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Poland Parliament
Maya Lester KC

Poland sanctions fertiliser company for links to sanctioned Belarussian fertiliser manufacturer

10/10/2025 — Poland has added fertiliser wholesaler TST PL and its beneficial owner, Armen Seryozhaevich Harutyunyan, on its national sanctions list for importing products made by...
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China/PRC
Michael O'Kane

China imposes special port fees on US ships

10/10/2025 — China is to impose special port fees on US owned or operated ships entering Chinese ports from 14 October 2025. China’s Ministry of Transport...
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Maya Lester KC

US adds IRGC-linked people and entities to counterterrorism sanctions list

10/10/2025 — The US has sanctioned 2 organisations and 6 people for supporting the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and two Iran-aligned militia groups in Iraq –...
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China Great Hall of the People
Michael O'Kane

China adds lithium batteries, rare earth and superhard materials to export control list

10/10/2025 — China will implement new export controls on certain lithium batteries, rare earth and superhard materials and related technology as announced by the Chinese Ministry...
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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.

Key Russia Sanctions Documents

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Maya Lester KC

US delists Turkish shipyard

09/10/2025 — The US has delisted Kuzey Star Shipyard, a Turkish company sanctioned by the US for its connection to Atomflot, a Russian maritime company. Kuzey...
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Tanker Ship
Michael O'Kane

US adds 10 people, 49 companies and 32 ships to Iran sanctions list

09/10/2025 — The US has added 10 people, 49 companies, and 32 ships to the US Iran sanctions list – press release. All 10 people were...
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China/PRC
Maya Lester KC

China introduces new rare-earth metals export controls

09/10/2025 — China has implemented new export controls on rare-earth metals and related technology in 2 Announcements by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. The Announcements were...
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Michael O'Kane

US BIS adds 26 Chinese, Turkish and UAE companies to Entity List

09/10/2025 — The US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added 26 companies to the US Entity List, which means exports involving these entities are...
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Maya Lester KC

US sanctions on Serbian Oil Industry enter into force

09/10/2025 — US sanctions on the Russian-owned Serbian Oil Industry (NIS), which operates Serbia’s only oil refinery, have now entered into force after a US sanctions...
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Ireland on map
Michael O'Kane

Ireland export control webinar

09/10/2025 — The Irish Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment has published an export control webinar on export control policies, licensing processes and compliance best practices....
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China Great Hall of the People
Maya Lester KC

China adds 14 defence & drone manufacturing companies to Unreliable Entity List

09/10/2025 — China has added 14 companies to its Unreliable Entity List, including: Elbit Systems of America, LLC; BAE Systems, Inc; Techinsights Inc and its international...
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Maya Lester KC

EU notice for the attention of the Allied Democratic Forces of proposed ISIL designation

09/10/2025 — The EU Council has published a notice for the attention of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamist militant group active in the Democratic...
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