Current UK sanctions regimes
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) statutory guidance for each current UK sanctions regime, listed by country and by theme.
A regime is a collection of sanctions measures put in place for a particular set of purposes. Regimes can be either ‘geographic’ (relating to a particular country) or ‘thematic’ (relating to a particular issue).
Regimes listed by country
Regimes listed by theme
Updates to this page
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Added 'Global irregular migration and trafficking in persons sanctions: guidance'.
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Page updated to make it easier to find the statutory guidance for each sanctions regime. No material changes to text.
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Link added for signing up to the new joint UK sanctions email alert service, provided by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) and the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI).
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Added contact details for the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI), who took over trade sanctions civil enforcement in October 2024.
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Added a link to subscribe to FCDO's sanctions e-alerts.
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'UK sanctions relating to Burundi' has been removed from the list of regimes because the Burundi (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 were revoked on 16 May 2024.
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Updated to include the new UK sanctions regime relating to Iran.
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Added a link to the UK sanctions relating to Haiti regime page.
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Updated to show that new designations have been made under the Russia sanctions regime.
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Added contact information for the Export Support Service.
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Added a link to the new Sanctions Regulations Report on Annual Reviews 2021
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The new Myanmar sanctions regime has been published.
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The global anti-corruption sanctions regime has been published
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The UK's sanctions framework has changed.
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First published.