Frequently Asked Questions

706 … Section 515.567(a) of the CACR contains a general license that authorizes, subject to conditions, travel-related transactions and other transactions that are directly incident to organization of and participation in amateur and semi-professional international sports federation competitions.… Read more

444 … Executive Order (E.O.) 13694, as amended on December 29, 2016,  focuses on specific harms caused by significant malicious cyber-enabled activities, and directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, to impose sanctions on those… Read more

445 … As with many of the sanctions programs that Treasury administers, U.S. persons (and persons otherwise subject to OFAC jurisdiction) must ensure that they are not engaging in trade or other transactions with persons named on OFAC’s SDN List pursuant to  E.O. 13694, as amended,  or any entity… Read more

190 … U.S. persons who have been issued licenses involving persons designated under the GHRAVITY E.O. should check with the issuing agency regarding the validity of their licenses. … Are existing licenses issued by the U.S. Government involving persons designated under the GHRAVITY E.O. still …

191 … This Executive Order gives Treasury new authorities. First, it strengthens Treasury’s ability to address behavior by foreign individuals and entities determined to have violated, attempted to violate, conspired to violate, or caused a violation of U.S. sanctions on Syria or Iran. This E.O.… Read more

192 … Executive Order 13608 expands Treasury’s ability to address the behavior of foreign persons determined to have violated or attempted to violate U.S. sanctions on Syria or Iran, or to have facilitated deceptive transactions on behalf of persons subject to those sanctions, where the foreign… Read more

193 … If an individual or entity is made subject to sanctions under this authority , U.S. persons generally may no longer provide to or procure from such individual or entity any goods, services, or technology. From a practical standpoint, it means that the sanctioned individual or entity will be… Read more

194 … No. Identifications or listings under Executive Order 13608 do not block any assets. However, a U.S. person may not provide or procure goods or services, including financial services, or technology to or from a listed person without authorization from OFAC, unless the transaction is otherwise… Read more

336 … Please refer to the Foreign Sanctions Evaders (FSE) List . … How do I know whether a person is identified under E.O. 13608? …

195 … Context Information: This FAQ is associated with Executive Order 13608 . A U.S. financial institution must reject any wire transfer involving a listed person and file a report with OFAC within 10 days. … I am a financial institution. What do I do if I receive a wire transfer involving a… Read more