Find useful documents about how the Russia sanctions system is managed and helpful guidance for complying.
Publications
Guidance notes
- Guidance Note: Permitted activities, exceptions and exemptions (updated June 2025) [PDF 384 KB]
- Guidance for the Transport Sector on Sanctioned Aircraft and Ships (updated June 2025) [PDF 195 KB]
- Oil Price Cap Coalition – Recommendations for Implementing the Oil Price Cap (October 2024) [PDF 222 KB]
- Guidance Note: Prohibited services for maritime transport of Russian oil (June 2024) [PDF 303 KB]
- Guidance Note: Notifying a customer of asset freeze or blocked transaction (May 2024) [PDF 111 KB]
- Guidance note: Sanctions evasion red flags (May 2024) [PDF 323 KB]
- Guidance Note: Understanding Evasion Risk and Due Diligence in the Russia Sanctions Context (updated April 2024) [PDF 772 KB]
- Guidance Note: Trade measures (updated April 2024) [PDF 380 KB]
- Guidance Note: Duty holder reporting under the Act (February 2023) [PDF 1.1 MB]
- Guidance note: Importing Russian energy products (October 2022) [PDF 728 KB]
- Guidance Note: Banking transactions (September 2022) [PDF 947 KB]
- Guidance Note: Update to Exporters (July 2022) [PDF 114 KB]
- Guidance Note: Export prohibitions on dual use items (April 2022) [PDF 1.1 MB]
- Guidance for AMLCFT Supervisors (March 2022) [PDF 429 KB]
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