COMPLYZARD
Try 1 month free

Trade sanctions, arms embargoes, and other trade restrictions

Document preview7 pages
Download
Cover of Trade sanctions, arms embargoes, and other trade restrictions
Page 1 of 7

Download this document free

Get this document with your free trial. Choose from the full Complyzard library.

Try 1 month free30 days free, then $19/month. Trial terms apply. Card required. Cancel anytime.
Document information
ByDepartment for Business and Tradeharbor_birch_0594e3

Information on trade sanctions, arms embargoes and trade restrictions, including trade controls, transit controls and restrictions on terrorist organisations.

Adapted edition

Sanctions compliance
Document type
Reference Guide
Format
DOCX
Pages
7
Language
English
Version
1.0
Updated
2026-09-16
Category
Governance & assurance
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0
Description

Information on trade sanctions, arms embargoes and trade restrictions, including trade controls, transit controls and restrictions on terrorist organisations. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.

Contents
  • Introduction
  • Arms embargo, trade sanctions and other trade restrictions
  • Trade controls
  • Transit controls
  • ECOWAS restrictions
  • Countries and destinations subject to arms embargo, trade sanctions and other trade restrictions
  • Non country-specific export policies and restrictions
  • Restrictions applying to terrorist organisations
  • Overlap between trade sanctions and strategic export controls
  • Military goods and technology
  • Financial sanctions
  • Other non-trade-related restrictions
  • Further information
Source and licence
Trade sanctions, arms embargoes, and other trade restrictions

Department for Business and Trade

Original source OGL-UK-3.0

AttributionDepartment for Business and Trade, ‘Trade sanctions, arms embargoes, and other trade restrictions’ (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
Report this document