The licence path, checked before you file.
Which authority, which licence type, which attachments — and whether you need an individual licence at all. Thylon finds the path and drafts the application complete, so it doesn’t bounce after months of waiting.
First question: do you need one at all?
Since September 2021 the EU’s eight General Export Authorisations pre-authorise whole categories of exports. EU001 alone covers most dual-use items to Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the UK and the US; EU007 covers intra-group software and technology transfers; EU008 covers encryption items. Most SMEs have never heard of them — and file individual applications they never needed. Thylon runs the eligibility check first.
Eligibility check
Item, destination and end-use against the general authorisations of your authority — before any form gets filled.
Right authority, right type
Licences are national even under EU law. Thylon routes the application to your member-state authority with its forms and conventions.
Complete, or it doesn’t leave
Completeness check, pre-filled forms, end-use certificates generated alongside — because incomplete applications bounce after the wait, not before it.
The authorities and licence types Thylon speaks.
| Authority | Licence types |
|---|---|
| EU (via each national authority) | Individual · Global · National General · EU General Export Authorisations EU001–EU008 |
| Germany — BAFA | Einzelgenehmigung · Sammelgenehmigung · Allgemeine Genehmigungen · Endverbleibserklärung workflows |
| UK — ECJU | SIEL · OIEL · OGELs |
| US — BIS | Individual licences · licence exceptions |
| US — DDTC | DSP-5 · TAA / MLA for technical data |
Thylon drafts; your signatory reviews and files. Approval times are the authority’s — what we remove is the round-trip for missing fields.
From determination to draft, without retyping.
Everything you entered for classification and screening flows into the application: items, codes, parties, end-use. The draft lands with the end-use certificate ready for the customer’s signature.
Path check
General authorisation, licence exception, or individual application — decided and documented.
Draft and attachments
Pre-filled forms for your authority plus the end-use certificate (Endverbleibserklärung) generated for the end user to sign.
Review and file
Your officer or counsel reviews, signs and submits — with the whole file archived against the audit.
Illustrative draft with demo data.
Questions, answered straight.
Do I always need a licence?
No — and that is the point of the check. General authorisations and licence exceptions cover more than most SMEs realise. Thylon establishes the path before anyone fills a form.
Which authorities do you support?
BAFA, ECJU, BIS and DDTC workflows, with the EU general authorisations across member states. If your authority isn’t listed, say so in the application — coverage grows by customer demand.
Do you file for us?
No. Thylon drafts; a signatory on your side reviews, signs and files. The legal act stays with a human — by design.
How long do approvals take?
That depends on the authority and the case, and we won’t pretend otherwise. What Thylon removes is the avoidable part: the bounce-and-resubmit cycle caused by incomplete applications.
What do end users have to sign?
Typically an end-use certificate (in Germany, the Endverbleibserklärung). Thylon generates it alongside the application so it goes out for signature on day one, not after the authority asks.
Applications that arrive complete.
Thylon is live with its launch cohort — the next seats open by application. Tell us what you’re shipping.
Launch cohort full · applications reviewed in the order received