Maritime Services Ban and Oil Price Cap: licences and reporting forms
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-25)

Guidance, general licences and reporting forms relating to the Maritime Services Ban and Oil Price Cap Exception.

Russian Oil Services Ban – HMT Guidance

Guidance for the UK ban on the provision of maritime transportation of, and associated services for the maritime transportation of, certain Russian oil and oil products.

HM Treasury Publication Notices, for INT/2024/4423849, INT/2023/3074680, INT/2022/2470156 and INT/2022/2470056

Publication notice for the General Licences which implement the Oil Price Cap and associated policies.

Updated Price Cap Coalition Advisory for the Maritime Oil Industry and Related Sectors

Oil Price Cap Coalition updated advisory with recommendations to promote responsible practices in the global maritime industry to prevent and disrupt sanctions evasion.

General Licences and Reporting Forms

GENERAL LICENCE – Oil Price Cap INT/2024/4423849

The new ‘Oil Price Cap’ General Licence (INT/2024/4423849)

Tier 1 reporting activity under Oil Price Cap General Licence INT/2022/2469656 or INT/2024/4423849

Form for Tier 1 Providers to report their activity under Oil Price Cap General Licence INT/2022/2469656 or INT/2024/4423849.

Tier 2/3 notification of dealing with a non-UK Tier 1 under INT/2022/2469656 or INT/2024/4423849

Form for use by Tier 2 or Tier 3A or 3B Providers acting under the authority of Oil Price Cap General Licence INT/2022/2469656 or INT/2024/4423849, for the purpose of notifying OFSI that they are dealing directly with a non-UK Tier 1 Provider.

Tier 2/3 notification that Tier 1 Provider has not confirmed compliance with reporting requirements under INT/2022/2469656 or INT/2024/4423849

Form for use by Tier 2 and Tier 3 Providers to report to OFSI instances where a UK Tier 1 Provider, with whom they are directly transacting, has failed to confirm compliance with the requirement to notify OFSI of activity undertaken permitted under General Licence INT/2022/2469656 or or INT/2024/4423849.

GENERAL LICENCE – Correspondent banking and payment processing INT/2022/2470056

Detail on the financial services scope of the maritime services ban.

GENERAL LICENCE – Trading in Derivatives and Futures INT/2023/30742680

A General Licence regarding the exemption of Derivatives and Futures Trading from the scope of Oil Price Cap Exception and Maritime Services Ban.

GENERAL LICENCE – Oil Price Cap: Exempt Projects and Countries INT/2022/2470156

A General Licence regarding the Sakhalin Island and other exempt projects.

Additional Forms (Breaches, Notifications, Applications)

Sample Attestation Form

Attestation form as agreed by G7 for reference

Specific Licence Application form

This application form is for those applying for a specific OPC licence under the extraordinary situation licensing ground.

Notification for use of the exception when dealing with an emergency

Notification form for those reporting use of the exception when dealing with an emergency.

Oil Price Cap (OPC) Breach suspected breach reporting online form

An online form to report suspected breaches and compliance issues related to implementation of the UK’s ban on the maritime transportation of Russian oil and oil products and associated services and the oil price cap. We recommend reviewing the downloadable version of the online form and gathering the necessary information and documents before you begin your report.

Oil Price Cap (OPC) Advisory: Evasion Linked to Product Origin Manipulation Through Fabricated and Falsified Certificates of Origin (CO)

OFSI advisory detailing evasion linked to instances where shipments of Russian origin oil and oil products have been manipulated to appear as non-Russian through the use of fabricated or falsified certificates of origin (CO).