Sanctions Lists Overview

SanctionsWise API provides access to authoritative US Federal sanctions lists from OFAC (Treasury) and BIS (Commerce).

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Supported Lists

List ID	Name	Authority	Entities	Update Frequency
ofac_sdn	OFAC SDN	US Treasury	~12,000	Real-time
ofac_consolidated	OFAC Consolidated	US Treasury	Included	Daily
ofac_fse	OFAC FSE	US Treasury	~500	Real-time
ofac_ssi	OFAC SSI	US Treasury	~1,500	Real-time
bis_entity	BIS Entity List	Commerce Dept	~500	Weekly

Total Entities: ~15,000 unique sanctioned parties

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OFAC Lists

SDN (Specially Designated Nationals)

The primary OFAC sanctions list containing individuals and entities whose assets are blocked.

{
  "list_id": "ofac_sdn",
  "name": "Specially Designated Nationals",
  "authority": "US Treasury OFAC",
  "legal_basis": "Various Executive Orders and Statutes",
  "update_frequency": "real-time",
  "entity_types": ["individual", "organization", "vessel", "aircraft"]
}

Blocked Activities:

• US persons prohibited from transactions
• Assets within US jurisdiction are frozen
• Secondary sanctions may apply

Consolidated List

Aggregates multiple OFAC programs into a single searchable list.

Included Programs:

• SDN List
• Foreign Sanctions Evaders (FSE)
• Sectoral Sanctions Identifications (SSI)
• Palestinian Legislative Council List
• Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions List

FSE (Foreign Sanctions Evaders)

Entities determined to have violated US sanctions on Syria or Iran.

SSI (Sectoral Sanctions Identifications)

Entities in specific sectors of the Russian economy subject to sectoral sanctions.

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BIS Lists

Entity List

Maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security (Commerce Department).

{
  "list_id": "bis_entity",
  "name": "Entity List",
  "authority": "Bureau of Industry and Security",
  "legal_basis": "Export Administration Regulations (EAR)",
  "update_frequency": "weekly",
  "entity_types": ["organization", "individual"]
}

Restrictions:

• Export license required for listed entities
• May include foreign subsidiaries
• Technology transfer restrictions

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Data Freshness

Every API response includes data freshness information:

{
  "data_freshness": {
    "ofac_sdn": "2025-12-11T08:00:00Z",
    "ofac_consolidated": "2025-12-11T00:00:00Z",
    "bis_entity": "2025-12-08T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

Update Schedule

List	Check Frequency	Source
OFAC SDN	Every 15 minutes	OFAC API
OFAC Consolidated	Daily at 00:00 UTC	OFAC Downloads
BIS Entity List	Weekly on Mondays	BIS Website

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List Selection

Choose which lists to screen against using the lists parameter:

# Screen against all lists (default)
curl -X POST https://api.orchestraprime.ai/sanctionswise/screen/entity \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "name": "John Smith",
    "lists": ["all"]
  }'

# Screen against specific lists
curl -X POST https://api.orchestraprime.ai/sanctionswise/screen/entity \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "name": "John Smith",
    "lists": ["ofac_sdn", "bis_entity"]
  }'

List IDs

ID	Description
all	All available lists (default)
ofac_sdn	OFAC SDN only
ofac_consolidated	OFAC Consolidated only
ofac_fse	OFAC FSE only
ofac_ssi	OFAC SSI only
bis_entity	BIS Entity List only
ofac_all	All OFAC lists

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Coming Soon

Planned List Additions

List	Authority	Target
UN Security Council	United Nations	Q2 2025
EU Consolidated	European Union	Q2 2025
UK Sanctions	HM Treasury	Q3 2025

Contact sales@orchestraprime.ai for enterprise early access.

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SanctionsWise API is a product of OrchestraPrime LLC