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Japan: 19th round of sanctions in response to Russian invasion of Ukraine

Announcement

15 Dec 2023

In December 2023, the Japanese government announced a new round of economic sanction measures in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The current package of sanctions extends to organizations beyond Russia and Belarus, and includes an import ban on non-industrial diamonds.

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Number of interventions

3

3 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Jan 2024

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 15 Dec 2023
Import ban In force
On 15 December 2023, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry issued an import ban on non-industrial diamonds (HS codes 7102.10, 7102.31, and 7102.39) from Russia. The import ban is part o...
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Implementation date

27 Dec 2023

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 15 Dec 2023
Export ban In force
On 15 December 2023, the Japanese government, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, issued a list of organizations outside Russia and Belarus that are specifically targeted with an all-enco...
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Implementation date

22 Dec 2023

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 15 Dec 2023
Export ban In force
On 15 December 2023, the Japanese government, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, issued a list of 57 organizations in Russia that are specifically targeted with an all-encompassing export...
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Japan: Sanctions against Russian and other firms and a ban on exports of certain items to Russia in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine (January 2025)

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Japan: Government prohibits additional products from being exported to and imported from Russia (April 2024)

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Japan: Dealings prohibitions and trade restrictions on Russia (March 2024)

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