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
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": "sw_ofac_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": "2026-01-27T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

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 entries from multiple OFAC programs:

1. SDN List - All Specially Designated Nationals
2. FSE List - Foreign Sanctions Evaders (entities violating sanctions on Syria/Iran)
3. SSI List - Sectoral Sanctions Identifications (Russian sector sanctions)
4. Palestinian Legislative Council - PLC members
5. Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions - Menu-based sanctions entries
6. Capta List - Chinese Military Companies
7. NS-MBS List - Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions

FSE (Foreign Sanctions Evaders) - Included in Consolidated

Entities determined to have violated US sanctions on Syria or Iran. These are included in the consolidated list.

Designation Criteria:

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

SSI (Sectoral Sanctions) - Included in Consolidated

Targeted sanctions on specific sectors of the Russian economy. These are included in the consolidated list.

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

Usage

# Screen against SDN list only
curl -X POST "https://api.sanctionswise.orchestraprime.ai/v1/screen/entity" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Example Company Ltd",
    "entity_type": "organization",
    "lists": ["ofac_sdn"]
  }'

# Screen against consolidated list (includes FSE, SSI, etc.)
curl -X POST "https://api.sanctionswise.orchestraprime.ai/v1/screen/entity" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Example Company Ltd",
    "entity_type": "organization",
    "lists": ["ofac_consolidated"]
  }'

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API Examples

Get All OFAC Lists Info

curl -X GET "https://api.sanctionswise.orchestraprime.ai/v1/lists" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Screen Against All OFAC Lists

curl -X POST "https://api.sanctionswise.orchestraprime.ai/v1/screen/entity" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Test Entity",
    "entity_type": "organization",
    "lists": ["ofac_sdn", "ofac_consolidated"]
  }'

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Data Sources

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

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