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Written question asked by Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party) on Friday, 2 September 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 September 2022. It was answered by James Duddridge (Conservative) on Monday, 26 September 2022 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.


Sanctions: Russia

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to help prevent any goods looted by Russian forces in Ukraine that have entered non-combatant countries being imported into the UK.

Answer

The government has announced the strongest set of economic sanctions ever imposed against a major economy, to help cripple Putin’s war machine. These measures have been implemented in coordination with our international allies and include a comprehensive set of actions targeting imports on a range of Russian military, energy-sector and revenue generating goods.

Such measures include the prohibition of all imports consigned from or originating in non-government controlled Ukrainian territory. This means that even if the immediate location the goods were shipped from was not non-government controlled Ukrainian territory, the prohibition would still apply.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
45086
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Armed conflict Imports Sanctions Russia Ukraine
Link
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