UK Sanctions Screener

UK Sanctions Screener checks person and company names against the official UK Sanctions List (FCDO) with fuzzy matching on names and aliases, downloading the latest list on every run.

Best for: Customer and merchant onboarding, supplier checks, payments operations and anyone who needs a quick, current UK sanctions screening aid.

What does UK Sanctions Screener do?

Fuzzy-screens person and company names against the UK Sanctions List — the FCDO single list that, since 28 Jan 2026, is the sole UK source (OFSI Consolidated List closed). Downloads the latest official CSV each run, so data is always current.

• Normalises accents, punctuation, legal suffixes (Ltd, LLC, OOO…)
• Matches primary names and aliases (token-sort / token-set similarity)
• Returns regime, designation type, date designated, DOB, nationality, sanctions imposed, score

How to screen names against the UK Sanctions List

1. Add the people or companies to Names to screen (names).
2. Adjust the Match threshold (default 88) if you want stricter or looser matching.
3. Click Start and have a person review every potential match.

Output

query, listReportDate, hit, matches[{uniqueId, matchedName, matchedNameType, score, regime, designationType, ...}]

Disclaimer: screening aid only. Potential matches must be reviewed by a human; this is not legal advice and is not a substitute for a regulated screening provider where required. Data: UK Sanctions List, © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pricing (pay-per-event)

• name-screened: $0.002 per name ($2 / 1,000).
• Example: 10,000 names cost $20.00.

Example input

{
  "names": [
    "Igor Sechin",
    "Acme Trading Ltd"
  ],
  "threshold": 88
}

Example output

Values below are illustrative.

{
  "query": "Igor Sechin",
  "listReportDate": "08-Oct-2026",
  "hit": true,
  "matches": [
    {
      "matchedName": "Igor Ivanovich SECHIN",
      "score": 100,
      "regime": "The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019",
      "designationType": "Individual"
    }
  ]
}

Use it via API, schedules and integrations

Run it in Apify Console, or call it from your own code with the Apify API or the Python and JavaScript clients. Save an input as a task and add a schedule to run it regularly, and send results to Slack, email, webhooks, Zapier, Make or n8n with Apify integrations. AI agents can find and run it through the Apify MCP server.

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("sterlingverify/uk-sanctions-screener").call(run_input={"names": ["Acme Trading Ltd"]})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

FAQ

Which list does it use?

The UK Sanctions List published by the FCDO, which has been the single UK source since 28 Jan 2026 (the OFSI Consolidated List closed).

Is a match a confirmed hit?

No. It is a screening aid only, not legal advice. Potential matches must be reviewed by a human.

Disclaimer

Screening aid only, not legal advice. Not affiliated with FCDO/OFSI. Potential matches must be reviewed by a human; not a substitute for a regulated screening provider where required. Data: UK Sanctions List © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Platform usage is included in the per-event price; you pay only for results.

Related sterlingVerify tools

Part of the sterlingVerify UK payments, KYB and data toolkit on Apify Store:

• UK Company Check: Companies House, VAT and UK sanctions KYB check in one call
• UK Director Search: every Companies House appointment for a director
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