Announcement
20 Mar 2020
On 20 March 2020, the UK authorities announced the introduction of an export ban on 82 difference pharmaceutical-related goods due to anticipated shortages in the country following the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Implementation date
21 Mar 2020
Revocation date:
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Updated: 20 Mar 2020
Export ban
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Recent update from 06 Nov 2025:
On 6 November 2025, the Department of Health and Social Care of the United Kingdom removed Atracurium and Cisatracurium from the list of medicines that cannot be exported from the UK (see related s...
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