UK issues sanctions carveout for diesel and jet fuel refined from Russian crude
The U.K. Department for Business and Trade has issued a general trade licence exempting certain processed oil products from specified Russia sanctions prohibitions from May 20, 2026. The licence covers certain diesel and jet fuel products processed in third countries from Russian-origin crude oil and oil products.
LONDON, May 21, 2026 — The U.K. Department for Business and Trade has issued General Trade Licence GBSAN0004 under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, exempting certain processed oil products from prohibitions in regulations 46Z9F, 46Z9G, 46Z9H and 46Z9I from May 20, 2026.
The licence applies to relevant processed oil products falling within commodity codes 2710 19 42 or 2710 19 44 for diesel and 2710 19 21 for jet fuel. It covers products that fall within commodity code 2710 and have been processed in a third country from Russian-origin oil and oil products under commodity code 2709.
The authorisation is limited to products meeting those commodity code conditions. The licence states it does not authorise any act that the person carrying it out knows, or has reasonable grounds to suspect, would breach any other part of the Russia Regulations, except as authorised under this or another licence.
The measure is of indefinite duration and will be periodically reviewed by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may vary, revoke or suspend the licence at any time and said the government will endeavor to provide four months' notice of any decision to revoke it.
The licence is also subject to obligations arising under the Windsor Framework as it may apply through Section 7A of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in respect of Northern Ireland. Record-keeping requirements under regulation 76 of the Russia Regulations apply to acts carried out under the licence.
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