for tangible exports, and one for intangible supplies.
Purpose of export or supply: Any purpose, for example: sale, repair, maintenance, temporary export and demonstration.
Limitations of this AUSGEL:
This AUSGEL cannot be used where:
the licence holder has been advised by the Commonwealth Government that the goods may be used in or support a weapons of mass destruction program or the proposed export would prejudice the security, defence or international relations of Australia; or
the licence holder believes or suspects, after having made reasonable enquiries in accordance with the licence condition, that the goods will or may be used in a plan or program for the development, production, acquisition or stockpiling of nuclear, biological or chemical weapons or missiles capable of delivering such weapons; or
the goods are to be exported to a customs-free zone or a free warehouse; or
the goods are to be exported to designated persons or entities subject to United Nations Security Council or Australian autonomous sanctions at the time of export. Further information on current sanctions is available on the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. (Note: Exporters are advised that the destination country should be checked at the time of export for each export over the validity period of this licence).
Approved goods, technology and/or software:
All goods, software and/or technology subject to control that are listed in Part 2 of the Defence and Strategic Goods List (DSGL) as amended from time to time except for:
Goods, software and/or technology listed on the DSGL Sensitive List of Dual-Use Goods;
Goods, software and/or technology listed on the DSGL Very Sensitive List of Dual-Use Goods; and
Goods, software and/or technology listed in the following entries of Part 2:
1A102 - Resaturated pyrolised carbon-carbon components designed for space launch vehicles as specified in 1A102.
1C351 - Human pathogens, zoonoses and "toxins" as specified in 1C351
1C352 - Animal pathogens as specified in 1C352
1C353 - Genetic elements and genetically modified organisms as specified in 1C353
1C354 - Plant pathogens as specified in 1C354
1C450a.1 - Toxic chemical, Amiton: O,O-Diethyl S-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl] phosphorothiolate (78-53-5) and corresponding alkylated or protonated salts as specified in 1C450a.1
1C450a.2 - Toxic chemical, PFIB: 1,1,3,3,3-Pentafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1-propene (382-21-8) as specified in 1C450a.2
4A005 - Systems, equipment, and components therefor, specially designed or modified for the generation, operation or delivery of, or communication with, "intrusion software" as specified in 4A005.
4D004 - "Software" specially designed or modified for the generation, operation or delivery of, or communication with, "intrusion software".
4E001.c - "Technology" for the "development" of "intrusion software"
5A002.a.2 - Information security systems, equipment and components therefore as specified in 5A002.a.2
5D002.c.1 - Software as specified in 5D002.c.1
5E002 - Technology as specified in 5E002
7B001 - Test, calibration or alignment equipment as specified in 7B001
7B003 - Equipment specially designed for the production of equipment as specified in 7B003
7E104 - "Technology" for the integration of the flight control, guidance, and propulsion data into a flight management system for optimisation of rocket system trajectory as specified in 7E104
9A004 - Space launch vehicles and spacecraft as specified in 9A004
9A005 - Liquid rocket propulsion systems as specified in 9A005
9A007.a - Solid rocket propulsion systems as specified in 9A007.a
9A008.d - Components specially designed for solid rocket propulsion systems as specified in 9A008.d
9A009.a - Hybrid rocket motors and specially designed components as specified in 9A009.a
9A117 - Staging mechanisms, separation mechanisms and interstages, usable in "missiles" as specified in 9A117
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States.
The Application for an Australian General Export Licence form can be found on the Forms page.
AUSGEL 2 (Repair of dual-use goods)
Purpose: Export of goods after or for repair, replacement under warranty or where the goods are being returned as unwanted goods.
This Licence can only be used where:
Goods Being Returned After Repair:
The Approved Goods were once exported from Australia and have since been imported back into Australia for the purposes of 'repair' or 'replacement under warranty' and
Are to be re-exported to the person who initially sent the Approved Goods to Australia and that person is located in the same country from which they were imported into Australia; and
There have not been any changes to the original characteristics of the Approved Good; and
The export is to occur within five years from the date the original export Licence was granted by Defence Export Controls and the initial export licence has not been modified or revoked.
Goods Being Returned For Repair:
The Approved Goods were once imported to Australia and are now being exported from Australia for the purpose of 'repair' and are to be re-imported to Australia after such 'repair' or 'replacement under warranty' or are being returned as unwanted goods; and
There have not been any changes to the original characteristics of the Approved Goods; and
Are to be exported to an 'Approved Repair Centre' located in an Approved Destination; or
Are to be exported to the manufacturer or to the person who first supplied the Approved Goods and that person is located in the same country from which the Approved Goods were initially imported into Australia.
'Repair' means making good any remediable defects and work of maintenance or restoration. This may involve coincidental improvements upon the original items, i.e. resulting from the use of modern replacement components or from use of a later build standard for reliability or safety reasons; providing that this does not result in any enhancement to the functional capability of the items or provide the items with new or additional functions. It may involve improvements of a purely cosmetic nature, e.g. paint finish.
'Replacement under warranty' shall not include any enhancement to the functional capability of the original goods or provide new or additional functions.
'Approved Repair Centre' means facility approved by the original equipment manufacturer to repair/overhaul the goods being exported under this licence.
This Licence does not authorise the export of goods where:
The goods are to be exported to designated persons or entities subject to United Nations Security Council or Australian autonomous sanctions at the time of export. Further information on current sanctions is available on the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website. (Note: Exporters are advised that the destination country should be checked at the time of export for each export over the validity period of this licence); or
Where the Australian Government has signed an undertaking to a foreign government that the Australian Government will not issue a licence for re-export of the goods without evidence of approval from the foreign government authorising that re-export; for example, a United States non-transfer and use certificate (DSP-83).
All goods, software and/or technology subject to control in Part 2 of the Defence and Strategic Goods List (DSGL) as amended from time to time except for:
Goods, software and/or technology listed on the DSGL Very Sensitive List of Dual-Use Goods; or
All items in sections D and E of Part 2 of the DSGL
1A004.d - Protective and detection equipment and components as specified in 1A004.d
1A006 - Equipment, specially designed or modified for the disposal of improvised explosive devices, and specially designed components and accessories therefore as specified in 1A006
1A007 - Equipment and devices, specially designed to initiate charges and devices containing energetic materials, by electrical means as specified in 1A007
1A008 - Charges, devices and components as specified in 1A008
1A102 - Resaturated pyrolised carbon-carbon components designed for space launch vehicles as specified in 1A102
1C101 - Materials and devices for reduced observables such as radar reflectivity, ultraviolet/infrared signatures and acoustic signatures as specified in 1C101
1C227 - Calcium as specified in 1C227
1C228 - Magnesium as specified in 1C228
1C229 - Bismuth as specified in IC229
1C230 - Beryllium metal, alloys containing more than 50% beryllium by weight, beryllium compounds, manufactures thereof, and waste scrap of any of the forgoing as specified in 1C230
1C231 - Hafnium metal, alloys containing more than 60% hafnium by weight, hafnium compounds containing more than 60% hafnium by weight, manufactures thereof, and waste scrap of any of the forgoing as specified in 1C231
1C236 - Alpha-emitting radionuclides having an alpha half-life of 10 days or greater but less than 200 years as specified in IC236
1C237 - Radium-226, radium-226 alloys, radium-226 compounds, mixtures containing radium-226, manufactures thereof, and products or devices containing any of the foregoing as specified in 1C237
1C240 - Nickel powder and porous nickel metal as specified in 1C240
1C350 - Chemicals, which may be used as precursors for toxic chemical agents and "chemical mixtures" as specified in 1C350
1C450 - Toxic chemicals and toxic chemical precursors and "chemical mixtures" as specified in 1C450
3A001.b.10 - Electronic components and specially designed components therefore as specified in 3A001.b.10
3A001.h - Electronic components and specially designed components therefore as specified in 3A001.h
3A201 - Electronic components as specified in 3A201
5A002.a.2 to 5A002.a.9 - 'Information security' systems, equipment and components thereof as specified in 5A002.a.2 to 5A002.a.9
5B002 - 'Information security' test, inspection and 'production' equipment as specified in 5B002
6A005.g - 'Lasers', components and optical equipment as specified in 6A005.g
6A008.j.3 - Radar systems, equipment and assemblies, having any of the following, and specially designed components therefore as specified in 6A008.j.3
7B003 - Equipment specially designed for the "production" of equipment specified in 7A as specified in 7B003
9A004 - Space launch vehicles and "spacecraft" as specified in 9A004
9A007.a. - Solid rocket propulsion systems as specified in 9A007.a
9A008.d. - Components specially designed for solid rocket propulsion systems as specified in 9A008.d
All destinations except for those countries subject to United Nations Security Council or Australian autonomous sanctions at the time of export. Further information on current sanctions is available on the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website.
AUSGEL 3 (Repair of military goods):
Goods Being Returned After Repair
The Approved Goods were once exported from Australia and have since been imported back into Australia for the purposes of 'repair' or 'replacement under warranty'; and
Goods Being Returned For Repair
Where the Australian Government has signed an undertaking to a foreign government, for example a United States non-transfer and use certificate (DSP-83), that the Australian Government will not issue a licence for re-export of the goods without evidence of approval from the foreign government authorising that re-export.
The following goods from the below listed entries that are subject to control in Part 1 (Munitions List) of the Defence and Strategic Goods List (DSGL) as amended from time to time are authorised for export:
ML5 - Fire control, and related alerting and warning equipment, and related systems, test and alignment and countermeasure equipment, specially designed for military use, and specially designed components and accessories therefore as specified in ML5;
ML6 - Ground vehicles and components as specified in ML6
ML7.f - Protective and decontamination equipment, specially designed or modified for military use, components and chemical mixtures as specified in ML7.f
ML7.g - Equipment, specially designed or modified for military use designed or modified for the detection or identification of materials specified by ML7.a., ML7.b., or ML7.d., and specially designed components therefore as specified in ML7.g
ML9 - Vessels of war (surface or underwater), special naval equipment, accessories, components and other surface vessels as specified in ML9
ML10 - Aircraft, lighter-than-air vehicles, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), aero-engines and aircraft equipment, related equipment, and components, specially designed or modified for military use as specified in ML10
ML11.a and ML11.b - Electronic equipment and specially designed components therefore as specified in ML11.a and ML11.b insofar as they are not for use in connection with goods, software and/or technology specified in the Munitions List that are not included in this export licence
ML12 - High velocity kinetic energy weapon systems and related equipment and specially designed components therefore as specified in ML12 insofar as they are not for use in connection with high-velocity gun systems capable of accelerating projectiles to 2km/s or greater.
ML13 - Armoured or protective equipment, constructions and components as specified in ML13
ML14 - Specialised equipment for military training or for simulating military scenarios, simulators specially designed for training in the use of any firearm or weapon specified by ML1. or ML2., and specially designed components and accessories therefore as specified in ML14
ML15 - Imaging or countermeasure equipment, specially designed for military use, and specially designed components and accessories therefore as specified in ML15
ML16 - Forgings, castings and other unfinished products as specified in ML16 insofar as they are not for use in connection with goods, technology and/or software specified in the Munitions List that are not included in this export licence
ML17 - Miscellaneous equipment, materials and 'libraries' and specially designed components therefore as specified in ML17 insofar as they are not for use in connection with goods, technology and/or software specified in the Munitions List that are not included in this export licence
ML18 - Production equipment and components as specified in ML18 insofar as they are not for use in connection with goods, technology and/or software specified in the Munitions List that are not included in this export licence
ML20 - Cryogenic and superconductive equipment, and specially designed components and accessories therefore as specified in ML20
ML905 - Air guns and specially designed components therefore as specified in ML905.
AUSGEL 4 (Military goods, software and/or technology to APS, ADF and Police):
Purpose: Export to a person who is a member of the Australian Defence Force, an Australian Public Service employee, an employee of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, an employee of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police or a member of the police force of a State or Territory; and the export is received in the course of his or her duties as such a person; and there is no intention for the goods, software and/or technology to be sold, diverted, transferred, or gifted to another person by the member receiving the export.
This Licence only authorises the export of the Approved Goods where:
The export is to a person who is a member of the Australian Defence Force, an Australian Public Service employee, an employee of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, an employee of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police or a member of the police force of a State or Territory; and
The export is received in the course of his or her duties as such a person; and
There is no intention for the Approved Goods to be sold, diverted, transferred, or gifted to another person by the member receiving the export.
'Unmarked plastic explosives' means a plastic explosive that breaches a marking requirement as specified in Section 72, subdivision B of the Criminal Code Act 1995.
Goods, technology and/or software:
The following goods, software and/or technology that are subject to control on Part 1 (Munitions List) of the Defence and Strategic Goods List (DSGL) as amended from time to time are authorised for export:
ML1 - Smooth-bore weapons with a calibre of less than 20 mm, other arms and automatic weapons with a calibre of 12.7 mm (calibre 0.50 inches) or less and accessories, as specially designed components therefore as specified in ML1
ML2 - Smooth-bore weapons with a calibre of 20 mm or more, other weapons or armament with a calibre greater than 12.7 mm (calibre 0.50 inches), projectors and accessories, and specially designed components therefore as specified in ML2
ML3 - Ammunition and fuze setting devices, and specially designed components therefore as specified in ML3
ML5 - Fire control, and related alerting and warning equipment, and related systems, test and alignment and countermeasure equipment, specially designed for military use, and specially designed components and accessories therefore as specified in ML5
ML8 - Energetic materials and related substances as specified in ML8 insofar as they are not "unmarked plastic explosives"
ML11 - Electronic equipment and specially designed components therefore as specified in ML11 insofar as they are not for use in connection with goods, software and/or technology specified in the Munitions List that are not included in this export licence
ML17 - Miscellaneous equipment, materials and libraries and specially designed components therefore as specified in ML17 insofar as they are not for use in connection with goods, technology and/or software specified in the Munitions List that are not included in this export licence
ML19.a to ML19.e - Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) systems, related or countermeasure equipment and test models, and specially designed components therefore as specified in ML19.a to ML19.e
ML21 - Software as specified in ML21 insofar as the Software is not for use in connection with goods, technology and/or software specified in the Munitions List that are not included in this export licence
ML22 - Technology as specified in ML22 insofar as it is not for goods and/or software specified in the Munitions List that are not included in this export licence
ML901 - Firearms, other than those specified in ML1 or ML2, including rifles, carbines, muskets, pistols, revolvers, shotguns, and smooth-bore weapons, and specially designed components therefore as specified in ML901
ML902 - Ammunition, projectiles, and specially designed components therefore as specified in ML902
ML904 - Accessories, including silencers, special gun-mountings, magazines, weapon sights and flash suppressors as
ML905 - Air guns and specially designed components therefore as specified in ML905
ML908 - Energetic materials as specified in ML908 insofar as they are not "unmarked plastic explosives"
ML909 - Detonators or other equipment for the initiation of energetic materials as specified in ML909
ML910 - Charges and devices containing energetic materials as specified in ML910 insofar as they are not 'unmarked plastic explosives'
AUSGEL 5 (Dual-use goods, software and/or technology to APS, ADF, AIC and Police):
Limitations of the AUSGEL:
All goods, software and technology listed in Part 2 of the Defence and Strategic Goods List (DSGL), as amended from time to time, except for those goods, software and technology listed in the following entries of Part 2:
1C350 - Chemicals, which may be used as precursors for toxic chemical agents, and "chemical mixtures" as specified in 1C350
1C351.d.4 - Ricin
1C351.d.5 - Saxitoxin
1C450 - Toxic chemicals and toxic chemical precursors, and "chemical mixtures" as specified in 1C450