To ensure that their shipment/trading activities will not breach the various sanctions/trade restrictions imposed under the Laws of Hong Kong, or by the United Nations or the various originating countries/ places of the goods concerned, traders may need to refer to the relevant sanction/trade restriction information from time to time to determine their applicability to their shipment/trading activities. The following provides a quick reference for this purpose:

A. Trade sanctions imposed under the Laws of Hong Kong :

		United Nations Sanctions Ordinance (Cap. 537)
		List of countries/ places subjected to United Nations Sanction and Relevant Trade Circulars issued by the Trade and Industry Department on trade sanctions

B. Trade sanctions/restrictions imposed by the United Nations :

		Use of sanctions under Chapter VII of the UN charter
		(http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sanction.htm)

C. Trade sanctions/ restrictions/ Control Requirements imposed by major trading partners of Hong Kong :

(i) The US

US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

		Embargoes and Other Special Controls in Part 746 of the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
		Various recommended lists for verification (including Denied Persons List, Entity List and Unverified List, etc.)

US Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

		Country and List-based Sanctions Programmes
		Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN List)

US Department of State, Directorate of Defence Trade Controls (DDTC)

		US arms embargoes
		Nonproliferation Sanctions
		Debarred List

(ii) The UK

UK Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR)

		List of Sanctions Regimes & Arms Embargoes
		Additional UK Restrictions on the Export of Strategic Goods

(iii) Japan

Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry - Security Export Control Policy Division

		Catch-all control in Japan
		End-user list for Catch-all Control in Japan  : exports to the entities therein will require Japan Export Licences

Important note:
The above information serves as a quick reference and should not be regarded as an exhaustive list nor the sole reference in respect of sanctions/trade restrictions imposed by all countries/ places authorities.

While links are provided in this webpage to other related websites, the Trade and Industry Department does not vouch for the validity or accuracy of the information presented in those websites.