NTE 2023/17: a compound settlement
Published 22 August 2023
In August 2023, a UK company was fined £1 million by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in relation to the unlicensed trade of goods in breach of The Russian (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
- In response to Russia바카라 사이트™s invasion of Ukraine, the UK has put in place an unprecedented package of sanctions aimed at cutting off funding for Putin바카라 사이트™s war machine, inflicting economic cost at scale and showing solidarity and support for Ukraine
- To date the UK has sanctioned over 1,600 individuals and entities, including 29 banks with global assets worth £1 trillion, 129 oligarchs with a combined net worth of over £145 billion, and 96% (over £20bn) of UK-Russia trade.
- Non-compliance with sanctions is a serious offence and punishable through large financial penalties or criminal prosecution.
- The UK is committed to maintaining international efforts to ensure sanctions are effective, investigate activities that support circumvention and act accordingly. Departments from across HMG [including FCDO, HMT, OFSI, HMRC, HO, and NCA] will continue to work together and with UK companies to ensure that sanctions are enforced.
- On 13 March, the Prime Minister announced a new Economic Deterrence Initiative (EDI) which will tackle sanctions evasion across the UK바카라 사이트™s trade, transport and financial sanctions.
- An additional £50 million in funding will be available to improve enforcement of the UK바카라 사이트™s sanctions regime, working with our key partners that are building capacity and capability within their own systems.
- The new G7 Enforcement Co-ordination Mechanism, announced in the February G7 Leaders statement, will enable the international community to tackle sanctions enforcement together.