OFAC Updates SDN List With Sanctions Removals and Additions
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OFAC updates the U.S. sanctions list by removing some persons from the SDN List and adding others. The people or entities removed are no longer blocked under the listed sanctions authority, while newly listed persons have their property and interests in property under U.S. jurisdiction blocked. U.S. companies, financial institutions, and individuals should check their sanctions screening systems against the updated SDN List. Transactions with newly listed persons are generally prohibited for U.S. persons unless OFAC authorizes them.
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Key Changes
- Some persons are removed from the SDN List and their property interests are unblocked under the relevant sanctions authority.
- Other persons are added to the SDN List after OFAC determined that sanctions criteria were met.
- U.S. persons are generally barred from transactions with newly listed persons, and property under U.S. jurisdiction is blocked.
Obligations
What this law requires
U.S. persons must not engage in transactions with persons newly placed on the SDN List unless authorized by OFAC.
U.S. persons holding property or interests in property of persons newly placed on the SDN List that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction must treat those assets as blocked.
Organizations subject to U.S. jurisdiction should update sanctions screening systems and check counterparties against the SDN List changes issued on May 21, 2026.
Transactions involving persons removed from the SDN List under the listed sanctions authority are no longer blocked solely on the basis of those removed designations.