FCDO Sanctions
UKForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK) maintains 46 active sanctions programs targeting 26 countries, including Afghanistan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Central African Republic, China, Congo (DRC), Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. This page lists every FCDO program, what each restricts, and links through to the affected countries and the underlying legal sources.
Programs
46
Countries targeted
26
Countries targeted by FCDO
FCDO Sanctions Programs
Afghanistan sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons connected with Afghanistan, implementing UN obligations. Includes asset freeze, arms embargo, and travel ban.
Bosnia and Herzegovina sanctions
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Limited scope: asset freeze, director disqualification, and travel ban.
Bosnia and Herzegovina sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons connected with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Includes asset freeze and travel ban.
Central African Republic sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons and arms flows connected with the Central African Republic, implementing UN obligations.
Chemical weapons sanctions regime
UK thematic sanctions regime targeting designated persons involved in chemical weapons activities, implementing UN obligations.
Counter-terrorism international sanctions regime
UK thematic sanctions regime targeting designated persons involved in international terrorism, implementing UN obligations.
Counter-terrorism sanctions regime
UK thematic sanctions regime targeting designated persons involved in terrorism, implementing UN obligations. Replaced Part 1 of the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA).
Cyber sanctions regime
UK thematic sanctions regime targeting designated persons involved in malicious cyber activity.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea sanctions regime
Broad UK sanctions regime targeting DPRK, implementing UN obligations. Includes measures to prevent development and proliferation of nuclear programme and ballistic missiles, and abuse of human rights.
Democratic Republic of the Congo sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons connected with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, implementing UN obligations.
Global anti-corruption sanctions regime
UK thematic sanctions regime targeting designated persons involved in serious corruption globally.
Global human rights sanctions regime
UK thematic sanctions regime targeting designated persons involved in serious human rights violations or abuses globally.
Global irregular migration and trafficking in persons sanctions regime
UK thematic sanctions regime targeting designated persons involved in irregular migration and trafficking in persons globally.
Guinea sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons connected with Guinea.
Haiti sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons and arms flows connected with Haiti, implementing UN obligations.
ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions regime
UK thematic sanctions regime targeting designated persons connected with ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida, implementing UN obligations.
Iran nuclear sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons and nuclear-related goods connected with Iran, implementing UN obligations.
Iran sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons and goods connected with Iran, including internal repression goods, interception and monitoring goods, and goods of strategic concern.
Iraq sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons and military goods connected with Iraq, implementing UN obligations. Also covers illegally removed Iraqi cultural property.
Lebanon (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons connected with the assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others in Lebanon, implementing UN obligations.
Lebanon sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime imposing arms embargo on Lebanon, implementing UN obligations.
Libya sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons, military goods, and financial flows connected with Libya, implementing UN obligations.
Mali sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons connected with Mali.
Myanmar sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons and military goods connected with Myanmar, including restrictions on dual-use goods, internal repression goods, and interception/monitoring goods and services.
Nicaragua sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons connected with Nicaragua.
Republic of Belarus sanctions regime
Broad UK sanctions regime targeting Belarus including asset freeze, trade restrictions, transport sanctions, and financial sanctions on designated persons and entities connected with Belarus.
Republic of Guinea-Bissau sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons connected with Guinea-Bissau, implementing UN obligations.
Russia sanctions regime
Broad UK sanctions regime targeting Russia, including asset freeze, trade restrictions, financial sanctions, transport sanctions, oil ban, and measures relating to Crimea and non-government-controlled territory of Ukraine.
Somalia sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons and arms flows connected with Somalia, implementing UN obligations. Includes ban on charcoal imports.
South Sudan sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons and arms flows connected with South Sudan, implementing UN obligations.
Sudan sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons and arms flows connected with Sudan.
Syria cultural property sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime prohibiting the import, export, supply, delivery, making available or acquisition of illegally removed Syrian cultural property, implementing UN obligations.
Syria sanctions regime
Broad UK sanctions regime targeting Syria, including asset freeze, trade restrictions on chemical weapons, internal repression and interception goods, and luxury goods.
UK Democratic People's Republic of Korea sanctions
Under The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
UK Democratic Republic of the Congo sanctions
Under The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
UK Global irregular migration and trafficking in persons sanctions
Under The Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025
UK ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions
Under The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
UK Lebanon (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) sanctions
Under The Lebanon (Sanctions) (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
UK Republic of Belarus sanctions
Under The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
UK UK arms embargo on mainland China and Hong Kong sanctions
Under The Export Control Order 2008
UK Unauthorised drilling activities sanctions
Under The Unauthorised Drilling Activities in the Eastern Mediterranean (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
UK arms embargo on mainland China and Hong Kong
UK arms embargo applied to mainland China and Hong Kong.
Unauthorised drilling activities sanctions regime
UK thematic sanctions regime targeting designated persons involved in unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Venezuela sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons, military goods, and internal repression goods connected with Venezuela.
Yemen sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons connected with Yemen, implementing UN obligations.
Zimbabwe sanctions regime
UK sanctions regime targeting designated persons, military goods, and internal repression goods connected with Zimbabwe.