Countries of concern
This list is provided as a general guide for exploring the feasibility of potential ventures. It should not be used as a justification for exports.
Comprehensively Sanctioned Countries (all transactions, including those involving persons or entities "ordinarily resident" in these countries, are subject to OFAC sanctions)
- Cuba
- Iran
- North Korea
- Syria
High Risk Countries (subject to OFAC targeted sanctions for specific persons, entities, or activities)
| Country | Type of Sanction |
|---|---|
| Belarus | No contact or business with certain individuals and their associations.* |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | No contact or business with certain individuals and their associations.* |
| Iraq | Limited sanctions program against specific individuals. |
| Libya | No contact or business with the Libyan regime of Moammar Gadhafi. |
| Nicaragua | Limited sanctions program against specific individuals. |
| Russia / Ukraine | Limited sanctions on specific individuals, exports to the Crimea region of Ukraine, and exports/transactions related to the petroleum and defense industries of Russia. |
| Somalia | No contact or business with certain individuals and their associations.* |
| Sudan | Contact the Office of Export Controls. |
| Venezuela | Limited sanctions program against the Government of Venezuela and those closely tied to it. |
| Zimbabwe | Limited sanctions program against Government of Zimbabwe and those closely tied to it. |
*Contact the Office of Export Controls for screening of contacts.
High Risk Countries (The government holds a general policy of license denial for ITAR or dual-use goods)
- Afghanistan
- Belarus
- Burma (Myanmar)
- China
- Congo
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Eritrea
- Fiji
- Haiti
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ivory Coast
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Libya
- North Korea
- Palestinian Authority / Hamas
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Syria
- Vietnam
- Venezuela
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe