Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that UK commercial supply chains do not include (a) products, (b) minerals and (c) organic matter looted from areas of Ukraine occupied by Russia.

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK Government has prohibited the import of all goods that come from non-government controlled Ukrainian territory in Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk.

HMRC is responsible for enforcement of UK Trade Sanctions and Strategic Export controls working closely with Border Force.

HMRC has implemented a number of measures which aim to prevent the exportation and importation of restricted goods and has a range of enforcement options.

The Government has published guidance pages on gov.uk to ensure business activities are compliant with the current and any forthcoming sanctions against Russia.

Businesses seeking advice should approach the Export Support Service (ESS), a single point of enquiry for businesses and traders in relation to trading with Ukraine, Russia or Belarus.