UK sanctions regimes

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Last updated 10 October 2024

This page provides information on UK sanctions regimes currently in force. This includes regimes under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act) and under other UK legislation such as the Export Control Order 2008 and the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.

A regime is a collection of sanctions measures put in place for a particular set of purposes. Regimes can be either ‘thematic’ (relating to a particular issue), or ‘geographic’ (relating to a particular country or region). Find out:

more about the types of sanctions in place and how to apply for the appropriate licences
who is subject to UK sanctions under the Sanctions Act, including designated persons and specified or designated ships
who is subject to financial sanctions under the Sanctions Act and other UK legislation

Read the Sanctions Regulations Report on Annual Reviews for 2021, published by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office as required under section 30 of the Sanctions Act.

New designations of individuals and Russian entities have been announced. Further sanctions may be imposed in response to events.

The Export Support Service provides front line Russia sanctions support to all businesses. Contact the service for any questions about the impact of these sanctions on UK businesses operating in any sector, or business operations in Ukraine or Russia.

Further statutory guidance will be published when the relevant legislation is laid.

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For further updates and details on designations, subscribe to FCDO’s e-alerts.

For more information on financial sanctions, contact the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation at OFSI@hmtreasury.gov.uk or subscribe to OFSI’s e-alerts.

For more information on export controls and trade sanctions relating to the export of goods and provision of ancillary services, contact the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU).

For more information on trade sanctions relating to the provision of professional and business services and other standalone services, contact the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI).

For more information on import controls, contact the Department for Business and Trade (DBT)’s Import Licensing Branch on importcontrols@businessandtrade.gov.uk

For more information on immigration sanctions, contact the Home Office on public.enquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk.

For more information on transport sanctions, contact the Department for Transport on transportsanctions@dft.gov.uk.

For general information on sanctions: contact the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s Sanctions Directorate on fcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk.

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