Violating the UK Export Controls
What can happen to me if I violate the UK’s export control regulations?
Under the terms of the Export Control Act 2002, the maximum penalty for deliberate and premeditated attempts (successful or otherwise – you are not treated more leniently just because you were an incompetent attempted proliferator who got caught) to break the UK’s export control regulations is up to 10 years in prison and an unlimited fine.