Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
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UK financial sanctions authority; designations and asset freezes.
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Guidance: HMT Licensing Guidance –Presumption of Denial of Licence Applications for Designated Iranian banks
Guidance on HM Treasury's licensing approach to applications submitted by certain designated Iranian banks operating in the UK.
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Notice: Imposition of Monetary Penalty – Citibank, N.A., London Branch
OFSI reports a breach of financial sanctions
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Guidance: Check if an email or communication claiming to be from OFSI is genuine
If you’ve received an email, letter or other communications claiming to be from the Office of Financial Sanctions (OFSI), this guidance explains how to check whether it is genuine, recognise common...
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Guidance: The U.S. and UK Economic Sanctions Authorities: A Comparative Overview
This guidance compares key aspects of U.S. and UK sanctions regimes.
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UK issues largest penalty for financial sanctions breaches since Russia’s 2022 illegal invasion of Ukraine
The United Kingdom has imposed its largest ever penalty for a breach of Russian financial sanctions since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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Notice: Imposition of Monetary Penalty - Sabre Global Technologies Limited (SGTL)
Imposition of Monetary Penalty - Sabre Global Technologies Limited (SGTL)
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Guidance: OFSI General Licence - INT/2026/9559192
Details for OFSI General Licence INT/2026/9559192, UK Interdiction.
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Notice: Imposition of Monetary Penalty – Deutsche Bank AG London Branch (“DBLB”)
Imposition of Monetary Penalty – Deutsche Bank AG London Branch (“DBLB”)
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Guidance: OFSI General Licence INT/2026/9491628
Details for OFSI General Licence INT/2026/9491628
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Guidance: OFSI General Licence INT/2026/8893924
Details for OFSI General Licence INT/2026/8893924, Maritime Mutual Re-Insurance Wind Down General Licence
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Guidance: OFSI General Licence INT/2025/8031092
Details for OFSI General Licence INT/2025/8031092, Continuation of Business of Lukoil International Entities
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Guidance: OFSI General Licence INT/2025/7895596
Details for OFSI General Licence INT/2025/7895596, Continuation of Business of Lukoil Bulgaria Entities
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Guidance: OFSI General licence INT/2025/7363752
Details for OFSI General licence INT/2025/7363752, Shah Deniz Project Activities
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Guidance: OFSI General Licence - INT/2025/6641960
Details for OFSI General Licence - INT/2025/6641960, non-designated third-party brokerage accounts held at designated brokerage firms (“Brokerage Accounts”)
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Guidance: Sanctions compliance in the Art Market Participants and High Value Goods sector: Threat Assessment
Assessment of threats to UK financial sanctions compliance: a report from OFSI to support a risk-based approach to compliance in Art Market Participants and High Value Goods sector.
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Guidance: OFSI General licence INT/2025/5787748
Details for OFSI General licence INT/2025/5787748, Arbitration Costs
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Guidance: OFSI General licence INT/2025/5635700
Details for OFSI General licence INT/2025/5635700, Russian Oil Exempt Projects
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Guidance: OFSI General licence INT/2024/4761108
Details for OFSI General licence INT/2024/4761108 - Funds of non-designated third parties involving designated credit or financial institutions (“Personal Remittances”)
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Guidance: UK Financial Sanctions FAQs
OFSI publishes FAQs providing short-form guidance and technical information on financial sanctions.
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Guidance: Financial sanctions licensing: supplementary guidance
Guidance from OFSI for licence applications: licensing principles, delegation frameworks, and permitted 'reasonable' payments for staff and travel expenses.
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Guidance: Financial sanctions general guidance
General guidance for UK financial sanctions
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Statutory guidance: Iran sanctions: guidance
Statutory guidance for the Iran sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Guidance: Maritime Services Ban and Oil Price Cap: licences and reporting forms
Guidance, general licences and reporting forms relating to the Maritime Services Ban and Oil Price Cap Exception.
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Statutory guidance: Russia sanctions: guidance
Statutory guidance for the Russia sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Statutory guidance: Iran nuclear sanctions: guidance
Statutory guidance for the Iran nuclear sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Guidance: Annual frozen asset review: guidance and reporting form
Guidance notice for the annual frozen asset reporting exercise 2026 and associated reporting form.
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