Statutory guidance

Haiti Sanctions: guidance

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From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Export Control Joint Unit and Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
Published
9 December 2022
Last updated
1223 MarchApril 2026 — See all updates

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Haiti sanctions: statutory guidance

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The Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022 came, fullyand intocertain forceother onregulations, 28are Decemberin 2022.force to implement certain UN obligations.  

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    Summary 

    Regime is limited in scope to: 

    1. complyingsanctions withtargeting thedesignated prohibitionspersons  
    2. sanctions in respect of arms and requirementsrelated material of all types 

    Designated persons  

    The UK Sanctions List tells you who is designated under the regime and which sanctions have been applied to them. A designated person can be an individual, a business or an organisation.  

    The statutory guidance lists in detail the sanctions that can apply in respect of designated persons, including: 

    • enforcingan themasset freeze on their funds and other assets 
    • circumstancesmaking whereavailable theyfunds door noteconomic applyresources to them or for their benefit 
    • immigration sanction (travel ban) 

    Sanctioned goods and services 

    ThisYou guidancemust shouldnot beexport reador alongsideotherwise moresupply or detailedtransfer to sanctionsor guidancefor publisheduse byin departmentsHaiti, includingor theto Departmenta forperson Businessconnected with Haiti certain goods in these categories (this is not an exhaustive list): 

    • military, security and Tradepara-military (DBT),goods, Homesoftware Officeand technology and HMarms, Treasury,ammunition throughand therelated Officematerial

    Related offinancial Financialservices, Sanctionsbrokering Implementationservices (OFSI).and technical assistance may also be subject to sanctions.

Updates to this page

Published 9 December 2022
Last updated 1223 MarchApril 2026 + show all updates

  1. amended to clarify which DBT teams now lead on trade sanctions licensing.

  2. Added summary of the regime's purposes, scope and prohibitions.

  3. Page updated for better clarity and usability, and to reflect changes made by UN Security Council Resolution 2794 (2025) and Haiti (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.

  4. Addition to Section 3.1 on Exceptions reflecting the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Treasury Debt) Regulations 2025.

  5. Page navigation has been updated for better usability. No material changes to text.

  6. These changes reflect the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2024 and taken together make a range of technical changes with the purpose of improving OFSI’s ability to gather intelligence on industry’s compliance with financial sanctions, strengthen OFSI’s enforcement powers, enable OFSI to conduct its licensing responsibilities more efficiently, and clarify financial sanctions legislation where there is existing uncertainty.

  7. Arms embargo updated to reflect the Haiti (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 in accordance with the UNSCRs 2699 (2023) and 2700 (2023).

  8. Updating the arms embargo to reflect UN Security Council Resolutions 2699 (2023) and 2700 (2023).

  9. Updated to reflect provisions of UN Humanitarian Exception SI

  10. First published.

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