The UK implements a range of sanctions regimes (UN and autonomous) through regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. The UK sanctions regimes came into force on 1 January 2021 (post-Brexit).
Some sanctions measures apply through other legislation, such as the Immigration Act 1971 and the Export Control Order 2008.
Government bodies responsible for the UK’s sanctions regimes
| Trade sanctions | Financial sanctions | Transport sanctions | Immigration sanctions | |
| Sanctions policy measures | Department for Business and Trade
Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) |
HM Treasury
FCDO |
Department for Transport
FCDO |
Home Office
FCDO |
| Designations | FCDO | FCDO | FCDO | FCDO |
| Implementation: licensing, engagement and guidance | Department for Business and Trade’s Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) | HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) | Department for Transport | Home Office |
| Civil Enforcement | OTSI | OFSI | Department for Transport | Home Office |
| Criminal Enforcement | HM Revenue and Customs
Police and Serious Fraud Office |
National Crime Agency
Police and Serious Fraud Office |
National Crime Agency
Police and Serious Fraud Office |
Home Office
Police and Serious Fraud Office |