About us
We will work with our partners across government and in industry to help ensure that businesses understand trade sanctions, and that they are properly implemented and enforced in the United Kingdom. We are currently in set-up phase. We will be up and running in 2024 once our new legal powers are in force.
Responsibilities
We will be responsible for:
- the civil enforcement of trade sanctions, including the power to issue civil monetary penalties (criminal enforcement of trade sanctions offences will remain the responsibility of HM Revenue & Customs)
- trade sanctions business engagement and guidance
- monitoring of compliance with trade sanctions to detect breaches, including investigating suspected trade sanctions breaches
Priorities
Our priorities will include:
- raising awareness of trade sanctions
- supporting businesses with compliance with trade sanctions
- detecting and responding to suspected breaches, including taking enforcement action where justified
- maintaining and building confidence in the United Kingdom’s trade sanctions
Who we are
We are part of the Department for Business and Trade.
We were announced on 11 December 2023 by Minister of State Nusrat Ghani MP.
We will make further information available in due course.