OFAC Information for Industry Groups

General Guidance

• Introduction to OFAC Video Series

Instant Payment Systems

Guidance:

• Sanctions Compliance Guidance for Instant Payment Systems

Credit Reporting

Frequently Asked Questions:

• Frequently Asked Questions for Credit Report Consumers

OFAC Industry Brochures:

• Foreign Assets Control Regulations for Credit Reporting Industry 
• Guidance for Credit Report Consumers 

​Exporters and Importers

Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (TSRA): 

• Program Information and Licensing Application Process - For Exports of Agricultural Commodities, Medicine and Medical Devices to Iran and Sudan

OFAC Industry Brochures: 

• Foreign Assets Control Regulations for Exporters & Importers  

​Financial Sector 

Frequently Asked Questions: 

• Frequently Asked Questions for the Financial Sector

Guidance: 

• Information Regarding the Creation and Maintenance of False Hit Lists (Issued October 2015)

Articles for the Industry (information is date specific):

• OFAC Compliance in the Securities and Investment Sector - Journal of Investment Compliance, September 2012
• Opening Securities and Futures Accounts from an OFAC Perspective

Bank Secrecy and Anti-Money Laundering:

• BSA/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual - Office of Foreign Assets Control (July 2006)

OFAC Industry Brochures: 

• Foreign Assets Control Regulations for the Financial Community

OFAC Risk Matrix:  

• OFAC Risk Matrices (for financial institutions as of June 2005)   
• OFAC Risk Matrix (for the Securities Sector as of November 2008) 

Insurance Industry 

Frequently Asked Questions:

• Frequently Asked Questions for the Insurance Industry

Legal and Compliance Services Sector  

Guidance:

• Guidance on the Provision of Certain Services Relating to the Requirements of U.S. Sanctions Laws (January 2017)

Frequently Asked Questions:

• Cross-Programmatic Compliance Services Guidance

Maritime Shipping Services

Guidance:

• Advisory for the Maritime Oil Industry and Related Sectors
• Guidance to Address Illicit Shipping and Sanctions Evasion Practices
• Updated Guidance on Sanctions Risks Related to Shipping Petroleum to Syria

Money Service Businesses 

OFAC Industry Brochures:

• Money Service Businesses (English) 
• las Empresas de Servicios Monetarios (en español)

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)/Non-profit  

Frequently Asked Questions: 

• Frequently Asked Questions on NGO topics

OFAC Risk Matrix:

• OFAC Risk Matrix (for the Charitable Sector as of March 2007)

Guidance and Fact Sheets:

• OFAC Compliance Communiqué: Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to the Palestinian People (Issued November 14, 2023)
• Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to Syria (Issued August 8, 2023)
• Humanitarian Assistance and Food Security Fact Sheet: Understanding UK and U.S. Sanctions and their Interconnection with Russia (Issued June 28, 2023)
• Supplemental Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance (Issued February 27, 2023)
• Guidance Related to the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance by Not-For-Profit Non-Governmental Organizations (Issued October 2014)
• Fact Sheet: Provision of Humanitarian Assistance and Trade to Combat COVID-19
• OFAC Food Security Fact Sheet: Russia Sanctions and Agricultural Trade 
• Fact Sheet: Preserving Agricultural Trade, Access to Communication, and Other Support to Those Impacted by Russia’s War Against Ukraine
• Guidance on the Sale of Food, Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, and Medical Devices by Non-U.S. Persons to Iran
• Fact Sheet: Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan and Support for the Afghan People

Virtual Currency Industry 

Frequently Asked Questions: 

• Frequently Asked Questions with regard to Virtual Currency

OFAC Industry Brochures:

• Sanctions Compliance Guidance for the Virtual Currency Industry (Issued October 15, 2021)