Frequently Asked Questions

365 … U.S. persons continue to be authorized to provide brokerage services on behalf of U.S. persons for the sale and exportation or reexportation by U.S. persons of agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices to Iran, provided that the sale and exportation or reexportation itself is… Read more

366 … OFAC will no longer issue specific licenses for exports or reexports that are covered by the agricultural commodities general license in the ITSR . However, a small number of specified agricultural commodities and certain persons are excluded from the agricultural commodities general license… Read more

367 … For purposes of the relevant exclusion from the agricultural commodities general license in the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations( ITSR ), the term “bioactive peptide” means an item that must be less than 50 amino acids in length and bioactive (antioxidant, antiallergic,… Read more

482 … The amendment primarily expands the scope of medical devices that can be exported or reexported to Iran without specific authorization. It authorizes the exportation or reexportation to Iran of all items meeting the definition of the term “medical device” as defined in section 560.530 (e)(3)… Read more

483 … An exporter should refer to the List of Medical Devices Requiring Specific Authorization , which is maintained on OFAC’s website, on the Iran Sanctions page . An exporter must obtain a specific license from OFAC to export or reexport any medical device on that list to Iran. An exporter must… Read more

484 … OFAC considers training activities including the dissemination of product information on the intended use of the device; comparisons of other devices and options; and the manufacturer’s instructions for use, labeling, warning, contraindications, storage, and maintenance of the medicine or… Read more

485 … OFAC amended section 560.306 of the ITSR to clarify that the terms “goods of Iranian origin” and “Iranian-origin goods” do not include the following categories of goods, provided that such goods were not grown, produced, manufactured, extracted, or processed in Iran: (i) goods exported or… Read more

486 … Goods have come into contact with Iran, if, for example, they are removed from a port or airport in Iran or are processed through Iranian customs, or if they transit Iran by truck or train en route to a destination outside of Iran. … What is an example of goods otherwise coming into contact… Read more

294 … Persons determined to be part of Iran’s energy, shipping, or shipbuilding sectors, or a port operator in Iran for purposes of IFCA section 1244(c) will be identified as such on the SDN List . Knowingly providing certain significant support to persons determined to be part of Iran’s energy,… Read more

295 … We anticipate that regulations to be promulgated will define goods and services used in connection with Iran’s energy, shipping and shipbuilding sectors to include: a. Energy Sector: In the case of Iran’s energy sector, goods or services that contribute to, Iran’s ability to develop its… Read more