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Selected General Licenses Issued by OFAC

For information on past General Licenses, see Archive of Selected Revoked and Expired General Licenses.

Afghanistan-Related Sanctions

Balkans-Related Sanctions

Belarus Sanctions

  • Belarus General License 8 - Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Joint Stock Company Byelorussian Steel Works Management Company of Holding Byelorussian Metallurgical Company (August 09, 2023)
  • Belarus General License 9 - Authorizing Transactions Related to Civil Aviation Safety or the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Open Joint Stock Company Belavia Belarusian Airlines (August 09, 2023)
  • Belarus General License 10 - Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Tabak Invest LLC (December 05, 2023)

Burma-Related Sanctions

  • Burma General License 1 - Official Business of the United States Government (March 25, 2021)
  • Burma General License 3 - Certain Transactions in Support of Nongovernmental Organizations' Activities (March 25, 2021)
  • Burma General License 5 - Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Myanma Investment and Commercial Bank or Myanma Foreign Trade Bank (June 21, 2023)
  • Burma General License 6 - Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Shwe Byain Phyu Group of Companies (January 31, 2024)

Counter Terrorism Sanctions

Cyber-Related Sanctions

Global Magnitsky Sanctions

Iran Sanctions

Iraq-Related Sanctions

Non-Proliferation Sanctions

  • Revocation of Non-Proliferation General License No. 1 - Revocation of General License No. 1 issued pursuant to the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 544, which authorized certain transactions related to the arrest, detention, and judicial sale of the MV Sabalan, MV Sahand, and MV Tuchal, three vessels on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.
  • Non-Proliferation General License No. 2 - Authorizing certain transactions related to the arrest, detention, and judicial sale of the MV Dandle and the MV Decretive, which are two vessels on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list. These vessels are currently under arrest in Malta and Hong Kong, respectively.
  • ​​Revocation of Non-Proliferation General License No. 3 - Revocation of General License No. 3 issued pursuant to the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 544, which authorized certain transactions related to the arrest, detention, and judicial sale of the MV First Ocean and MV Second Ocean, two vessels on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.
  • Non-Proliferation General License No. 4 - Exportation or reexportation of agricultural commodities, medicine, or medical devices to Iran through any Iranian port operated by Tidewater Middle East Company is authorized in certain circumstances.
  • ​Non-Proliferation General License No. 5c - authorizing certain transactions related to the arrest, detention, and judicial sale of the MV Dianthe (f.k.a. Horsham, f.k.a. Iran Bam, IMO No. 9323833), which is a vessel on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list.​
  • Iran General License A - Certain transactions otherwise authorized under general or specific licenses set forth in or issued pursuant to 31 C.F.R. chapter V authorized.​
  • Non-Proliferation General License 6 - Authorizing certain transactions related to the arrest, detention, and judicial sale of the MV Uppercourt (a.k.a. Iran Bojnoord, IMO No. 9305207), which is a vessel on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list.​
  • Revocation of Non-Proliferation General License No. 7 - Revocation of General License No. 7 pursuant to the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 544, which authorized certain transactions related to the arrest, detention, and judicial sale of the MV Amina (f.k.a. Shere, a.k.a. Iran Tabas, IMO No. 9305192), which is a vessel on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list.​
  • Non-Proliferation General License No. 8 - Authorizing certain transactions related to the arrest, detention, and judicial sale of the of the AMIN Crude Oil Tanker (a.k.a. AMIN 2, IMO No. 9422366), which is a vessel on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list.
  • Non-Proliferation General License No. 9 - Authorizing certain transactions related to the arrest, detention, and judicial sale of the Motor Vessel SININ (IMO No. 9274941), which is a vessel on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list.

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions

Sudan and Darfur Sanctions

Syria Sanctions

  • Syria General License 22 - Authorizing Activities in Certain Economic Sectors in Non-Regime Held Areas of Northeast and Northwest Syria (May 12, 2022)

Syria-Related Sanctions

Ukraine-/Russia-related Sanctions

Venezuela-Related Sanctions