UK Sanctions List Tracker (HMT / FCDO)

The canonical UK Sanctions List scraper for Apify. Downloads the UK Sanctions List XML directly from the FCDO sanctionslist.fcdo.gov.uk CDN, parses every <Designation> element (one per real person / entity / ship), and returns normalized JSON ready for AML/KYC screening pipelines, UK bank onboarding, and trade-finance compliance.

Source migration notice: The legacy OFSI Consolidated List of Asset Freeze Targets (ofsistorage.blob.core.windows.net/.../ConList.xml) was closed on 28 January 2026. The UK Sanctions List is now the only canonical source for all UK sanctions designations administered by HM Treasury OFSI, FCDO, and the Home Office. This actor was repointed to the new source on the day of the migration.

The UK Sanctions List is the master sanctions list that every UK-regulated bank, payment institution, fintech, MSB, exporter, and trade-finance counterparty is required to screen against under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. Since Brexit, the UK runs its own autonomous sanctions regime alongside its UN obligations — UK designations are no longer automatically synced with EU FSD designations, so screening UK separately is no longer optional.

What you get per sanctioned entity

Every record returned by this actor follows a normalized cross-source schema (same shape as our OFAC SDN, UN, and EU sanctions trackers):

Field	Description
entity_name	Primary listed name (the NameType="Primary Name" record)
entity_aliases	All other aliases (Latin + non-Latin scripts)
entity_type	Individual, Entity, or Vessel (from IndividualEntityShip)
sanctioning_authority	Always UK_HMT for this actor
program_name	UK regime name (Russia, Iran, ISIL/Da'esh, DPRK, Belarus, etc.)
listed_date	ISO DateDesignated
nationality	IndividualDetails/Nationalities/Nationality or ship flag
country_of_origin	BirthDetails/Location/CountryOfBirth or first address country
address	All Addresses/Address blocks joined
date_of_birth	ISO from IndividualDetails/DOBs/DOB
passport_number	All PassportDetails/Passport/PassportNumber entries
id_number	National IDs, business registration numbers, IMO numbers (ships) — typed
uk_sanctions_ref	UK's official designation ref (UniqueID, e.g. RUS0001, GHR0086)
uk_group_id	Legacy OFSIGroupID for cross-reference with the old consolidated list
group_status	The SanctionsImposed string (e.g. Asset freeze, Travel Ban)
un_reference_id	UN cross-reference when the UK designation mirrors a UN one
remarks	UKStatementofReasons and/or OtherInformation
last_updated	ISO LastUpdated
source_url	The official gov.uk landing page for the UK Sanctions List

Input — every filter is optional

{
  "entity_search": "gazprom",
  "sanctioning_program": "Russia",
  "entity_type": "Entity",
  "maxResults": 100
}

• entity_search — case-insensitive substring match against name and aliases
• sanctioning_program — substring match against UK regime name
• entity_type — all, Individual, Entity, or Vessel
• maxResults — cap on output (1-5000, default 100)

Use cases

• UK bank onboarding & KYC — fulfill OFSI / FCDO screening obligations during CIP / CDD
• UK payment compliance — pre-screen Faster Payments / CHAPS / SWIFT counterparties
• UK trade finance — block letters of credit and bills of lading to UK-designated parties
• UK exporters under SAMLA — verify counterparties against UK autonomous regime designations
• Post-Brexit AML programs — screen UK separately from EU FSD (no longer auto-synced)
• UK crypto exchanges — comply with FCA / MLR 2017 obligations
• UK shipping & marine insurance — screen vessel IMOs against UK ship designations

Cross-sell: the Sanctions Quartet

This actor is one of four direct-download sanctions scrapers built on a single shared engineering template. Real-world AML programs screen against multiple authority lists in parallel — buy them as a bundle:

• OFAC SDN Watchlist Scraper - US Treasury OFAC list
• UN Sanctions Consolidated Tracker - UN Security Council consolidated list
• EU Consolidated Sanctions Tracker - European Union financial sanctions
• UK Sanctions List Tracker (HMT / FCDO) - you are here

Why this actor vs. the alternatives

Option	Cost	Schema stability	Auto-update	API access	Maintenance
UK Sanctions List Tracker (this)	$0.05/entity	Stable normalized	Daily (run on schedule)	Apify REST / Webhooks	Zero - fully managed
Raw FCDO UK-Sanctions-List.xml	Free	20+MB XML, deeply nested per-designation tree	Manual download	None	You parse, you maintain
Refinitiv World-Check	$30K+/yr enterprise	Stable	Real-time	REST	Contract negotiation
LexisNexis Bridger	$20K+/yr enterprise	Stable	Real-time	REST	Contract negotiation
ComplyAdvantage	$5K+/mo	Stable	Real-time	REST	Contract negotiation

Data freshness

The FCDO republishes UK-Sanctions-List.xml whenever a new designation is published in The London Gazette (typically same-day on business days). Schedule this actor daily during periods of active sanctions activity (e.g. fresh Russia regime updates).

Source

This actor pulls from the official FCDO Sanctions List CDN endpoint:

https://sanctionslist.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.xml

Landing page:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uk-sanctions-list

This is a publicly published structured data feed maintained by the FCDO and HM Treasury OFSI. No authentication, no rate limit, no proxy required.

---

Built by NexGenData. Try Apify free.