Guidance

Export luxury goods to North Korea or Syria: special rules

There’s a ban on supplying luxury goods to anyone in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) or Syria, directly or indirectly.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 9 November 2016

North Korea

The banned luxury goods for North Korea are:

• pure bred horses
• caviar and caviar substitutes
• truffles and goods containing truffles
• high quality wines and spirits
• high quality cigars and cigarillos
• luxury perfumes, toilet waters, cosmetics, make up and beauty products
• high quality leather goods - for example, handbags travel goods and saddlery
• high quality clothes, clothing accessories and shoes
• hand knotted carpets, hand woven rugs and tapestries
• pearls, precious and semi precious stones, articles of pearls, jewellery, gold or silversmith articles
• coins and banknotes that aren’t legal tender - for example, antique coins
• cutlery made from precious metal or plated or clad with precious metal
• high quality tableware made from porcelain, china, stone or earthenware or fine pottery
• high quality lead crystal glassware
• high end electronic items for domestic use (for example toasters, coffee makers and sewing machines)
• high end video equipment, audio equipment and cameras
• luxury vehicles, boats or aircraft (and spare parts for luxury vehicles, boats or aircraft)
• luxury clocks and watches (and parts for luxury clocks and watches)
• high quality musical instruments
• works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques
• equipment for skiing, golf, diving and water sports
• equipment for gaming like billiards, automatic bowling, casino games and slot machines

Syria

The banned luxury goods for Syria are:

• pure bred horses
• caviar and caviar substitutes sold for more than €20 per 100 grams
• truffles
• wines and spirits sold for more than €50 per litre
• cigars and cigarillos sold for more than €10 each
• perfumes and toilet waters sold for more than €70 per 50 ml
• cosmetics, make up and beauty products sold for more than €70 each
• leather goods sold for more than €200 each, for example handbags, travel goods and saddlery
• clothes, clothing accessories and shoes sold for more than €600 per item
• pearls, precious and semi precious stones, jewellery, gold or silversmith items
• coins and banknotes that aren’t legal tender - for example, antique coins
• cutlery made from precious metal or plated or clad with precious metal
• tableware made from porcelain, china or stone, or earthenware or fine pottery, sold for more than €500 each
• lead crystal glassware sold for more than €200 each
• vehicles, boats, aircraft and their accessories sold for more than €25,000 (or €15,000 if used)
• clocks, watches and their parts sold for more than €500
• works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques
• equipment for skiing, golf and water sports sold for more than €500
• equipment for billiards, automatic bowling, casino games and slot machines sold for more than €500

There are also financial sanctions restricting any sort of dealings with certain people and organisations connected with North Korea and Syria.

Published 9 November 2016