This section outlines the UK's international commitments on export controls.
It details current arms embargoes and other relevant restrictions in force with respect to specific countries, on all countries or on terrorist organizations.
Important Notice
Some countries are under an EU embargo and as such will not be granted an export licence unless it can be proven that the vehicles are for Humanitarian Aid Support e.g. UN Aid Work.


Countries below are subject to an arms embargo, transit control and other restrictions.

It is prohibited to export, re-export, sell, supply or transfer military goods, dual-use goods and technology to countries below, or to other destinations where they are ultimately for use in these countries.

1. Afghanistan
2. Armenia
3. Belarus
4. Burma (Myanmar)
5. Central African Republic
6. China)
7. Democratic People's Republic of Korea
8. Democratic Republic of the Congo
9. Iran
10. Iraq
11. Lebanon
12. Libya
13. Russia
14. Somalia
15. South Sudan
16. Sudan
17. Syria
18. Venezuela
19. Yemen
20. Zimbabwe

The list below details specific countries where sanctions have been imposed, where there are stricter trade controls in place, and other trade restrictions.

All goods would require an export licence for them to be shipped out of the UK.
Please see more detail how to get permission to export to Countries below.

1. Albania (transit control)
2. Argentina (trade restrictions and transit control)
3. Benin (ECOWAS restrictions and transit control)
4. Bosnia/Herzegovina (transit control)
5. Burkina Faso (ECOWAS restrictions and transit control)
6. Burundi (transit control)
7. Cameroon (transit control)
8. Cape Verde (ECOWAS restrictions and transit control)
9. Chad (transit control)
10. Colombia (transit control)
11. Congo (Brazzaville) (transit control)
12. C?te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) (ECOWAS restrictions and transit control)
13. Dubai (transit control)
14. East Timor (Timor-Leste) (transit control)
15. Eritrea (transit control)
16. Ethiopia (transit control)
17. Gambia (ECOWAS restrictions and transit control)
18. Georgia (transit control)
19. Ghana (ECOWAS restrictions and transit control)
20. Guinea (ECOWAS restrictions and transit control)
21. Guinea-Bissau (ECOWAS restrictions and transit control)
22. Haiti (transit control)
23. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (transit control)
24. Jamaica (transit control)
25. Kenya (transit control)
26. Krygyzstan (transit control)
27. Liberia (ECOWAS restrictions and transit control)
28. Macao Special Administrative Region (transit control)
29. Mali (ECOWAS restrictions and transit control)
30. Mauritania (transit control)
31. Moldova (transit control)
32. Montenegro (transit control)
33. Morocco (transit control)
34. Nepal (transit control)
35. Niger (ECOWAS restrictions and transit control)
36. Nigeria (ECOWAS restrictions and transit control)
37. Oman (transit control)
38. Pakistan (transit control)
39. Rwanda (transit control)
40. Senegal (ECOWAS restrictions and transit control)
41. Serbia (transit control)
42. Sierra Leone (ECOWAS restrictions and transit control)
43. Sri Lanka (transit control)
44. Taiwan (transit control)
45. Tajikistan (transit control)
46. Tanzania (transit control)
47. Togo (ECOWAS restrictions and transit control)
48. Trinidad & Tobago (transit control)
49. Turkmenistan (transit control)
50. Uganda (transit control)
51. Ukraine (trade sanctions and transit control)
52. Uzbekistan (transit control)

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