UK Sanctions List
Published by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Screened by Ulawk.
Guide · Sanctions screening · United Kingdom
Sanctions screening in the UK
Businesses in the UK must comply with sanctions on the UK Sanctions List, published by the FCDO; since 28 January 2026 it is the single UK list. Ulawk screens a company, its officers and shareholders against these and every other list in the table by exact name, recording each screening in a PDF with the list versions used.
- Official lists only
- Exact-name matching
- PDF screening record
· Ulawk editorial team · Last reviewed 12.11.2026
Regime
What applies in the UK.
The UK Sanctions List published by the FCDO is the single UK list; the separate OFSI consolidated list closed on 28 January 2026. Ulawk screens the UK list together with the UN list.
UN Security Council Consolidated List
Binding on every UN member state; screened by Ulawk.
Financial intelligence unit
NCA (UKFIU): the authority that receives suspicious transaction reports in the UK.
FATF
Not on the FATF lists of high-risk jurisdictions or jurisdictions under increased monitoring (FATF statement of 30 October 2026).
How to
Screening, step by step.
From a company in the UK to a screening record you can file.
One UK list since January 2026.
Lists are downloaded daily from their official publishers.
Start from the company
Add the company by its company number: its officers and shareholders then come from the official record of the UK.
See what is screened
For a company you follow in the UK, the company name and its officers and shareholders from the official record are screened.
Review the hits
Each hit shows the list, the programme and the list record. Exact normalised names only; transliteration variants appear as possible matches.
Record your decision
Mark a match as not the same person, with a reason. The decision is kept with the screening.
Keep the evidence
Download a PDF screening record: names screened, list versions, match rule, results and decisions, with a verification number.
Screen in bulk
Paste a list of counterparties and download the result as CSV.
Lists
Every list Ulawk screens.
Each screening covers all of these lists, wherever the company is registered; the last column shows how each relates to the UK.
| List | Published by | Relation to the UK |
|---|---|---|
| UN Security Council Consolidated List | United Nations Security Council | Binding on all UN members |
| Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN), with aliases and addresses | US Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) | Other jurisdiction |
| Consolidated Screening List (entries other than the SDN list) | US Departments of Commerce, State and the Treasury | Other jurisdiction |
| EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List | European Union (Council acts; list kept by the European Commission) | Other jurisdiction |
| UK Sanctions List | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) | Applies in the UK |
| Swiss sanctions list | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) | Other jurisdiction |
| Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List | Global Affairs Canada | Other jurisdiction |
| Australian Sanctions Consolidated List | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) | Other jurisdiction |
| Asset freeze list under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act | Ministry of Finance of Japan | Other jurisdiction |
| Asset freezes under Laws No. 6415 and 7262 | Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) | Other jurisdiction |
| Capital markets trading bans | Capital Markets Board of Türkiye (SPK) | Capital markets ban |
| Bans from public procurement published in the Official Gazette (bulk screening) | Turkish contracting authorities (Official Gazette) | Debarment, not a sanction |
| US federal procurement exclusions (bulk screening) | System for Award Management (SAM), US General Services Administration | Debarment, not a sanction |
| World Bank debarred firms and individuals | World Bank Group | Debarment, not a sanction |
| IDB sanctioned firms and individuals, including cross-debarments | Inter-American Development Bank | Debarment, not a sanction |
| Exclusion list for EU-funded contracts and grants (EDES) | European Commission | Debarment, not a sanction |
| Register of debarred and suspended companies (CEIS) | Office of the Comptroller General (CGU) | Debarment, not a sanction |
| Register of companies penalised under Law 12,846/2013 (CNEP) | Office of the Comptroller General (CGU) | Debarment, not a sanction |
| Pakistan public procurement blacklist | Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (Pakistan) | Debarment, not a sanction |
| Kenya public procurement debarred firms | Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (Kenya) | Debarment, not a sanction |
| South Africa restricted suppliers and tender defaulters | National Treasury (South Africa) | Debarment, not a sanction |
| Philippines public procurement blacklist | Government Procurement Policy Board (Philippines) | Debarment, not a sanction |
Debarment lists exclude firms from contracts financed by a bank or an authority; they are shown apart from sanctions and weigh less in the risk score. Lists marked bulk screening are checked in bulk screening.
Limits
What the screening does not do.
Said plainly, so you know what to check yourself.
No fuzzy matching
A misspelt or reordered name in your own data is not caught; enter names as they appear in official documents.
Not an identity check
A hit is a possible match. Confirm it with the date of birth, nationality or registration number in the list record.
Official lists only
The PDF screening record covers official lists; politically exposed persons are not part of it.
Which sanctions lists apply in the UK?
The UK Sanctions List published by the FCDO is the single UK list; the separate OFSI consolidated list closed on 28 January 2026. Ulawk screens the UK list together with the UN list.
Does Ulawk screen the officers and shareholders of companies in the UK?
For a company you follow in the UK, the company name and its officers and shareholders from the official record are screened.
Is the UK on the FATF high-risk lists?
Not on the FATF lists of high-risk jurisdictions or jurisdictions under increased monitoring (FATF statement of 30 October 2026).
How does Ulawk match names?
Names are normalised and must match exactly: there is no fuzzy matching. Transliteration variants are shown as possible matches, not hits. A hit is a possible match, not proof of identity; where the register publishes a date of birth it is compared with the list record.
How current are the lists?
Every list is downloaded daily from its official publisher. Each hit and each PDF screening record shows the list version it was checked against.
Sources
Related guides
- How to check a company in the UKOfficial register, identifiers, officers and owners.→
- Regulatory monitoring in the UKOfficial gazettes and document types followed.→
- Sanctions screening in the USLists, authorities and how screening works.→
- Sanctions screening in AustraliaLists, authorities and how screening works.→
- Ulawk for United KingdomCountry page in the local language.→
- Sanctions screening: all countriesEvery country guide for this product.→
- TürkçeBirleşik Krallık yaptırım taraması→
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