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ByForeign, Commonwealth & Development Officecedar_orbit_b3bede

How to check if certain transactions, goods and services are exempt from sanctions measures (exceptions), and how to use or apply for sanctions licences.

Adapted edition

Sanctions compliance
Document type
Reference Guide
Format
DOCX
Pages
6
Language
English
Version
1.0
Updated
2026-09-16
Category
Governance & assurance
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0
Description

How to check if certain transactions, goods and services are exempt from sanctions measures (exceptions), and how to use or apply for sanctions licences. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.

Contents
  • Overview
  • Exceptions
  • General exceptions
  • Exceptions to financial sanctions
  • Examples of exceptions to financial sanctions
  • Conditions for using exceptions to financial sanctions
  • Exceptions to trade sanctions
  • Examples of exceptions to trade sanctions
  • Exceptions for transport sanctions
  • Licences
  • Licensing grounds and licensing considerations
  • General licences and how to use them
  • General licences for financial sanctions, issued by OFSI
  • General licences for trade sanctions, issued by DBT
  • Individual sanctions licences: how to apply for and use them
  • Guidance on licence applications
Source and licence
How to use exceptions and licences to comply with sanctions

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Original source OGL-UK-3.0

AttributionForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office, ‘How to use exceptions and licences to comply with sanctions’ (updated 23 April 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.

Version history
  • v1.016/09/2026
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