US Sanctions (OFAC)
Overview
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals. OFAC sanctions target foreign countries and regimes, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, those engaged in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and other threats to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States.
Legal Authority:
- International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) — 50 U.S.C. §§1701–1707
- Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA) — 50 U.S.C. App. §§1–44
- Executive Orders issued under these authorities
Administered by: Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), U.S. Department of the Treasury
Source: OFAC Sanctions Programs — https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information
About this data
Scope — OFAC Sanctions Lists Covered
Our dataset consolidates all major OFAC sanctions lists:
- Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List: Individuals and entities whose property and interests in property are blocked. US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with SDNs. Includes designations under counterterrorism (SDGT, SDNTK, FTO), narcotics trafficking, weapons proliferation, and country-specific programs.
- Sectoral Sanctions Identifications (SSI) List: Entities operating in sectors of the Russian economy subject to specific prohibitions under Directives 1-4 (less restrictive than comprehensive SDN blocking).
- Other Consolidated Lists: Foreign Sanctions Evaders (FSE), Non-SDN entities subject to blocking, country-specific designations (Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, etc.), non-proliferation sanctions, Global Magnitsky (human rights violators), cyber-related sanctions, and other programs.
Identifiers & Data Fields Captured
Each designation includes comprehensive identifying information:
- Primary names and all known aliases (AKAs)
- Program tags (e.g., SDGT, SDNTK, FTO, SSI, FSE)
- Entity type (individual, entity, vessel, aircraft)
- Dates of birth, places of birth, and nationalities
- Identification numbers (passport, national ID, tax ID, registration numbers)
- Addresses (current and historical)
- Vessel details (IMO number, call sign, tonnage, flag)
- Aircraft details (registration number, serial number, manufacturer)
- Directive number (for SSI entities)
Structure & Linkages
Each record is program-tagged (SDN, SSI, FSE, etc.), jurisdiction-sourced (US OFAC), and entity-resolved across lists to reduce duplicates while preserving full source lineage. Records include sanction regime classification (e.g., Russia/Ukraine, Iran, DPRK, counter-terrorism, narcotics, cyber) for targeted screening workflows.
Frequency of Updates
Our US OFAC sanctions dataset is updated daily, synchronized with OFAC Sanctions List Service (SLS) refreshes to ensure your compliance screening stays current with the latest designations and modifications.