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Zimbabwe
Last revised:24 July 2025
Purpose of the Sanctions Regime
This sanctions regime is aimed at encouraging the government of Zimbabwe, and any person or entity who may be involved in human rights abuses to:
respect democratic principles and institutions and the rule of law
refrain from actions, policies or activities which repress civil society in Zimbabwe
comply with international human rights law and respect human rights
Overview of current sanctions measures
Current sanctions measures implemented by Jersey in relation to Zimbabwe include:
asset freezes and restrictions on making funds and economic resources available to and for the benefit of designated persons
travel ban
prohibitions against the export, supply and delivery, making available of, and transfer of restricted goods and restricted technology (including military goods and technology)
prohibitions against providing technical assistance, financial services and funds, and brokering services relating to restricted goods and restricted technology
prohibitions against providing military-related services
director disqualification sanctions
Latest news
27 May 2025
The UK Sanctions List has been updated. All current asset-freezing sanctions designations effective in Jersey are available on the OFSI Consolidated List of financial sanctions targets. Further information can be found on Jersey Gazette.
*All published Latest News notices relating to financial sanctions, including those extending beyond the last 30 days, may be obtained from the Jersey Gazette
Jersey regime
The Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021 (the Jersey Order) implements the Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK Regulations).
Article 3 of the Jersey Order imposes the asset-freeze provisions in Part 3 of the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019 (the SAFL) on any person listed by or under the UK Regulations. The Part 3 provisions also include, but are not limited to, Articles 15-17 of the SAFL on exceptions, licences, and circumventing prohibitions etc.
Offences
The offences for this regime are set out in both the SAFL and the Jersey Order.
Reporting obligations
Reporting obligations are set out at Article 32 of the SAFL and apply to all regimes in force. These obligations include requirements for a relevant financial institution to inform the Minister if:
it holds an account of a person, has entered into dealings or an agreement with a person or has been approached by or on behalf of a person, and
it knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that the person:
is a designated person, or;
has committed, is committing or intends to commit an offence under this Law, and
the information or other matter on which the knowledge or reasonable cause for suspicion is based came to it in the course of carrying on its business.
Licences and exceptions
A Jersey General Licence, granted by the Minister, allows multiply parties to conduct specified activities that would otherwise be restricted by sanctions measures. Supervised persons must ensure that their activities are within the scope of the General Licence's terms and that they adhere to all its conditions.
The Minister may also grant a specific licence under the SAFL and/or the Jersey Order.
To apply for a specific sanctions licence a supervised person must complete the relevant Sanctions form and return the completed form to sanctions@gov.je.
