ECSH31555 - Schedule 3ZA - High-Risk Third Countries
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-25)


A list of high-risk countries:
- Up to 25 March 2021 was maintained on the EU List (https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/banking-and-finance/financial-supervision-and-risk-management/anti-money-laundering-and-countering-financing-terrorism/eu-policy-high-risk-third-countries_en).
- From 26 March 2021 to 22 January 2024 was maintained on Schedule 3ZA of MLR 2017.
- From 23 January 2024, the Schedule 3ZA MLR 2017 list was removed from MLR 2017 and is now referred to within the FATF list of high-risk and other monitored jurisdictions (https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fatf-gafi.org%2Fen%2Ftopics%2Fhigh-risk-and-other-monitored-jurisdictions.html&data=05%7C02%7Collie.jennings%40hmrc.gov.uk%7Cac97aa441ad04735907e08dd07c755d6%7Cac52f73cfd1a4a9a8e7a4a248f3139e1%7C0%7C0%7C638675276270071697%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=eLet0R0WQfvhrQDEHN85WgNMnUaRiJrItoOt%2B06N5Us%3D&reserved=0).
The table below indicates the list of countries, dates they were added or removed and ‘Not applicable’ where they didn’t already exist on a list or didn’t carry forward.

This list is correct as of 4 December 2024.

Country

Date added to EU list

Date removed from EU list

Date added to Schedule 3ZA

Date removed from Schedule 3ZA

Afghanistan

23 Sept 2016

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Albania

Not applicable

Not applicable

26 Mar 2021

5 Dec 2023

Bahamas

1 Oct 2020

13 Mar 2022

Not applicable

Not applicable

Barbados

1 Oct 2020

Not applicable

26 Mar 2021

Not applicable

Bosnia and Herzegovina

13 Feb 2018

9 Jul 2020

Not applicable

Not applicable

Botswana

1 Oct 2020

13 Mar 2022

26 Mar 2021

2 Nov 2021

Bulgaria

Not applicable

Not applicable

5 Dec 2023

Not applicable

Burkina Faso

13 Mar 2022

Not applicable

26 Mar 2021

Not applicable

Cambodia

1 Oct 2020

17 May 2023

26 Mar 2021

27 Jun 2023

Cameroon

18 Oct 2023

Not applicable

5 Dec 2023

Not applicable

Cayman Islands

13 Mar 2022

12 Dec 2023

26 Mar 2021

5 Dec 2023

Croatia

Not applicable

Not applicable

5 Dec 2023

Not applicable

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)

23 Sept 2016

Not applicable

26 Mar 2021

Not applicable

Democratic Republic of the Congo

16 Mar 2023

Not applicable

15 Nov 2022

Not applicable

Ethiopia

13 Feb 2018

9 Jul 2020

Not applicable

Not applicable

Ghana

1 Oct 2020

13 Mar 2022

26 Mar 2021

13 Jul 2021

Gibraltar

16 Mar 2023

Not applicable

12 Jul 2022

Not applicable

Guyana

13 Feb 2018

9 Jul 2020

Not applicable

Not applicable

Haiti

13 Mar 2022

Not applicable

13 Jul 2021

Not applicable

Iran

23 Sept 2016

Not applicable

26 Mar 2021

Not applicable

Iraq

13 Feb 2018

13 Mar 2022

Not applicable

Not applicable

Jamaica

1 Oct 2020

Not applicable

26 Mar 2021

Not applicable

Jordan

13 Mar 2022

12 Dec 2023

2 Nov 2021

5 Dec 2023

Lao PDR (Laos)

13 Feb 2018

9 Jul 2020

Not applicable

Not applicable

Mali

13 Mar 2022

Not applicable

2 Nov 2021

Not applicable

Malta

Not applicable

Not applicable

13 Jul 2021

12 Jul 2022

Mauritius

1 Oct 2020

13 Mar 2022

26 Mar 2021

2 Nov 2021

Mongolia

1 Oct 2020

7 Feb 2021

Not applicable

Not applicable

Morocco

13 Mar 2022

17 May 2023

26 Mar 2021

27 Jun 2023

Mozambique

16 Mar 2023

Not applicable

15 Nov 2022

Not applicable

Myanmar/Burma

1 Oct 2020

Not applicable

26 Mar 2021

Not applicable

Nicaragua

1 Oct 2020

19 Dec 2022

26 Mar 2021

15 Nov 2022

Nigeria

16 Jul 2023

Not applicable

5 Dec 2023

Not applicable

Pakistan

22 Oct 2018

19 Dec 2022

26 Mar 2021

15 Nov 2022

Panama

1 Oct 2020

Not applicable

26 Mar 2021

5 Dec 2023

Philippines

13 Mar 2022

Not applicable

13 Jul 2021

Not applicable

Senegal

13 Mar 2022

Not applicable

26 Mar 2021

Not applicable

South Africa

16 Jul 2023

Not applicable

5 Dec 2023

Not applicable

South Sudan

13 Mar 2022

Not applicable

13 Jul 2021

Not applicable

Sri Lanka

6 Mar 2018

9 July 2020

Not applicable

Not applicable

Syria

23 Sep 2016

Not applicable

26 Mar 2021

Not applicable

Tanzania

16 Mar 2023

Not applicable

15 Nov 2022

Not applicable

Trinidad and Tobago

6 Mar 2018

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Tunisia

6 Mar 2018

9 Jul 2020

Not applicable

Not applicable

Turkey

Not applicable

Not applicable

2 Nov 2021

Not applicable

Uganda

23 Sept 2016

Not applicable

26 Mar 2021

Not applicable

United Arab Emirates

16 Mar 2023

Not applicable

29 Mar 2022

Not applicable

Vanuatu

23 Sept 2016

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Vietnam

18 Oct 2023

Not applicable

5 Dec 2023

Not applicable

Yemen

23 Sept 2016

Not applicable

26 Mar 2021

Not applicable

Zimbabwe

1 Oct 2020

19 Dec 2022

26 Mar 2021

29 Mar 2022