Frequently Asked Questions

… 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… Read more

… 293 … We anticipate that regulations to be promulgated will define “energy sector of Iran” to include activities involving the exploration, extraction, production, refinement, or liquefaction of petroleum, natural gas, or petroleum products in Iran. (See also… Read more

… … No, as of November 10, 2008 U-Turn payments are no longer allowed. … Are U-Turn payments for Iran still permitted? …

… 612 … E.O. 13846 does not make sanctionable the export of finished vehicles to Iran if no further assembly or manufacturing is required. As such, exporting fully assembled and finished vehicles to Iran for sale would not be sanctionable, so long as the… Read more

… due to the United States Government’s identification of these entities as the Government of Iran and/or as an Iranian financial institution . Such entities are identified on the SDN List … set forth in any of a number of other Executive Orders concerning, for example, assisting… Read more

… was established to further facilitate the flow of humanitarian assistance to the people of Iran consistent with the U.S. government’s longstanding support for humanitarian trade.  Similar … The HC offers a voluntary option for facilitating payments for humanitarian exports to… Read more

… 549 … In light of the tragic earthquake in Iran, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) would like to … which Americans can provide humanitarian assistance to the Iranian people, consistent with the Iran-related sanctions… Read more

… 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… Read more

… 613 … Goods or services for the maintenance of finished vehicles exported to Iran would generally not be considered “significant goods or services used in connection with the automotive sector of Iran” for the purposes of E.O. 13846 , and the provision of such… Read more

… on certain transactions on or after August 7, 2018, for the sale, supply, or transfer to Iran of “significant” goods or services used in connection with the automotive sector of Iran. (See FAQ 289 for an interpretation of the term “significant.”) We anticipate… Read more