UK financial sanctions guidance
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-18)

Guidance and webinars to help you understand how to comply with UK financial sanctions.

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation produces guidance and webinars to help you understand how to comply with UK financial sanctions.

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Financial Sanctions: The Basics

OFSI’s video series, ‘Financial Sanctions: The Basics’, provides a high-level introduction to financial sanctions and OFSI

Financial Sanctions: The Basics (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ofsi-video-guidance)

General Guidance

Guidance relating to all financial sanctions

Financial sanctions general guidance (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-general-guidance/uk-financial-sanctions-general-guidance)

Enforcement and monetary penalties (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-enforcement-and-monetary-penalties-guidance/financial-sanctions-enforcement-and-monetary-penalties-guidance)

Additional guidance for licensing (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-licensing)

Geographic Guidance

Guidance relating to specific countries

Russia (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-guidance-for-russia)

Libya (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-guidance-for-libya/financial-sanctions-guidance-for-libya)

Sectoral Guidance

Guidance relating to specific industries or sectors

Financial Services Threat Assessment Report (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6835db1f3dd61280f46c0408/OFSI_Financial_Services_Threat_Assessment_Report.pdf)

Legal Services Threat Assessment Report (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6835e2f4214f7f554cf6932a/OFSI_Legal_Services_Threat_Assessment.pdf)

Property and Related Services Threat Assessment Report (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6835dc9e9c2ff625fff6933a/OFSI_Property_and_Related_Services_Threat_Assessment.pdf)

Art Market Participants and High Value Dealers Threat Assessment Report (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6852a572235ba1380b6aa684/OFSI_Art_Market_Participants_and_High_Value_Dealers_Threat_Assessment_1.pdf)

Cryptoassets Threat Assessment Report (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687e6362791bb4d8c309a06e/OFSI_Cryptoassets_Threat_Assessment.pdf)

Charities and NGOs (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-guidance-for-charities/financial-sanctions-guidance-for-charities-and-non-governmental-organisations-ngos)

Maritime (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-guidance-for-maritime-shipping)

High Value Dealers and Art Market Participants (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-value-dealers-art-market-participants-guidance)

Lettings Agents (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-guidance-for-letting-agents)

Insolvency Practitioners (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-guidance-for-insolvency-practitioners)

Thematic Guidance

Guidance relating to specific themes

Importers and exporters (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-guidance-for-importers-and-exporters/financial-sanctions-guidance-for-importers-and-exporters)

Ransomware (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-guidance-for-ransomware/financial-sanctions-guidance-for-ransomware)

Russian Oil Services Ban

Guidance, general licences and reporting forms relating to the Russian oil services ban and oil price cap exception

Guidance for Russian oil services ban and oil price cap exception (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-maritime-services-ban-and-oil-price-cap-industry-guidance/uk-maritime-services-ban-and-oil-price-cap-industry-guidance)

General licences, reporting forms and advisories (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/russian-oil-services-ban)

Advisories

Advisories relating to financial sanctions

Advisory on North Korean IT Workers (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66e2ec410d913026165c3d91/OFSI_Advisory_on_North_Korean_IT_Workers.pdf)

Oil Price Cap (OPC) Advisory: Evasion Linked to Product Origin Manipulation (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsi-advisories/oil-price-cap-opc-advisory-evasion-linked-to-product-origin-manipulation-through-fabricated-and-falsified-certificates-of-origin-co)

Frequently Asked Questions

Technical guidance relating to all topics

FAQs (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-financial-sanctions-faqs/uk-financial-sanctions-faqs)

FAQs (Withdrawn) (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-financial-sanctions-faqs/uk-financial-sanctions-faqs-withdrawn-faqs)

Webinars & Events

To find out more about our upcoming webinars and events, register or to watch our previous ones, visit our webinars & events page (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/financial-sanctions-webinars-and-events)