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UK sanctions regimes

Information on UK sanctions regimes currently in force

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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
31 January 2020
Last updated
2422 February 2022 — See all updates

UK sanctions regimes

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:

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.

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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, contact the Export Control Joint Unit Helpline on +44 (0) 20 7215 4594 or email exportcontrol.help@trade.gov.uk or subscribe to the Export Control Joint Unit’s notices to exporters.

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 Unit on sanctions@fcdo.gov.uk.

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Published 31 January 2020
Last updated 2422 February 2022 + show all updates

  1. Updated to show that new designations have been made under the Russia sanctions regime.

  2. Added contact information for the Export Support Service.

  3. Added a link to the new Sanctions Regulations Report on Annual Reviews 2021

  4. The new Myanmar sanctions regime has been published.

  5. The global anti-corruption sanctions regime has been published

  6. The UK's sanctions framework has changed.

  7. First published.