Published 29 May 2013
Last updated 26 July 2023
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26 July 2023
The Financial Sanctions General Guidance has been updated with an amendment to Section 6.12
12 July 2023
The General Guidance document has been updated to include changes to Sections 6.9 and 6.11 in relation to the licence application process.
12 May 2023
Added Travel Guidance
18 April 2023
Added High Value Dealer Guidance
21 March 2023
Updated Russia guidance – Trust Services sanctions
16 March 2023
Updated Enforcement and Monetary Penalties guidance (O&C)
9 February 2023
Updated Charity Sector guidance (UNSC Exemption)
9 February 2023
Updated with Ransomware guidance
16 December 2022
Russia guidance Updated – Trust Services
4 December 2022
Added Russian Oil Services ban and Price Cap
14 November 2022
Added ‘UK Maritime Services Prohibition and Oil Price Cap Guidance’
29 September 2022
Updated Libya guidance
21 September 2022
Russia guidance updated with questions 24 to 26
30 August 2022
August 2022 General Guidance (expansion of sanctions reporting obligations)
28 July 2022
Updated OFSI General Guidance
19 July 2022
Updated with Russia guidance, July 2022
8 June 2022
Added OFSI enforcement guidance June 2022
31 March 2022
Updated Russia guidance to extend prohibitions to non-government controlled Ukrainian territory
22 March 2022
Updated with latest version of ‘Financial sanctions: general guidance’.
4 March 2022
Updated Russia guidance.
28 January 2022
Updates to ‘Monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions: guidance’ and ‘Guidance for the charity sector’.
1 November 2021
Updated “Guidance for the charity sector”.
23 June 2021
Updated Russia guidance
1 April 2021
Updated with April 2021 version of Monetary Penalty guidance
4 January 2021
Updated with Libya guidance
31 December 2020
Updated to reflect end of EU Exit transition period
27 July 2020
Updated with ‘Maritime guidance’
31 January 2020
Updated with ‘Financial sanctions: general guidance’
6 June 2019
Added Russia guidance
21 May 2018
Updated with latest version of ‘Monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions: guidance’
10 May 2018
Updated with FAQ guidance for the import and export sector
5 March 2018
Updated sections 3.4.1 and 3.4.2 in ‘Financial sanctions: general guidance’
19 October 2017
Updated to include Charity FAQ
5 October 2017
Updated quick guide to fix broken hyperlink
15 September 2017
Updated with the OFSI quick guide on key information regarding the obligations of businesses and individuals in relation to financial sanctions.
25 August 2017
Updated to improve clarity of information displayed
14 August 2017
Updated monetary penalties PDF – cover picture added
8 August 2017
Updated to bring the monetary penalties guidance document together with the general guidance.
3 April 2017
Added link to OFSI’s guidance on the imposition of monetary penalties.
3 April 2017
Guidance updated to reflect the publication of new guidance on the imposition of monetary penalties
12 December 2016
New section 4.4 added making clear that OFSI expects all designated persons planning to visit the UK to possess an appropriate licence to support themselves legally while in the country.
4 April 2016
Updated guidance
20 January 2016
FAQs updated to reflect the latest notice Iran (Nuclear Proliferation): economic and financial sanctions relief under the JCPoA
14 August 2013
updated FAQs doc
29 May 2013
First published.