Guidance

How to report a suspected breach of sanctions

An online service that helps you to report a suspected breach of sanctions to the correct government body.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 22 September 2025

Tell us if you think you, or someone else, may have breached sanctions, or be attempting to circumvent sanctions, or if you may have identified a designated person.

See how to report a suspected breach

Anyone can report a suspected breach of sanctions. Reporting breaches protects the integrity of sanctions and assists government and law enforcement agencies in tackling serious crime.

Sanctions reporting obligations

Sanctions regulations impose reporting obligations on certain types of firms – these types are listed in:  

• section 5 of the guidance from the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation 

• section 3 of the guidance on the Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions regulations 

• section 9 of the guidance from the Department for Transport 

If you are unsure about your obligations in a given case, you should consider taking independent legal advice.

Published 22 September 2025