UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UK Sanctions List from the FCDO

The UK sanctions list is the UK Sanctions List published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. It names people, entities and ships designated under UK sanctions regimes. OFSI, part of HM Treasury, implements and enforces the financial sanctions that apply to them.

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Entries in the current version

6,406

Published: Oct 8, 2026
Checked: Oct 11, 2026, 15:47 UTC
Programs: 31
Screened on: Growth, Scale and Enterprise

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What is the UK sanctions list

The United Kingdom runs its own sanctions under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, often called SAMLA. The Act lets the government make regulations for each sanctions regime, for example regimes tied to a country, to terrorism, to cyber activity or to global human rights. The regulations allow ministers to designate people, entities and ships.

The UK Sanctions List, published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, records those designations. Each entry shows the regime, the measures that apply and, in most cases, a statement of reasons that explains in plain words why the party is designated.

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, known as OFSI, is part of HM Treasury. It helps people understand and comply with financial sanctions, issues licenses and enforces breaches. Other UK bodies handle trade and transport measures.

Current UK sanctions list data in OfacScanner

Live figures from the UK list version we screen against, with recent changes and the largest regimes.

Official source

Issuing authority: UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
List: UK Sanctions List
Official page: www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uk-sanctions-list
Data file we read: sanctionslist.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.xml (XML)
Update checks: Checked against the official source every 30 minutes
Last check: Oct 11, 2026, 16:56 UTC

Entries by type

Active entries by type in the current version
Type	Active entries
Individuals	4,056
Organizations	1,667
Vessels	683

Recent versions and changes

Versions of this list stored by OfacScanner with entries added and removed
Published	Checked	Entries	Added	Removed
Oct 8, 2026	Oct 11, 2026, 15:47 UTC	6,406	First version stored, baseline for later changes

A new row appears each time the official file changes. Monitoring re-screens your saved records against every added entry.

Largest sanctions programs on this list

Programs with the most active entries
Program	Active entries
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	3,537
The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	352
Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Ex	336
The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	303
The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023	267
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Ex	261
The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020	186
The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 20	167
The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020	140
The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020	109
The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021	76
The Iraq (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020	74

One entry can sit under several programs, so the program counts add up to more than the entry total.

What a UK designation means in practice

For most designated persons the key measure is an asset freeze. Funds and economic resources owned, held or controlled by the designated person must be frozen, and nobody may make funds or economic resources available to them or for their benefit, unless a license or exception applies. Some designations also bring travel bans, director disqualification or trade measures.

UK financial sanctions apply to everyone in the United Kingdom and to all UK persons wherever they are, including UK nationals and companies set up under UK law. Firms that find they hold frozen assets, or that suspect a breach, generally have to report to OFSI.

The UK also treats entities owned or controlled by a designated person as subject to the same restrictions in many cases. Like the OFAC SDN list, the UK list will not name every such company, so ownership checks remain a separate part of a sanctions program.

Entries for ships

The UK can designate ships under some regimes. Ship entries carry details such as the IMO number, which makes vessel screening much more precise than a name alone.

How a UK list match looks

Three fictional parties checked on a Growth plan. The rating depends on the score, the entity type and the extra data you add.

Parties you enter

Harbor Lane Shipping, organization, United Kingdom
Elena Marsh, individual, born 1975
Example Vessel Aurora, vessel

Rating you get

Harbor Lane Shipping

No candidate above your threshold

38/100 Clear
Elena Marsh

Similar name, birth year does not fit

72/100 Review
Example Vessel Aurora

Name and IMO number match a listed ship

99/100 Exact match

Example data for illustration. Real results show the UK regime, the list name and the date of the version used.

Read the statement of reasons before you decide

A strong UK entry tells you a lot. The statement of reasons, the dates, nationality and the regime often settle a review in minutes. OfacScanner shows the matched alias and score so you can compare quickly. The decision to proceed, freeze or report stays with your compliance team, and OfacScanner is not affiliated with the UK government.

How OfacScanner handles the UK list

Checked every 30 minutes

The official UK file is checked for changes around the clock.
Every change is a version

Added and removed entries are shown in the live block above.
Aliases and scripts

All aliases are searched and non-Latin names are compared in Latin form.
One check, all lists

The UK list is screened together with the OFAC, UN, EU, Canadian and Australian lists.
Monitoring after updates

Saved records are screened again when the UK list changes, with an alert on new matches.

UK sanctions list questions

Another question? Write to [email protected].

Where is the official UK Sanctions List?

The FCDO publishes the UK Sanctions List on GOV.UK in several file formats. OfacScanner reads the official file.

What is the difference between the FCDO and OFSI?

The FCDO makes designations and publishes the list. OFSI, part of HM Treasury, implements and enforces financial sanctions, issues licenses and receives reports.

Does the UK list match the EU list?

Not fully. Many names overlap, especially for UN listings, but the UK and the EU each add their own designations. Screen both if you work in both markets, as described on our EU sanctions list page.

Do U.S. companies need to screen the UK list?

U.S. companies with UK staff, UK subsidiaries, UK banks or UK customers often screen it. It is part of watchlist screening on Growth and higher.

How quickly does a new UK designation reach OfacScanner?

The official file is checked every 30 minutes. A designation appears as soon as the new file is published and loaded.

Keep exploring

EU sanctions list The EU consolidated financial sanctions list and who must follow it. Read more UN sanctions list The Security Council Consolidated List and how countries apply it. Read more Logistics Screen shippers, consignees, notify parties and vessels before cargo moves. Read more Sanctions lists Every list we screen, its official source and last update date. Read more

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