The export, transit and brokering of dual-use items is subject to licensing by the Commerce Department.
Dual-use items are goods, software or technology which can be used for both civilian and military applications. These are listed in Annex 1 to
Council Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items (recast). This is directly applicable in all EU countries including Malta, to which
Subsidiary Legislation 365.12 also applies.
Application is done electronically, whilst enquiries can be directed to
controlledgoods@gov.mt or 21.226.688. Detailed information on the application and licensing procedures can be found in the links below.