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Full coverage of global sanctions regimes, including the United Nations, European Union, United Kingdom, United States, and many others. Updated several times a day.

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Maya Lester KC

UK HMRC notice on 2 compound settlements for export control breaches

29/07/2026 — HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which is responsible for enforcing UK export control legislation) has issued a notice saying 2 UK exporters paid compound...
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Michael O'Kane

FinCEN suspends supervisory or enforcement action against US financial institutions in relation to Venezuela-related financial services

29/07/2026 — The US’ Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has committed to not taking any supervisory action or enforcement action against US financial institutions for breaches...
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Maya Lester KC

US publishes final rule amending Sudan Stabilization Sanctions Regulations and updating CFR contact information

29/07/2026 — The US has published a final rule that modifies the Sudan Stabilization Sanctions Regulations, §546.508(b), and amends the reporting requirements under the general licence...
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Michael O'Kane

Estonian man pleads guilty to exporting electronics to the Russian military and breaching BIS listing

29/07/2026 — Estonian national Andrey Shevlyakov has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit export violations in the US. He was arrested for contributing to a procurement...
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In focusRussia sanctions

Sanctions are imposed on Russia by the EU, UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand and others, following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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Maya Lester KC

South Korea detains “Prada” ship over suspected North Korean sanctions violations

29/07/2026 — South Korea has detained ship “Prada” at Pyeongtaek port because it is suspected of breaching UN sanctions on North Korea. The ship is said...
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Michael O'Kane

UK adds UN-designated “Avax” tanker to its Libya sanctions ship specification list

29/07/2026 — The UK has added UN-designated “Avax” tanker to its list of specified ships under the Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. The UN designated...
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Maya Lester KC

US imposes tariffs on 60 countries following forced labour investigation

28/07/2026 — The US has imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, covering 99.4% of US imports, under s.301 of...
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Michael O'Kane

US adds 13 linked to evasion network to Iran sanctions list

28/07/2026 — The US has added 4 people and 9 entities linked to Iranian financier Babak Zanjani's sanctions evasion network — press release. OFAC acted under...
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