Legal

Prohibited Activities & Restricted Jurisdictions

Before creating an account or starting a company formation, please confirm that your proposed business activities, corporate officers, and beneficial owners comply with the restrictions below.

Last updated: September 2026

Important compliance notice

As part of our commitment to regulatory compliance and international standards against money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation financing (AML/CFT/CPF), We Form Online enforces a strict risk-appetite policy, supervised under mandates including HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the standards of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Document reference: POL-AML-004-v1.1· Effective September 2026 · We Form Online Ltd & affiliated entities.

1. Prohibited business activities

We Form Online does not provide incorporation, company secretarial, registered office, or nominee services to businesses, entities, or individuals operating in or associated with any of the following sectors:

  • Adult Services & Content: Pornography, adult entertainment, escort agencies, or sexually explicit content platforms.
  • Alcohol, Tobacco & Vaping: Manufacturing, distribution, wholesale, or unlicensed resale of alcohol, tobacco, e-cigarettes, and vaping products.
  • Cannabis & Controlled Substances: Marijuana, CBD, cannabis-derived products, and unapproved pharmaceuticals or chemical precursors.
  • Defense & Controlled Items: Firearms, ammunition, weapons dealing, military contracting, tactical supplies, and dual-use weaponry.
  • Gambling & Betting: Online casinos, sports betting platforms, lotteries, and unregulated gaming operations.
  • High-Risk Commodities: Unregulated trade in precious metals, rough/uncut gemstones, crude oil, and extractive energy assets.
  • High-Value / Cash-Intensive Sectors: Unregulated luxury goods resale, pawn shops, and high-frequency cash operations.
  • Speculative Financial Products: Binary options, unregulated Forex brokerage, and Contracts for Difference (CFDs).
  • Unlicensed Financial & Credit Services: Unlicensed Money Services Businesses (MSBs), wire remittances, payday lending, and third-party debt collection agencies.
  • Virtual Assets & Unregulated Crypto: Unlicensed Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), privacy coins, token sales/ICOs, and crypto-mixing or tumbling services.

2. Restricted jurisdictions & sanctioned territories

We Form Online does not onboard clients, incorporate entities, or provide administrative services involving countries subject to comprehensive international sanctions or designated as high-risk jurisdictions by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and local regulators. The following jurisdictions are strictly restricted:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Albania
  3. Belarus
  4. Bouvet Island
  5. Central African Republic
  6. Cuba
  7. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  8. Guinea-Bissau
  9. Haiti
  10. Iran
  11. Iraq
  12. Lebanon
  13. Libya
  14. Mali
  15. Myanmar
  16. Nicaragua
  17. North Korea
  18. Palestinian Territory (Gaza Strip / West Bank)
  19. Russia
  20. Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  21. Somalia
  22. South Sudan
  23. Sudan
  24. Syria
  25. Ukraine (occupied territories only)
  26. United States Minor Outlying Islands
  27. Venezuela
  28. Western Sahara
  29. Yemen
  30. Zimbabwe

This list mirrors the restrictions we enforce and is kept current; visitors from these locations cannot use this site.

3. Scope of application

These restrictions apply to the applicant, all proposed directors, shareholders, and ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs).