Open Licence Annual Returns for 2025 Exporters holding certain Open General Licences (OGLs) will have received automatic requests from SPIRE to complete their annual returns for 2025. Before you submit your return, check the following: • Select the correct reporting period (01-JAN-25 to 31-DEC-25) • Usage count must be entered accurately. • Surrender any licences no longer in use after submitting returns. The Open Licence Returns guidance is being updated and will be ready in the new year.  It has also come to our attention that whilst the current guidance requires details of ‘trades’ to be submitted under licence usage, there are inconsistent interpretations over what is meant by this wording. For the avoidance of doubt, exporters of tangible items should regard this as requiring details on a shipment-level basis (i.e. if 400 items were exported together as one shipment, this would be 1 use of the licence). Exporters of intangible items should regard this as requiring details on each transfer. ECJU’s website can be found on GOV.UK