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United Kingdom: Government expands Russia sanctions regime

Announcement

19 May 2026

In May 2026, the UK Government published the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/543), introducing certain new trade prohibitions and expanding existing controls across the Russia sanctions regime.

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Number of interventions

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4 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

20 May 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 19 May 2026
Foreign customer limit In force

Recent update from 25 May 2026:

On 19 May 2026, the UK Government published the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/543), introducing new restrictions on the provision of services connected to Russi...

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Announced: 19 May 2026
Import ban In force

Recent update from 25 May 2026:

On 19 May 2026, the UK Government published the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/543), introducing new import restrictions on Russian uranium. The new regulations ...

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Announced: 19 May 2026
Import ban In force

Recent update from 19 May 2026:

On 19 May 2026, the UK Department for Business and Trade issued a General Trade Licence, partially lifting the import prohibitions on certain processed oil products derived from Russian-origin crud...

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Announced: 19 May 2026
Export ban In force

Recent update from 25 May 2026:

On 19 May 2026, the UK Government published the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/543), introducing new sanctions targeting Russia. The new measures introduce expor...

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