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Welcome to Sanctions Wiki, this wiki is a compilation of sanctions and is based on UN, EU, UK, The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, FATF Public Statement & Warning List, OECD (Tax Havens) and US (OFAC (US-Treasury), ITAR, FinCen & BIS-EAR). Up to date on a best-effort basis.

Recent Sanctions

May 18, 2012 - Added UN sanctions on Guinea Bissau - Travel ban on Guinea-Bissau coup leaders
May 18, 2012 - Updated OFAC sanctions on Burma - U.S. to "Suspend" Sanctions on Burma (not a fact yet)
May 18, 2012 - Updated Swiss sanctions on North Korea - Designations
May 17, 2012 - US OFAC Kingpin Act Designations Removal
May 17, 2012 - Updated OFAC sanctions on Al-Qaida - Anti-Terrorism Designations
May 17, 2012 - Updated UK sanctions on Al-Qaida - Implementing Regulation (EU) No 415/2012
May 16, 2012 - Updated OFAC sanctions on Yemen - EO Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or Stability of Yemen
May 15, 2012 - Updated EU sanctions on Al-Qaida - Implementing Regulation (EU) No 415/2012
May 15, 2012 - US OFAC Kingpin Act Designations OFAC Update
May 15, 2012 - Updated Swiss sanctions on Iran - Changes in listed Persons & Entities (shipping)
May 15, 2012 - Updated UK sanctions on Syria - Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 410/2012
May 15, 2012 - Updated EU sanctions on Syria - Added & Changed - Persons & Entities (EU 410/2012)
May 14, 2012 - Updated EU sanctions on Al-Qaida - Implementing Regulation (EU) No 403/2012
May 14, 2012 - Updated UK sanctions on Al-Qaida - Implementing Regulation (EU) No 403/2012
May 14, 2012 - Updated EU concerns on Syria - Council conclusions on Syria and Council strengthens EU sanctions once more
May 14, 2012 - Updated EU sanctions on Burma - EU sanctions suspended
May 14, 2012 - Updated EU concerns on Somalia - Council conclusions on Somalia
May 14, 2012 - Updated EU concerns on Afghanistan - Council conclusions on Afghanistan
May 14, 2012 - Updated EU concerns on Yemen - Council conclusions on Yemen
May 11, 2012 - Updated OFAC sanctions on Cuba - Update of Comprehensive Guidelines for License Applications
May 10, 2012 - Updated OECD on the launch of Tax Inspectors Without Borders
May 09, 2012 - Updated Swiss sanctions on Burma - Partial lifting of sanctions
May 09, 2012 - Updated Swiss sanctions on Liberia - Changes
May 09, 2012 - Updated Swiss sanctions on Iraq - Delisting
May 08, 2012 - US OFAC Kingpin Act Designations OFAC Update
May 08, 2012 - Updated Swiss sanctions on Congo - Two persons added
May 04, 2012 - Added EU measures on Suriname - EU to impose measures (no sanctions) on Suriname over Amnesty Act
May 04, 2012 - Updated UK sanctions on Guinea Bissau - Implementing Council Regulation (EU) No 377/2012
May 03, 2012 - Updated EU sanctions on Guinea Bissau - EU Council imposes sanctions on coup leaders in Guinea-Bissau
May 02, 2012 - Updated Swiss sanctions on Somalia - One person added
May 01, 2012 - Added US Executive Order on Foreign Sanctions Evaders with respect to Iran & Syria
May 01, 2012 - Updated Swiss sanctions on Terrorism and terrorist financing - Al-Qaïda or Taliban
May 01, 2012 - Added Ecowas sanctions on Guinea Bissau - Diplomatic, economic and financial sanctions
Sanctions History

News Items & Press Releases related to Sanctions or Sanctioned Countries / Territories

May 18, 2012 - South Africa "confident" of solution to Iran oil ban Reuters News Item
May 18, 2012 - Japan's Idemitsu renews Iran oil deal, cuts volume Reuters News Item
May 18, 2012 - Iran helps Syria defy oil embargo FT News Item
May 18, 2012 - Dutchman gets 6 months for illicit trade with Iran RNW News Item
May 17, 2012 - United States-China Cooperation in Afghanistan US Department of State
May 17, 2012 - Turkish gold sales to Iran soar as sanctions bite Reuters News Item
May 17, 2012 - South Korea may limit exports to Iran on payment concerns Reuters News Item
May 17, 2012 - Japan Said to Seek Sovereign Cover for Iran Tankers This Month Bloomberg News Item
May 17, 2012 - Japan's JX: No Problem With Paying Iran for Oil Now WSJ News Item
May 17, 2012 - Iran Crude to Japan Said to Face Blocks After Court Order Bloomberg News Item
May 17, 2012 - Iran petchem exports plunge due to EU sanctions-traders Reuters News Item
May 17, 2012 - US Senate to consider new Iran sanctions Thursday Reuters News Item
May 17, 2012 - Iran flouts U.N. sanctions, sends arms to Syria Reuters News Item
May 16, 2012 - India dumps Iran, squeezes Obama Asia Times Online News Item
May 16, 2012 - Iraq Replaces Iran as India's Second-Largest Crude Oil Supplier WSJ News Item
May 16, 2012 - Taiwan’s Oil Imports From Iran Surge Following Halt in February Bloomberg News Item
May 16, 2012 - EU studying impact of Iran ship insurance ban Reuters News Item
May 16, 2012 - Iran Seen Losing 500,000 Barrels of Oil Shipments Daily Bloomberg News Item
May 16, 2012 - Iranian oil sales stymied by sanctions Telegraph News Item
May 15, 2012 - India tells U.S. Iranian oil import cuts to continue-source Reuters News Item
MAy 14, 2012 - South Korea Asks EU for Iran Crude-Shipment Insurance Exemption Bloomberg News Item
May 14, 2012 - Turkey cuts Iranian oil imports in April vs March Reuters News Item
May 11, 2012 - EU statement on recent attacks in Syria EU Press Release
May 11, 2012 - UK Bank Standard Chartered Exits Iran Amid International Pressure WSJ News Item
May 11, 2012 - European Countries Seek Easing of Provision Included in Iranian Oil Embargo NYT News Item
May 11, 2012 - U.S. official doubts Iran can find alternative to central bank Reuters News Item
May 11, 2012 - Refuelling EU shippers may violate Iran sanctions Reuters News Item
May 11, 2012 - Iran Oil Exports Fall WSJ News Item
May 11, 2012 - Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Syria US Department of State Press Release
May 11, 2012 - Sanctions block Syria's vital grain trade The Star Online News Item
May 10, 2012 - Essar Refinery in India Makes Preliminary Booking of Iran Crude Bloomberg News Item
May 10, 2012 - EU To Review Iran Oil Embargo, Shipping Insurance Ban In June WSJ News Item
May 09, 2012 - Britain seeks delay to EU's Iran ship insurance ban Reuters News Item
May 09, 2012 - India ships in 34 pct less oil from Iran in April vs March Reuters News Item
May 09, 2012 - India, Iran Sign Trade Deals WSJ News Item
May 08, 2012 - Syria faces halt in diesel from Russia Reuters News Item
May 08, 2012 - Iran accepts renminbi for crude oil FT News Item
May 07, 2012 - Iranian traders to visit India as Clinton arrives AFP News Item
May 07, 2012 - Japan eyes guarantees for ships carrying Iran oil-Nikkei Reuters News Item
May 07, 2012 - India Said to Deny Local Branch for Iran Bank on U.S. Pressure Bloomberg News Item
May 07, 2012 - Iran May Lose 9.5% of Oil Contracts as Asian Buyers Cut Imports Bloomberg News Item
May 07, 2012 - U.S. keeps India waiting on Iran sanctions waiver Chicago Tribune News Item
May 04, 2012 - Zhuhai Zhenrong (designated Jan 12, 2012) Books May Fuel-Oil Shipment From Iran Bloomberg News Item
May 04, 2012 - Iran brags of major oil industry deal UPI News Item
May 04, 2012 - Iran 'imported over £350 million of weapons in three years' Telegraph News Item
May 04, 2012 - China shippers profit from sanctions on Iran petchem trade Reuters News Item
May 04, 2012 - EU to impose measures on Suriname over Amnesty Act Stabroek News - News Item
May 04, 2012 - Somalia Political Process US Department of State Press Release
May 03, 2012 - Charles Taylor War Crimes: Prosecution Wants 80 Years For Liberian President Huffington Post News Item
May 03, 2012 - U.N. calls for peace between Sudans UPI News Item
May 03, 2012 - U.N. committee sanctions three North Korea companies SwissInfo News Item
May 02, 2012 - Under U.S. Pressure, India to Cut Iran Imports WSJ News Item
May 02, 2012 - U.S. targets foreign evaders of Iran, Syria sanctions Reuters News Item
May 01, 2012 - Iran to Build Oil Facility in Venezuela, Tehran Times Says Bloomberg News Item
May 01, 2012 - Japan's Idemitsu not decided on Iran crude contract-exec Reuters News Item
May 01, 2012 - India insurance cos to give $50 mln cover for Iran oil buy-Exec Reuters News Item
May 01, 2012 - Treatment of Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko US Department of State Press Release
Older News Items & Press Releases

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Table of Content

Lessons Learned
Embargoed Countries
UN Sanctions
UN Arms Sanctions
EU Sanctions
EU Arms Sanctions
Overview of EU Third Countries which align with EU Sanctions
UK Sanctions
Norway Sanctions
Swiss Sanctions
Australia Sanctions
Canada Sanctions
Hong Kong Sanctions
Iran Sanctions
New Zealand Sanctions
Singapore Sanctions
US Embargoed Countries (US PATRIOT / OFAC / FINCEN / ITAR)
OFAC Overview
FINCEN Overview
International Traffic in Arms Regulations & ITAR - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (USA)
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) EAR Overview
US designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (US FTO)
EU designated (Foreign) Terrorist Organizations (EU FTO)
US designated Transnational Criminal Organizations (US TCO)
US determined major drug-producing or drug-transit countries (FAA)
Bank for International Settlements on Trade Finance, Payment & Correspondent Banking Transparency
FATF page with International Standards on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism & Proliferation
Wolfsberg Group on Trade Finance, Payment & Correspondent Banking Transparency

Dutch Sanction Law 1977

IFSR & CISADA Explained, see also Eren Law for more information on CISADA
Wrap Up & Background - Sanctions IRAN
Iran Shipping and Oil Industry (IRISL & NIOC)

Useful Links

OFAC SDN List SDN
EU Consolidated Overview EU Overview
UNSCR 1540 (2004) concerning nuclear, biological or chemical weapons UNSCR 1540 (2004) & List of National Reports
FATF Public Statement & Warning List
OECD Lists White, Tax Havens & Black Listed
Export Controls & Red Flags
Transparency International Information Corruption Perception Index
Human Rights Watch World Report
SIPRI Arms Embargoes Database
Dual Use Goods - Global multilateral arrangement covering both conventional weapons and sensitive dual-use goods and technologies which can be used in the development of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems Wassenaar Arrangements
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Sanctions & Export Controls by Country

Vesseltracker Maritime database Vesseltracker
Equasis Vessel & Owner database Equasis
Near real time location of vessels Marine Traffic - AIS tracking

News, analysis and information on export controls, sanctions, customs law, FCPA, antidumping and other international trade issues International Trade Law News
The Eren Law Firm is a responsive and results-oriented, boutique law firm that advises on sanctions (ao) Eren Law
On-line repository of information and resources for global trade professionals The Trade Wiki

How to deal with containers and more (including how to validate shipping containers)
How to deal with Iran (owned or controlled) forwarders Iran freight forwarders
How to deal with Iran (owned or controlled) shippers IRISL owned or controlled shippers
How to deal with Iran (owned or controlled) vessels IRAN Vessel
How to deal with NIOC Iran NIOC Companies