Guidance

Russia Sanctions – Common High Priority Items List

Updated 8 August 2024

This note contains the Common High Priority Items list. It is composed of Western items critical to Russian weapons systems and its military development. The list is ‘living’ and will be updated from time to time. Business plays a key role in preventing these items reaching Russia.

To note, this Common High Priority Items List does not represent the extent of our trade sanctions. See the Russia Regulations for the full set of measures and legal obligations.

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK has put in place an unprecedented package of sanctions aimed at cutting off funding for Russia’s war machine, inflicting economic cost at scale and showing solidarity and support for Ukraine.

These are having a major effect on Russia’s ability to wage its illegal war in Ukraine and have severely weakened Russia’s economy.

UK trade measures seek to deny Russia access to the goods, technologies and revenue necessary to pursue its illegal war and contribute to the degradation of its military capabilities by restricting Western items critical to Russian weapons development.

The list

Together with our international partners, the UK has identified items that Russia is using in its weapons systems. All are subject to UK sanctions. Many of these items have been found on the battlefield in Ukraine. They include electronic components such as integrated circuits and radio frequency (RF) transceiver modules. The list, which will be updated when required, also includes items that are essential for the manufacturing and testing of the electronic components and circuits retrieved from the battlefield.

The list is divided into four Tiers, with tiers one and two containing particularly sensitive items - integrated circuits of the highest concern for Russian weapons systems, and additional electronic components.

• Tier 1: Integrated circuits (also referred to as microelectronics)
• Tier 2: Electronics components including communications modules and passive electronic components
• Tier 3A: Further electronic components used in Russian weapons systems, with a broader range of suppliers
• Tier 3B: Mechanical and other components utilised in Russian weapons systems
• Tier 4A: Manufacturing, production and quality testing equipment of electric components, circuit boards and modules
• Tier 4B: Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machine tools and components

Ensure due diligence

Russia is seeking to procure restricted goods such as those on this list, via non-sanctioning countries. Businesses should ensure that they consider these risks. Businesses should undertake due diligence to ensure that the end destination of these products is not Russia.

The UK is working in coordination with international partners to tackle sanctions avoidance and evasion including closing routes that Russia is potentially using to circumvent our sanctions.

Common High Priority Items

Tier	HS6 code	Description
1	8542.31	Electronic integrated circuits: Processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, convertors, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits
1	8542.32	Electronic integrated circuits: Memories
1	8542.33	Electronic integrated circuits: Amplifiers
1	8542.39	Electronic integrated circuits: Other
2	8517.62	Machines for the reception, conversion, and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus
2	8526.91	Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus: Radio navigational aid apparatus
2	8532.21	Other fixed capacitors: Tantalum capacitors
2	8532.24	Other fixed capacitors: Ceramic dielectric, multilayer
2	8548.00	Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere in chapter 85
3A	8471.50	Processing units other than those of subheading 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: Storage units, input units, output
3A	8504.40	Electrical transformers, static convertors (for example, rectifiers) and inductors; part thereof: Static convertors
3A	8517.69	Other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network
3A	8525.89	Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders
3A	8529.10	Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 8524 to 8528; Antennas and antenna reflectors of all kinds; parts suitable for use therewith
3A	8529.90	Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 8524 to 8528: Other
3A	8536.69	Coaxial connectors; cylindrical multicontact connectors; rack and panel connectors; printed circuit connectors; ribbon or flat cable connectors; other
3A	8536.90	Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuit, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits: Other apparatus
3A	8541.10	Diodes, other than photosensitive or light-emitting diodes
3A	8541.21	Transistors, other than photosensitive, with a dissipation rate of less than 1W
3A	8541.29	Transistors, other than photosensitive, Nesoi
3A	8541.30	Thyristors, diacs and triacs, other than photosensitive devices
3A	8541.49	Photosensitive semiconductor devices: Other
3A	8541.51	Semiconductor-based transducers
3A	8541.59	Semiconductor devices, Nesoi
3A	8541.60	Mounted piezoelectric crystals
3B	8482.10	Ball bearings
3B	8482.20	Tapered roller bearings, including cone and tapered roller assemblies
3B	8482.30	Spherical roller bearings
3B	8482.50	Other cylindrical roller bearings, including cage and roller assemblies
3B	8807.30	Other parts of airplanes. Helicopters or unmanned aircraft
3B	9013.10	Lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments: Telescopic sights for fitting to arms
3B	9013.80	Lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments, Nesoi
3B	9014.20	Instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (other than compasses)
3B	9014.80	Other navigational instruments and appliances
4A	8471.80	Other units of automatic data processing machines
4A	8486.10	Machines and apparatus: For the manufacture of boules or wafers
4A	8486.20	Machines and apparatus: For the manufacture semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits
4A	8486.40	Machines and apparatus: For the manufacture or repair of masks and reticles; for assembling semiconductors devices; for lifting, handling, loading or unloading of semi-conductor devices
4A	8534.00	Printed circuits
4A	8543.20	Signal generators
4A	9027.50	Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiations (ultraviolet, visible, infrared)
4A	9030.20	Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities: Oscilloscopes and oscillographs
4A	9030.32	Other instruments and apparatus, for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power: Multimeters, with a recording device
4A	9030.39	Other instruments and apparatus, for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power: Other, with a recording device
4A	9030.82	Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities: For measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices
4B	8457.10	Machining centres for working metal
4B	8458.11	Horizontal lathes, including turning centres, for removing metal, numerically controlled
4B	8458.91	Lathes (including turning centres) for removing metal, numerically controlled (excl. horizontal lathes)
4B	8459.61	Milling machines for metals, numerically controlled (excluding lathes and turning centres of heading 8458, way-type unit head machines, drilling machines, boring-milling machines, boring machines, and knee-type milling machines)
4B	8466.93	Parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of headings 8456 to 8461, not elsewhere specified.