Sanctions against Russia
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oil imports.
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However, the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No.14)
Regulations 2022 made provision for that ban on Russian coal to come into
force on 10 August 2022, in line with requisite EU measures.
In March 2022 the Government indicated that it would look to end the UK's
import of Russian gas, which, at the time, made up only 4% of UK supply.
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On 28 October the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
subsequently announced that, from 1 January 2023, the UK would ban all
imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG).
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That ban is enacted by the
Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No.15) Regulations 2022, which
were laid before Parliament on 28 October 2022. Irrespective of the ban, the
UK has not imported any Russian gas since the conflict began.
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In February 2023 the Government announced import bans on a further 140
goods, including iron and steel products processed in third countries.
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Oil embargo
On 8 March the Prime Minister announced that the UK would phase out
Russian oil imports by the end of 2022.
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Russian imports of oil account for
8% of the UK's total demand.
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The then Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy,
Kwasi Kwarteng, provided more detail in a statement to Parliament on 9
March 2022. The import ban on Russian-origin oil and oil products is enacted
by the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No.14) Regulations 2022, as
amended by the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No.16)
Regulations 2022, which were laid before Parliament on 3 November 2022.
Under those amendments, the date from which the import of all Russian oil
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Press release, 6 April 2022
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Press release, 9 March 2022
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https://twitter.com/FCDOGovUK, 28 October 2022
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Further details are available in Imports of fossil fuels from Russia, House of Commons Library, 11
November 2022
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Press release, 24 February 2023
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Downing Street, Press release, 8 March 2022
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Downing Street, Press release, 8 March 2022
4 Further guidance
For further guidance on import restrictions, see:
• Department for International Trade, Additional duties on goods originating
in Russia and Belarus
• Department for International Trade: NTI2953, Russia import sanctions
