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Find out which people, entities and ships are designated or specified under regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, and why.
This user guide accompanies the UK Sanctions List search tool. It sets out…
List of designated persons and notices issued about new designations, revocations, delistings and other changes to the UK Sanctions List.
A guide for businesses and organisations that need to understand more about what sanctions are and how they work.
Guidance and webinars to help you understand how to comply with UK financial sanctions.
If you hold certain information, you should contact OFSI as soon as practicable.
OFSI publishes FAQs providing short-form guidance and technical information on financial sanctions.
Guidance to help business and industry use the UK Sanctions List as the single source for UK sanctions designations now that the OFSI Consolidated List of Asset Freeze Targets has closed.
Persons subject to financial and investment restrictions under the Russia sanctions regime which restrict specified activities.
Any person or organisation involved in a transaction with those subject to financial sanctions will first need a licence from OFSI.
Check if you need a licence from the Office for Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI), and apply online.
How to check if certain transactions, goods and services are exempt from sanctions measures (exceptions), and how to use or apply for sanctions licences.
This guide provides a list of UK Sanctions List (UKSL) fields and mappings to compare with the list of fields on the OFSI Consolidated List (closed 28 January 2026).
Financial sanctions suspected breach reporting form
Guidance notice for the annual frozen asset reporting exercise 2025 and associated reporting form.
As part of statutory guidance to the Russia regulations: a list of exceptions that allow activities otherwise subject to sanctions in certain defined circumstances.
General guidance for UK financial sanctions
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