Frequently Asked Questions

362 … Yes. The definitions of the terms “agricultural commodities,” “medicine,” and “medical device” used in the relevant general licenses in the ITSR include, in the case of items subject to Commerce's Export Administration Regulations (EAR), items that are designated as EAR99 and, in the case of… Read more

363 … Yes. A non-U.S. person may export or reexport agricultural commodities, medicine, or medical devices to Iran under the relevant general licenses in the ITSR , provided that the items are subject to Commerce's Export Administration Regulations  (EAR); and all conditions of the relevant general… Read more

364 … If an export or reexport is not authorized by general license, any U.S. person, or non-U.S. person exporting items subject to Commerce's Export Administration Regulations  (EAR); and designated as EAR99, wherever located, or U.S.-owned or -controlled foreign entity may apply for a specific… Read more

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