Report a suspected breach of trade sanctions
Tell us if you think you, or someone else, may have breached trade sanctions.
If you breach trade sanctions, you may face enforcement action, which could include criminal prosecution or a civil monetary penalty.
How to report a suspected breach
How you make a report will depend on which trade sanctions measures you think have been breached, as you바카라 사이트檒l need to report them to the correct organisation.听听
Certain trade sanctions measures are implemented and enforced by the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI), which is part of the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). Most others are enforced by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), except the oil price cap (HM Treasury) and internet service measures (Ofcom).听
This page explains which trade sanctions breaches you should report to OTSI and which to HMRC. You can then:听
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use the online service linked from the button on this page to report to OTSI听
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find out how to report to HMRC听听
There are specific rules for reporting if you바카라 사이트檙e a provider of legal or financial services or a money service business.
Who to report to
Report these suspected breaches to the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI)听
Use the online service on this page to tell OTSI if you think you, or anyone else, have breached trade sanctions by:听听听
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providing or procuring sanctioned services听
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moving, making available or acquiring sanctioned goods outside the UK听
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transferring, making available or acquiring sanctioned technology outside the UK听
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providing ancillary services to the movement, making available or acquisition of sanctioned goods outside the UK听
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providing ancillary services to the transfer, making available or acquisition of sanctioned technology outside the UK
Report these suspected breaches to HMRC
Report breaches of export controls and trade sanctions involving UK customs to HMRC, including those related to:听
- the import or export of goods to, or from, the UK听
- the transfer of technology to, or from, the UK听
- the provision of ancillary services relating to the import and export of goods and the transfer of technology to, or from, the UK听
- goods and technology, such as military and dual-use goods and technology, which are subject to strategic export controls
Report to the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI)
Report yourself or someone else (voluntary disclosure)
If you think you, or someone else, may have breached trade sanctions, you should report it.听听
If you바카라 사이트檙e reporting about yourself or your business, your voluntary disclosure may be a mitigating factor in OTSI바카라 사이트檚 assessment of the case. For example, it may reduce the level of any civil monetary penalty OTSI may impose.听
If you바카라 사이트檙e a provider of legal or financial services (mandatory reporting)
If you바카라 사이트檙e a provider of legal or financial services (also known as a relevant person), you have a legal obligation to report a suspected breach of the trade sanctions that are enforced by OTSI.听听
Read more about reporting obligations for providers of legal or financial services
Report to OTSI using the online service
You cannot currently use this service to report a breach anonymously.听
If you바카라 사이트檙e reporting as a third party and you need to report several unrelated businesses which you바카라 사이트檙e representing, you must submit a new report for each business.听
If you바카라 사이트檙e unable to use this service, contact OTSI.
What happens next
OTSI will review your report. They may need to get in touch with you for more details before they can decide if there has been a breach.听听
If your report concerns a breach committed by you, your business, or the business you represent, OTSI听will inform you of any action they may take. OTSI听cannot give a timescale for this due to the complexity of some cases.听
If your report concerns a breach committed by someone else or by another business, OTSI will not inform you of any action they may take due to case confidentiality.
How OTSI can share information you supply
OTSI may share information you supply, including sharing with other departments, agencies and international partners, in accordance with the , data protection legislation and the .
Legal professional privilege
If you have acted, or are acting, as counsel or solicitor for a person or business, any information you provide does not require you to disclose any privileged information in your possession.
Other reporting obligations
Reporting to OTSI is in addition to any other sanctions reporting obligations you may have. These could include reporting to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), reporting required by your regulator (if you have one) or submitting Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to the National Crime Agency (NCA) under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.听
Get help
Contact OTSI using .
Updates to this page
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Removed some details about reporting to HMRC, as this information is now on the HMRC page linked from this section.
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Extra information added to explain what happens next if your report is about another person or business (not about yourself, your business, or a business you represent).
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First published.