UK FCDO Sanctions List

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

As described by the FCDO:

The UK government publishes the UK Sanctions List, which provides details of those designated under regulations made under the Sanctions Act. The list also details which sanctions measures apply to these persons or ships, and in the case of UK designations, provides a statement of reasons for the designation.

Data overview

Entities:
Total11,635
Searchable5,975
Targets5,618
Entity types:
People3,795
Organizations1,598
Vessels582
Countries:
134 countries · Show overview...
Publisher:Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) · United Kingdom

The FCDO pursue our national interests and those of British citizens. The FCDO safeguards the UK’s security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners. FCDO is a ministerial department, supported by 12 agencies and public bodies.

Collections:in Consolidated Sanctions · OpenSanctions Default
Information:www.gov.uk
Source data:www.gov.uk · HTML
Tags:list.sanction · issuer.west · sector.maritime
Coverage:added · frequency: daily · every 2 hours
Last processed:2025-10-26 22:40:01 · v. 20251026224001-jre
Last change:

Bulk download

Downloads contain the full set of entities contained in this dataset. You can fetch a simplified tabular form, or detailed, structured data in JSON format. Updated files will be provided once a day at the same location.

File nameExport typeSize
entities.ftm.jsonFollowTheMoney entities14.38 MB
names.txtTarget names text file325.56 KB
senzing.jsonSenzing entity format3.53 MB
targets.nested.jsonTargets as nested JSON14.59 MB
targets.simple.csvTargets as simplified CSV4.14 MB

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Using the API

You can query the data in this dataset via the application programming interface (API) endpoints below. Please read the introduction for documentation and terms of service.

Use the Reconciliation API in OpenRefine:
For full-text search, use the /search endpoint:
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Programs1

This dataset consolidates entities targeted by the following sanctions programs, policy regimes or sub-lists:

IDTitleIssuerTarget countries
[GB-SAMLA]Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018FCDO United KingdomGlobal  

Recent additions

The following targeted entities have been added to this data source most recently:

AddedNameTypeCountries
Shkembim ERMELLAHUPersonKosovo · Serbia
Valon KRASNIQIPersonKosovo
Burim KRASNIQIPersonKosovo
Endrit ERMELLAHUPersonKosovo
Sami DURIQIPersonKosovo
Nexhmije SELMANIPersonKosovo
Flamur KRASNIQIPersonKosovo
Arif KRASNIQIPersonKosovo
Granit AVDYLIPersonKosovo
Nusret SEFEROVICPersonCroatia
Dimitri HerardPersonHaiti
Kempes SanonPersonHaiti
SEA OWL IVesselComoros · Bahamas · Panama · Marshall Islands
TANGO 2VesselPanama · Cayman Islands · Malta · Greece
TRANQUIL SEAVesselHonduras
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