Trade, aircraft and shipping sanctions
1. Under many UK sanctions instruments, including the Russia, Belarus, Iran, Libya and DPRK regimes, trade, aircraft and shipping sanctions prohibit certain activities.
2. All such UK prohibitions are effective in Jersey through the Sanctions and Asset Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019 ('SAFL') and the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021 (the 'Sanctions Order'), subject to any necessary modifications.
3. Prohibitions may include trade in certain goods and restrictions may be placed on the registration, movement and use of certain ships or aircraft. The prohibitions, and the activities, vessels and aircraft to which such restrictions apply, may differ depending on the sanctions regime and are set out in the relevant UK sanctions instruments.
The amendment order
4. On 27 March 2026 the Minister for External Relations made the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions) (Jersey) Amendment Order 2026 (the 'Amendment Order') which gives effect to the UK Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 (the 'UK TASS Regulations') in Jersey. The UK TASS Regulations supplement existing trade, aircraft and shipping sanctions provisions by, amongst other things, introducing new reporting obligations.
5. While Relevant Financial Institutions are already required to report all suspected sanctions breaches to the Minister, including breaches of trade and transport sanctions, the Amendment Order gives effect to a new requirement for certain additional persons to report breaches of transport sanctions in Jersey, to align with such obligations in the UK.
6. However, the Amendment Order disapplies any powers to impose civil monetary penalties.
Impact in Jersey – aircraft and shipping sanctions
7. 'Relevant persons' are required to inform the Minister as soon as practicable if they know or have reasonable cause to suspect a person has breached a prohibition or failed to comply with an obligation under the aircraft or shipping sanctions in Jersey.
8. For the purposes of this requirement 'Relevant persons' includes:
Aircraft: airport operators, charter companies, pilots in command, operators of aircraft
Shipping: harbour authorities, charter companies, masters, pilots
9. If you are a 'relevant person', and you become aware that a breach of aircraft or shipping sanctions has taken place, you must report it to the Minister as soon as possible, by email to sanctions@gov.je. Failure to report is an offence.
10. These reporting obligations are in addition to any obligation to report suspicious or criminal activity to any other bodies or law enforcement agencies.
11. The Amendment Order comes into force on 3 April 2026.
Jersey Sanctions Implementation Unit
12. Given the breadth of sanctions in force in Jersey, and to better reflect the team’s role in supporting the Minister as the competent authority, the Financial Sanctions Implementation Unit (FSIU) will be renamed the Jersey Sanctions Implementation Unit (JSIU).
Further information
13. All persons designated and ships specified by the UK are detailed on the UK Sanctions List.
14. Persons and ships designated by the UN can be found on the UN Consolidated List.
15. Further information on sanctions can be found on Government of Jersey and Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) websites.
16. Find full details of the UK Sanctions Regulations at legislation.gov.uk.
Enquiries
17. Non-media enquiries should be emailed to the Financial Sanctions Implementation Unit at sanctions@gov.je.
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