Keep up to date with changes to the regulations as New Zealand continues to respond to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
- 29 February 2024: Regulations amended to:
- Implement the G7-plus price cap on Russian-origin oil;
- Make explicit the prohibition on exporting restricted items to Russia and Belarus through third countries;
- Designate 45 individuals and 16 entities providing material or strategic support to Russia by enabling sanctions evasion or by facilitating the procurement and transfer of military equipment for Russia’s use against Ukraine.
- 24 August 2023: Regulations amended to designate 19 individuals and two entities. This includes:
- 13 individuals with roles in the forced relocation of Ukrainian children
- Five Russian individuals and two Russian entities involved in the spread of disinformation related to Russia’s war against Ukraine
- An individual involved in the theft of Ukrainian cultural property
- 11 August: Regulations amended to designate five individuals and four entities. This includes:
- five Belarusian senior military officials providing strategic military support for Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine
- four Belarusian State Owned Enterprises and financial institutions providing material or strategic support to the Russian war effort
- 21 July 2023: Regulations amended to:
- Designate six individuals and 17 entities for providing material or strategic support for Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine;
- Introduce an exception under regulation 12 of the Regulations to allow for incidental dealings that enable the operation of other permitted activities;
- Add the “Immigration Act 2009” to section 31 of the Russia Sanctions Act (sharing of information by government agencies).
- 5 May 2023: Regulations amended to designate nine individuals and 18 entities. This includes:
- five Russian individuals and 16 Russian entities providing material or strategic support for Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine; and
- four Iranian individuals and two Iranian entities providing direct military support to Russia through the supply of drones for use in its unjustified and illegal invasion of Ukraine.
- 14 April 2023: Regulations amended to introduce a per item threshold over $1000 for certain categories of goods (including clothing, footwear and personal electronics). A total ban on other luxury goods of any value and of Russian origin remains (including seafood, vodka and jewels). An exemptions tab has also been added to the Sanctions Register.
- 4 April 2023: Regulations amended to designate 27 individuals of the Russian and Belarusian elite and five entities of strategic significance to Russia.
- 24 February 2023: Regulations amended to designate 87 individuals from the Russian political and military elite for their material or strategic support for Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
- 16 February 2023: Regulations amended to designate four Iranian individuals and four entities for the supply of drones to Russia for use in its unjustified and illegal invasion of Ukraine.
- 20 December 2022: Designation notices given by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade under section 11 of the Russia Sanctions Act 2022. These designation notices provide details on associates of sanctioned defence entities.
- 14 December 2022: Regulations amended to designate three Iranian individuals and one entity for the supply of drones to Russia for use in its unjustified and illegal invasion of Ukraine.
- 12 December 2022: Regulations amended to designate 23 individuals that are behind disinformation campaigns supporting the Russian war effort. This latest round of sanctions expand on the disinformation actors already sanctioned in May.
- 12 December 2022: Regulations amended to add a new exception to the luxury goods prohibition to allow for personal goods that are part of a passenger’s baggage, or personal household effects.
- 21 November 2022: Regulations amended to designate 22 individuals of the Russian and Belarusian elite and four entities of strategic significance to Russia for their material or strategic support for Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
- 31 October 2022: Regulations amended to designate 14 individuals and seven entities from Russia’s defence and security sectors that are facilitating Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- 17 October 2022: Updates made to the sanctions register to reflect 11 October announcements on trade measures.
- 11 October 2022: Regulations amended to implement a range of trade measures, including extending the import tariff to 2025, significantly expanding the list of prohibited exports to Russia and Belarus, banning the import and export of luxury goods to Russia, prohibiting the import of Russian origin energy products, and banning the export of oil exploration and oil production products to Russia. These measures will enter into force 4 November, and will be reflected in the Register in due course.
- 11 October 2022: Regulations amended to designate all remaining members of Russia’s houses of Parliament (as a class), 24 individuals and two entities which are supporting Russia’s occupation objectives in Ukraine, 51 oligarchs and one entity with strategic or economic relevance, and extend further sanctions on 15 individuals with strategic or economic relevance who were previously only travel banned. These designations enter into force 12 October. This date is reflected in the Register. Names of individuals captured in this class that are not already reflected in the Register will be added via Designation Notice in due course.
- 27 September 2022: Regulations amended to designate 19 individuals who are political elites and members of President Putin’s inner circle.
- 20 September 2022: Technical updates made to sanctions register to remove duplicate entry.
- 8 September 2022: Designation notices given by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade under section 11 of the Russia Sanctions Act 2022. These designation notices provide details on entities that form part of the Russian Armed Forces, and associates of 3 sanctioned defence entities.
- 22 August 2022: Regulations amended to designate 48 individuals and 1 entity which are supporting Russia’s occupation objectives in Ukraine.
- 2 August 2022: Regulations amended to introduce measures to designate the Russian Armed Forces and 61 entities that support the Russian military; Register updated with unique identifying numbers.
- 25 July 2022: Import prohibition on gold of Russian origin entered into force.
- 4 July 2022: Regulations amended to introduce measures prohibiting the import of gold of Russian origin; to permit New Zealanders in Russia to continue using services (of a sanctioned company) where necessary for personal or household purposes e.g. utility services; and to clarify reporting requirements under regulation 12(3).
- 8 June 2022: Regulations amended to designate 44 entities that are funding or fuelling the Russian war in Ukraine.
- 17 May 2022: Regulations amended to designate additional Belarusian individuals and entities, including President Lukashenko; and to extend further prohibitions on Belarusians already sanctioned.
- 11 May 2022: Regulations amended to designate disinformation and malicious cyber actors; to extend some sanctions to ‘relatives’ of designated individuals; and to update the services prohibition.
- 3 May 2022: Regulations amended to designate members of Russia’s Federation Council and additional defence entities, and to extend further prohibitions on those already sanctioned.
- 25 April 2022: Trade measures came into force.
- 19 April 2022: Regulations amended to designate Russian financial institutions including banks.
- 5 April 2022: Regulations amended to designate oligarchs with close ties to President Putin or the Russian government.
- 18 March 2022: Regulations entered into force designating President Putin and other political, economic and military elites; prohibition on all Russian military and government ships and aircraft entering New Zealand.
- 9 March 2022: The Russia Sanctions Act 2022 was passed unanimously by Parliament as part of New Zealand’s response to the illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.