New Zealand sanctions list: Russia register explained

Begin with the named sanctions regime

New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, or MFAT, publishes the Russia Sanctions Register. The register includes party and ship information. Use the current register and related notices to review entries and changes.

The register concerns the Russia sanctions regime. It is not a list of every New Zealand sanctions measure. Trade rules, exemptions, oil-price caps, and other legal conditions need the relevant original material; a party name search cannot settle them.

Compare the right kind of subject

Keep people, companies, and ships distinct. A shared name does not make a vessel and a company the same subject. Compare reliable identifiers and the original record before deciding whether a possible match refers to your subject.

Check the status of historical entries and deleted rows instead of assuming they remain current. Keep unknown facts unresolved. A guessed identifier or date can hide the very gap a reviewer needs to investigate.

Separate this reference guide from available screening

The official MFAT register is linked below. This article explains its scope; it does not add the register to SanctionsKit screening. Use current coverage to select sources that are available for your workflow.

When you record a review, distinguish the designation information, the source’s publication date, and the date a measure takes legal effect. Those dates can answer different questions, and one should not silently replace another.

Keep the Russia-register scope in the saved result

A New Zealand result should retain the Russia Sanctions Register context rather than suggest universal coverage of every domestic measure. Read the entry and the relevant instrument for the activity under review. The current New Zealand coverage provides the named source and current operational status; broader jurisdictional obligations need their own assessment.