Section 60A

The prohibitions in regulations 22 (export of restricted goods), 24(1)(a) (supply and delivery of restricted goods), 25(1)(a) and (b) (making restricted goods and restricted technology available), 26(1)(a) and (b) (transfer of restricted technology), and 27 to 29 (technical assistance, financial services etc. and brokering services) are not contravened by a relevant activity in relation to any critical-industry goods , critical-industry technology, quantum computing and advanced materials goods or quantum computing and advanced materials technology which are— the personal effects of a person travelling to Russia, of a non-commercial nature for the personal use of a person travelling to Russia and contained in that person’s luggage, or necessary for the official purposes of a diplomatic mission or consular post in Russia, or of an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law. The prohibitions in regulation 46B (luxury goods) are not contravened by a relevant activity in relation to— any luxury goods which are necessary for the official purposes of a diplomatic mission or consular post in Russia, or of an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or the personal effects of their staff. The prohibitions in regulation 46B are not contravened where— the luxury goods are jewellery coming within commodity codes 7113 00 00 and 7114 00 00; the relevant activity is the export of those goods to Russia by a person who is travelling to Russia (“P”); the jewellery is— of a non-commercial nature; for the personal use of P or of any immediate family member of P who is travelling with P (“I”); and contained in P or I’s luggage; the ... jewellery is owned by any of the persons referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(ii); and the jewellery is not intended for sale. Paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 applies for the purpose of interpreting the commodity codes specified in paragraph (1AA)(a). The prohibitions in regulation 46XC (acquisition of Schedule 3DA revenue generating goods) are not contravened by a relevant activity in relation to any such goods necessary for the functions of a diplomatic mission or consular post of the United Kingdom in Russia. The prohibitions in Chapter 4H (G7 dependency and further goods and G7 dependency and further technology) are not contravened by a relevant activity in relation to— any G7 dependency and further goods or G7 dependency and further technology which are necessary for the official purposes of a diplomatic mission or consular post in Russia, or an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or the personal effects of their staff. The prohibitions in Chapters 4J (gold) and 4JA (gold jewellery and relevant processed gold) are not contravened by a relevant activity in relation to any gold, gold jewellery or relevant processed gold which is necessary for the official purposes of a diplomatic mission or consular post in Russia, or an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law. The prohibitions in Chapters 4JA and 4JB are not contravened where— the relevant activity is the import or acquisition of gold jewellery or diamond jewellery by a person who is travelling to the United Kingdom (“P”); the gold jewellery or diamond jewellery is— of a non-commercial nature; for the personal use of P or of any immediate family member of P who is travelling with P (“I”); and contained in P or I’s luggage; the gold jewellery or diamond jewellery is owned by any of the persons referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(ii); and the gold jewellery or diamond jewelleryis not intended for sale. The prohibitions in Chapter 4M (Russia’s vulnerable goods and Russia’s vulnerable technology) are not contravened by a relevant activity in relation to— any Russia’s vulnerable goods or Russia’s vulnerable technology which is necessary for the official purposes of a diplomatic mission or consular post in Russia, or an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or the personal effects of their staff. The prohibitions in Chapter 4N (sectoral software and technology) are not contravened by a relevant activity in relation to any sectoral software and technology which is necessary for the official purposes of a diplomatic mission or consular post in Russia or an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law. For the purposes of this regulation— “consular post” has the same meaning as in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations done at Vienna on 24 April 1963, and any reference to the functions of a consular post is to be read in accordance with that Convention; “critical-industry goods” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5); “critical-industry technology” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5); “diamond jewellery” has the meaning given in regulation 46Z16J (interpretation of Chapter 4JB); “diplomatic mission”, and any reference to the functions of a diplomatic mission, is to be read in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations done at Vienna on 18 April 1961; “G7 dependency and further goods” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5); “G7 dependency and further technology” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5); “Gold” and “gold jewellery” have the meanings in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5); “immediate family member” has the meaning given in regulation 6(7); “luxury goods” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5); “quantum computing and advanced materials goods” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5); “quantum computing and advanced materials technology” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5); “relevant activity” means any activity which would, in the absence of this regulation, contravene the prohibition specified in the paragraph of this regulation to which the exception applies. “relevant processed gold” has the meaning given in regulation 46Z16A; “Russia’s vulnerable goods” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5); “Russia’s vulnerable technology” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5); “sectoral software and technology” has the meaning given in regulation 21 (interpretation of Part 5);

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-30