OFAC Sanctions Lists

Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) lists are maintained by the US Treasury Department.

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SDN List (Specially Designated Nationals)

The primary OFAC sanctions list containing blocked parties.

Overview

Attribute	Value
List ID	ofac_sdn
Authority	US Treasury OFAC
Entities	~12,000
Update Frequency	Real-time
Legal Basis	Various EOs and Statutes

Entity Types

Type	Description	Examples
individual	Natural persons	Designated individuals
organization	Companies, groups	Shell companies, terrorist orgs
vessel	Ships, boats	Sanctioned vessels
aircraft	Planes, helicopters	Blocked aircraft

Data Fields

{
  "entity_id": "sdn_12345",
  "name": "EXAMPLE PERSON",
  "type": "individual",
  "programs": ["SDGT", "IRAN"],
  "aliases": [
    "EXAMPLE, P.",
    "P. EXAMPLE"
  ],
  "identifiers": [
    {
      "type": "passport",
      "value": "AB1234567",
      "country": "IR"
    }
  ],
  "addresses": [
    {
      "street": "123 Main Street",
      "city": "Tehran",
      "country": "IR"
    }
  ],
  "date_of_birth": "1970-01-15",
  "nationality": "IR",
  "source": {
    "list_id": "ofac_sdn",
    "entry_id": "12345",
    "last_updated": "2025-12-10T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

Programs

Common SDN programs and their abbreviations:

Program	Description
SDGT	Specially Designated Global Terrorist
SDNT	Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker
IRAN	Iran Sanctions
SYRIA	Syria Sanctions
RUSSIA	Russia/Ukraine Sanctions
DPRK	North Korea Sanctions
CUBA	Cuba Sanctions
VENEZUELA	Venezuela Sanctions

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Consolidated List

Aggregation of multiple OFAC programs into a single searchable format.

Overview

Attribute	Value
List ID	ofac_consolidated
Authority	US Treasury OFAC
Update Frequency	Daily
Format	XML, CSV, JSON

Included Programs

The Consolidated List includes:

1. SDN List - All SDN entries
2. FSE List - Foreign Sanctions Evaders
3. SSI List - Sectoral Sanctions
4. Palestinian Legislative Council
5. Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions
6. Capta List - Chinese Military Companies

Usage

# Screen against consolidated list
curl -X POST https://api.orchestraprime.ai/sanctionswise/screen/entity \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Example Company Ltd",
    "entity_type": "organization",
    "lists": ["ofac_consolidated"]
  }'

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FSE List (Foreign Sanctions Evaders)

Entities determined to have violated US sanctions.

Overview

Attribute	Value
List ID	ofac_fse
Authority	US Treasury OFAC
Entities	~500
Update Frequency	Real-time
Legal Basis	Executive Order 13608

Designation Criteria

Entities added to FSE for:

• Deceptive transactions violating sanctions
• Facilitating evasion of sanctions programs
• Being owned/controlled by sanctioned parties

Consequences

• Blocking of US property
• Prohibition on US person transactions
• Financial system exclusion

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SSI List (Sectoral Sanctions)

Targeted sanctions on specific sectors of the Russian economy.

Overview

Attribute	Value
List ID	ofac_ssi
Authority	US Treasury OFAC
Entities	~1,500
Update Frequency	Real-time
Legal Basis	Executive Order 13662

Directives

Directive	Sector	Restrictions
Directive 1	Financial	New debt > 14 days
Directive 2	Energy	New debt > 60 days
Directive 3	Defense	New debt > 30 days
Directive 4	Energy	Deep water/Arctic/shale

Matching Considerations

SSI entities require:

• Name matching
• Sector identification
• Directive applicability check

{
  "match": {
    "entity_id": "ssi_789",
    "name": "Example Russian Bank",
    "ssi_directives": ["1"],
    "restrictions": "New debt > 14 days prohibited"
  }
}

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API Examples

Get All OFAC Lists

curl -X GET "https://api.orchestraprime.ai/sanctionswise/lists?authority=ofac" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Screen Against OFAC Only

curl -X POST https://api.orchestraprime.ai/sanctionswise/screen/entity \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Test Entity",
    "lists": ["ofac_all"]
  }'

Check Specific OFAC List

curl -X GET "https://api.orchestraprime.ai/sanctionswise/lists/ofac_sdn" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Data Sources

List	Source URL	Format
SDN	sanctionslistservice.ofac.treas.gov	JSON, XML
Consolidated	treasury.gov/ofac/downloads	CSV, XML
FSE	sanctionslistservice.ofac.treas.gov	JSON, XML
SSI	sanctionslistservice.ofac.treas.gov	JSON, XML

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