Sanctioned Countries

Sanctioned Countries in the United States

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OFAC Sanctions Lists: Legislation and Regulations

  • ​The List of Foreign Financial Institutions Subject to Part 561 (the “Part 561 List”), 31 C.F.R. part 561
  • Western Balkans Stabilization Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 588; Executive Order 13304
  • Belarus Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 548; Executive Order 13405
  • Blocked Pending Investigation, Patriot Act
  • Blocked Pending Investigation, Foreign Narcotics
  • Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 598
  • Burmese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 537;
    Executive Order 13448; Executive Order 13464
  • ​(On Burundi) Executive Order
  • ​Central African Republic Sanctions, 31 C.F.R. part 553
  • Cote d’Ivoire Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 543
  • Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 515
  • ​Executive Order 13694
  • ​Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-enabled Activities
  • Darfur Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 546
  • North Korea Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 510; Executive Order 13551; ​Executive Order 13687; ​Executive Order 13722
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. 547​
  • Executive Order 13622​
  • Executive Order 13645​
  • Foreign Sanctions Evaders Executive Order 13608 – Syria​
  • Foreign Sanctions Evaders Executive Order 13608 – Iran​
  • ​Foreign Sanctions Evaders Executive Order 13608 – Non Proliferation
  • Foreign Sanctions Evaders Executive Order 13608 – Anti-terrorism​
  • Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 597
  • Executive Order 13606  – Syria​
  • Executive Order 13606  – Iran​
  • Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (IFCA) (PL 112-239)​
  • Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561
  • Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 560​
  • Executive Order 13553​
  • Executive Order 13628​
  • Executive Order 13315; Executive Order 13350
  • Executive Order 13438
  • Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR Part 561​
  • Iran Sanctions Act, Executive Order 13574​
  • Pub. L. 110-286, 122 Stat. 2632​ (Jade)
  • Lebanon Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 549; Executive Order 13441
  • Former Liberian Regime of Charles Taylor Sanctions
  • Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 593​
  • Libyan Sanctions,  31 C.F.R. part 570
  • Executive Order 13726
  • Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012​
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions
  • Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 544​
  • ​Non-SDN Iranian Sanctions Act, Executive Order 13574​
  • ​Non-SDN, Palestinian Legislative Council List, General License 4​ issued pursuant to the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations (31 C.F.R. Part 594),
  • Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594​
  • Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 536​
  • Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 598​
  • Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 595​
  • Somalia Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 551​
  • Sudanese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 538​
  • ​South Sudan Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 558; Executive Order 13664
  • Syrian Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 542; Executive Order 13399; Executive Order 13460
  • Transnational Criminal Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 590; ​Executive Order 13581
  • Executive Order 13660​
  • Executive Order 13661​
  • ​Executive Order 13662 (See Directive 1 As Amended, Directive 2 as Amended, Directive 3, Directive 4)
  • ​Executive Order 13685
  • ​​Executive Order 13692​
  • ​Yemen Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 552
  • Zimbabwe Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 541; Executive Order 13391; Executive Order 13469

Countries currently subject to sanctions: The Iranian Assets Control Regulations: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act

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Countries currently subject to sanctions: Yemen

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Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions: Balkans

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Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions: Belarus

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Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions: Burma

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Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions: Congo

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Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions: Côte D’Ivoire

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Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions: Iraq

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Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions: Liberia

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Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions: Libya

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Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions: North Korea

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Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions: Russia

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Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions: Somalia

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Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions: Sudan

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Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions: Syria

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Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions: The Iranian Transactions Regulations

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Countries or entities currently subject to sanctions: Zimbabwe

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Countries or entities formerly subject to sanctions: Haiti

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Countries or entities formerly subject to sanctions: Nicaragua

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Countries or entities formerly subject to sanctions: Panama

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Countries or entities formerly subject to sanctions: Sierra Leone/Liberia

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Countries or entities formerly subject to sanctions: South Africa

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Countries or entities formerly subject to sanctions: Taliban

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Countries or entities formerly subject to sanctions: UNITA (Angola)

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Countries or entities formerly subject to sanctions: Yugoslavia

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Countries currently subject to sanctions: Lebanon

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Sanctioned Countries and the International Trade Law

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Further Reading

  • Sanctioned Countries entry in the Dictionary of International Trade Law (Raj Bhala)
  • Sanctioned Countries entry in the Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History (Thomas Carson; Mary Bonk)
  • Sanctioned Countries entry in the Dictionary of International Trade
  • Sanctioned Countries entry in the Dictionary of International Trade: Handbook of the Global Trade Community (Edward G. Hinkelman)

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