Guides
Practical explanations of how EU trade sanctions and export controls work in operation — written for the people who have to apply them to actual shipments.
GuideHow to check if an HS code is sanctionedGuideEU dual-use export controlsGuideEU sanctions compliance checklistGuideCN code vs HS code vs TARICGuideChoosing sanctions screening software
ReferenceTrade sanctions glossary
OverviewTrade sanctions screening
Start here
If you are building a screening control from scratch, read the sanctions screening overview first — it sets out the whole process and links to the detail. If you have a control already and want to test it, the compliance checklist is the faster route.
Browse the data
Beyond the guides, the site carries aggregate scope pages for every EU sanctions regulation with trade measures and every affected HS chapter: browse by regulation or by HS chapter.
Need the answer for a specific HS/CN code — which annex, which article, whether an exemption or wind-down applies, in any of the 24 EU languages? Run it through the TRADESANCTIONS.EU checker.