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Zimbabwe sanctions: guidance

GuidanceStatutory onguidance for the Zimbabwe (Sanctions)sanctions (EUregime, Exit)plus Regulationsa 2019 summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.

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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Export Control Joint Unit and Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
Published
3 May 2019
Last updated
1225 March 2026 — See all updates

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Zimbabwe sanctions: statutory guidance

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The Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came, fullyand intocertain forceother onregulations, 31are Decemberin 2020.force to meet the UK’s policy objectives. 

This guidancesummary assistsgives peoplea quick overview of the sanctions in implementingplace under the regime. It is not comprehensive and complyingis withnot a replacement for the regulations.statutory Itguidance coversor the prohibitionsregulations themselves. 

Summary 

Regime is limited in scope to: 

  1. sanctions targeting designated persons  
  2. sanctions in respect of: 
  • military goods and requirementstechnology  
  • internal imposed,repression goods and providestechnology 
  • military-related services  

Designated persons  

The UK Sanctions List tells you who is designated under the regime and which sanctions have been applied to them. A designated person can be an individual, a business or an organisation. 

The statutory guidance onlists bestin practicedetail for:the sanctions that can apply in respect of designated persons, including: 

  • complyingan withasset thefreeze prohibitionson their funds and requirementsother assets 
  • enforcingmaking themavailable funds or economic resources to them or for their benefit 
  • circumstancesdirector wheredisqualification 
  • immigration theysanction do(travel not applyban) 

Sanctioned goods and services 

ThisYou guidancemust shouldnot beexport reador alongsideotherwise moresupply or detailedtransfer to sanctionsor guidancefor publisheduse byin Zimbabwe, departmentsor includingto thea Departmentperson forconnected Businesswith Zimbabwe certain goods in these categories (this is not an exhaustive list): 

  • military, security and Tradepara-military (DBT),goods, Homesoftware Officeand technology and HMarms, ammunition and Treasury,related material  
  • internal throughrepression goods

Related financial services, brokering services and technical assistance may also be subject to sanctions. 

You must not provide to or for the Officebenefit of Financialthe Zimbabwe SanctionsDefence Implementation (OFSI).Force:

  • technical assistance 
  • armed personnel 
  • financial services or funds or associated brokering services

Updates to this page

Published 3 May 2019
Last updated 1225 March 2026 + show all updates

  1. Added summary of the regime's purposes, scope and prohibitions.

  2. Page has been updated for better clarity and usability. No material changes to text.

  3. Page navigation has been updated for better usability. No material changes to text.

  4. 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.

  5. Amended to include the director disqualification legislation.

  6. First published.

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