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LNB news: Ukraine conflict—UK announces further import sanctions against Russia

25 April 2022
Categories: Legal News , International
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The government has announced further import sanctions against Russia for silver, wood products and high-end Russian goods such as caviar

Lexis®Library update: The government is also increasing tariffs by 35 percentage points on £130m worth of goods from Russia and Belarus such as diamonds and rubber.

A full list of additional duties on goods originating in Russia and Belarus can be found here.

For wider legal developments, see Practice Note: Conflict in Ukraine news & analysis—tracker.

To keep up to date with UK sanctions measures against Russia, see Practice Note: Conflict in Ukraine—UK sanctions tracker.

For EU sanctions measures against Russia, see Practice Note: Conflict in Ukraine—EU sanctions tracker.

Source: UK announces further import sanctions against Russia

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