Statutory guidance

Haiti Sanctions: guidance

This guidance assists people in implementing and complying with the The Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Export Control Joint Unit and Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
• Published: 9 December 2022
• Last updated: 5 December 2024 — See all updates

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Haiti sanctions: guidance

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This guidance helps people to implement and comply with the Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022. It covers the prohibitions and requirements imposed by the regulations. It also provides guidance on best practice for:

• complying with the prohibitions and requirements
• enforcing them
• circumstances where they do not apply

This guidance should be read alongside more detailed sanctions guidance published by departments including the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), Home Office and HM Treasury, through the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI).

Published 9 December 2022
Last updated 5 December 2024 + show all updates

1. 5 December 2024

   These changes reflect the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2024 and taken together make a range of technical changes with the purpose of improving OFSI’s ability to gather intelligence on industry’s compliance with financial sanctions, strengthen OFSI’s enforcement powers, enable OFSI to conduct its licensing responsibilities more efficiently, and clarify financial sanctions legislation where there is existing uncertainty.

2. 13 March 2024

   Arms embargo updated to reflect the Haiti (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 in accordance with the UNSCRs 2699 (2023) and 2700 (2023).

3. 28 December 2023

   Updating the arms embargo to reflect UN Security Council Resolutions 2699 (2023) and 2700 (2023).

4. 9 February 2023

   Updated to reflect provisions of UN Humanitarian Exception SI

5. 9 December 2022

   First published.