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Japan: Further sanctions in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including lowered price cap on Russian crude oil (September 2025)

Announcement

12 Sep 2025

In September 2025, the government of Japan introduced further sanctions in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including asset freezes, export prohibitions, and a lowered price cap on Russian-origin crude oil.

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Number of interventions

6

6 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

19 Sep 2025

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 12 Sep 2025
Export ban In force
On 12 September 2025, the government of Japan announced a prohibition of all exports to 11 entities from Russia, China (including Hong Kong), Turkiye, and the United Arab Emirates. The measure comes i...
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Implementation date

12 Sep 2025

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 12 Sep 2025
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force
On 12 September 2025, the government of Japan announced sanctions against three entities from the Marshall Islands and Seychelles in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The measure impose...
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Announced: 12 Sep 2025
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force
On 12 September 2025, the government of Japan announced sanctions against 45 entities from Russia in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The measure imposes an asset freeze and a dealings...
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Announced: 12 Sep 2025
Export-related non-tariff measure, nes In force
On 12 September 2025, the government of Japan lowered the price cap on Russian crude oil from USD 60 to USD 47.60 per barrel, which further restricts the provision of maritime transportation services ...
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Announced: 12 Sep 2025
Import licensing requirement In force
On 12 September 2025, the government of Japan lowered the price cap on Russian crude oil from USD 60 to USD 47.6 per barrel, which applies to the import licensing requirement. The revised cap takes ef...
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Announced: 12 Sep 2025
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force
On 12 September 2025, the government of Japan lowered the price cap on Russian crude oil from USD 60 to USD 47.6 per barrel, which further restricts the provision of financial services related to Russ...
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