In a publication on www.gov.uk, the United Kingdom announced a new legislation, Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, that expands trade sanctions against Russia.
The new measures “prohibit the export, supply and delivery, and making available to, or for use in Russia, of newly sanctioned items as well as the provision of related ancillary services” under the following schedules:
- Schedule 2A (critical-industry goods and critical-industry technology);
- Schedule 3 (energy-related goods and energy-related technology);
- Schedule 3C (defence and security goods and defence and security technology);
- Schedule 3E (G7 dependency goods and G7 dependency technology); and
- Schedule 3I (Russia’s vulnerable goods and Russia’s vulnerable technology).
There are additionally “new prohibitions on the transfer, making available and ancillary services related to certain technology and software” found in the following schedules:
- Chapter 4 (energy-related goods, energy-related technology and related activities);
- Chapter 4H (G7 dependency and further goods and G7 dependency and further technology);
- Chapter 4M (Russia’s vulnerable goods and Russia’s vulnerable technology); and
- Chapter 4N (sectoral software and technology).
There are now import bans on helium and synthetic diamonds processed in third countries found in:
- Chapter 4JC (certain diamonds processed in a third country)
- Chapter 4JD (certain synthetic diamonds processed in a third country)
- Schedule 3DA (revenue generating goods)
These additional sanctions entered into force on April 24, 2025.
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 can be read here:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/504/contents/made
The UK’s Russian sanction guidance page can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/russia-sanctions-guidance
