How to apply for a financial sanctions licence
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Any person or organisation involved in a transaction with those subject to financial sanctions will first need a licence from OFSI.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-16
- Category
- Governance & assurance
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Any person or organisation involved in a transaction with those subject to financial sanctions will first need a licence from OFSI. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- When should you apply for a licence?
- Applying for a licence
- What types of licences are available?
- What is prohibited?
- Urgent applications
- Do I need a separate licence to export goods to those subject to financial sanctions?
- Licence process in relation to terrorist groups
- New licence or amendment application form
Source and licence
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
AttributionOffice of Financial Sanctions Implementation, ‘How to apply for a financial sanctions licence’ (updated 1 September 2025), 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