OFAC sanctions programs
Each entry on the SDN and Consolidated lists carries one or more program tags: the executive order or statute it was designated under. 75 tags are in use on the 2026-10-21 lists. Click a program for what it covers, how many entries carry it and a sample of listed names.
| Tag | Program | Entries |
|---|---|---|
RUSSIA-EO14024 | Russia (EO 14024) Specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the Russian Federation under Executive Order 14024; the largest program since 2022. | 6,442 |
SDGT | Specially Designated Global Terrorists Terrorists and their supporters under Executive Order 13224 as amended. | 3,363 |
IFSR | Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations Persons designated under the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations (31 CFR part 561), typically alongside IRGC or NPWMD tags. | 1,620 |
SDNTK | Foreign Narcotics Kingpins Significant foreign narcotics traffickers under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. | 1,363 |
NPWMD | Non-proliferation (EO 13382) Proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their supporters under Executive Order 13382. | 1,205 |
IRAN-EO13902 | Iran sectors (EO 13902) Iran's construction, mining, manufacturing and textiles sectors (and others identified later) under Executive Order 13902. | 1,079 |
UKRAINE-EO13662 | Ukraine-/Russia-related (EO 13662) Sectoral sanctions (financial, energy, defense sectors of Russia) under Executive Order 13662; many entries are non-SDN sectoral (SSI) identifications. | 822 |
ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059 | Illicit drugs (EO 14059) Foreign persons involved in the global illicit drug trade under Executive Order 14059. | 788 |
GLOMAG | Global Magnitsky Serious human rights abuse and corruption worldwide under Executive Order 13818 (Global Magnitsky Act). | 739 |
IRAN | Iran (Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations) Persons designated under the Iran program (31 CFR part 560 and related executive orders). | 679 |
IRAN-EO13846 | Iran (EO 13846) Executive Order 13846 of August 2018, reimposing sanctions lifted under the JCPOA (petroleum, shipping, financial). | 509 |
TCO | Transnational Criminal Organizations Significant transnational criminal organizations and their members under Executive Order 13581 as amended. | 430 |
IRGC | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps The IRGC and persons owned, controlled or acting for it (designated under EO 13224 and 13382 with the IRGC tag). | 289 |
CYBER2 | Cyber-related (EO 13694 as amended) Malicious cyber-enabled activities under Executive Order 13694 as amended by EO 13757. | 260 |
IRAN-HR | Iran human rights (EO 13553) Serious human rights abuses by the Government of Iran under Executive Order 13553. | 222 |
DPRK4 | North Korea (EO 13810) Executive Order 13810 of September 2017: persons and vessels trading with North Korea, foreign financial institutions. | 196 |
UKRAINE-EO13661 | Ukraine-/Russia-related (EO 13661) Russian government officials and persons operating in the Russian arms sector under Executive Order 13661. | 196 |
BELARUS-EO14038 | Belarus (EO 14038) Executive Order 14038 of August 2021, broadening the Belarus program to sectors and state entities. | 183 |
VENEZUELA-EO13850 | Venezuela (EO 13850) Persons operating in the gold and other sectors of the Venezuelan economy, and corruption, under Executive Order 13850. | 178 |
PAARSSR-EO13894 | Syria-related (EO 13894) Persons involved in the situation in and in relation to Syria (Turkish operations in northern Syria) under Executive Order 13894. | 174 |
BALKANS | Western Balkans (EO 13219) Persons undermining peace and stability in the Western Balkans under Executive Order 13219. | 164 |
VENEZUELA | Venezuela (EO 13692) Persons undermining democratic processes or human rights in Venezuela under Executive Order 13692. | 162 |
DPRK3 | North Korea (EO 13722) Executive Order 13722 of March 2016: North Korean economic sectors, overseas workers, state entities. | 157 |
UKRAINE-EO13660 | Ukraine-/Russia-related (EO 13660) Persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Ukraine under Executive Order 13660. | 154 |
BURMA-EO14014 | Burma (EO 14014) Persons connected with the February 2021 coup in Burma (Myanmar) under Executive Order 14014. | 153 |
DPRK2 | North Korea (EO 13687) Executive Order 13687 of January 2015: Government of North Korea and Workers' Party officials and agencies. | 124 |
IRAN-EO13876 | Iran Supreme Leader's office (EO 13876) The Supreme Leader of Iran, his office and persons appointed by it under Executive Order 13876. | 115 |
IRAQ2 | Iraq (EO 13315) Former Iraqi regime officials and their immediate family members under Executive Order 13315. | 114 |
ELECTION-EO13848 | Foreign election interference (EO 13848) Foreign interference in a United States election under Executive Order 13848. | 111 |
FTO | Foreign Terrorist Organizations Organizations designated by the Secretary of State under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. | 104 |
UKRAINE-EO13685 | Crimea (EO 13685) Persons operating in the Crimea region of Ukraine under Executive Order 13685. | 102 |
CUBA-EO14404 | Cuba (EO 14404) Executive Order 14404 designations relating to Cuba. | 98 |
DRCONGO | Democratic Republic of the Congo Persons contributing to the conflict in the DRC under Executive Order 13413 as amended. | 98 |
CYBER4 | Cyber-related (EO 13694 / 2024 amendment) Executive Order 13694 as further amended in 2024 (ransomware, IT worker and intrusion networks). | 96 |
CAATSA - RUSSIA | CAATSA — Russia Designations under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, Russia provisions (section 224 and 231 cyber and defense/intelligence sector). | 82 |
NS-PLC | Non-SDN Palestinian Legislative Council Members of the Palestinian Legislative Council elected on the Hamas list; non-SDN list with limited restrictions. | 81 |
NICARAGUA | Nicaragua (EO 13851) Persons undermining democracy or human rights in Nicaragua under Executive Order 13851. | 80 |
CUBA | Cuba Cuban Assets Control Regulations designations (Cuban government entities and nationals). | 77 |
BELARUS | Belarus (EO 13405) Persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Belarus under Executive Order 13405. | 71 |
DPRK | North Korea (EO 13551) North Korea program under Executive Order 13551 (arms trade, luxury goods, illicit activities). | 69 |
CMIC-EO13959 | Chinese military-industrial complex (EO 13959) Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List: publicly traded securities restrictions under EO 13959 as amended by EO 14032. Not a blocking list. | 68 |
VENEZUELA-EO13884 | Venezuela government (EO 13884) The Government of Venezuela and persons acting for it under Executive Order 13884. | 67 |
MAGNIT | Magnitsky Act (Russia) Persons designated under the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012. | 64 |
IRAN-EO13871 | Iran metals (EO 13871) Iran's iron, steel, aluminum and copper sectors under Executive Order 13871. | 59 |
SUDAN-EO14098 | Sudan (EO 14098) Persons destabilizing Sudan and undermining its democratic transition under Executive Order 14098. | 57 |
SDNT | Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers Colombian narcotics traffickers and their networks under Executive Order 12978. | 53 |
IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO | Iran conventional arms (EO 13949) Conventional arms transfers to or from Iran under Executive Order 13949. | 50 |
LIBYA3 | Libya (EO 13726) Executive Order 13726 of April 2016: persons threatening Libya's peace, security or stability, including oil smuggling. | 50 |
HKAA | Hong Kong Autonomy Act Foreign financial institutions identified under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act (non-SDN, correspondent-account measures). | 39 |
IRAN-TRA | Iran — Threat Reduction Act (EO 13628) Persons designated under Executive Order 13628 implementing the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act. | 31 |
SOMALIA | Somalia Persons threatening the peace, security or stability of Somalia under Executive Order 13536. | 30 |
CAR | Central African Republic Persons contributing to the conflict in the Central African Republic under Executive Order 13667. | 29 |
PEESA-EO14039 | Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act Vessels and persons involved in Nord Stream 2 and similar pipelines under PEESA and Executive Order 14039. | 27 |
IFCA | Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act Designations under the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (energy, shipping, shipbuilding, metals). | 26 |
SOUTH SUDAN | South Sudan Persons threatening the peace, security or stability of South Sudan under Executive Order 13664. | 24 |
BALKANS-EO14033 | Western Balkans (EO 14033) Executive Order 14033 of June 2021, expanding the Western Balkans program (corruption, obstruction of the Dayton agreement). | 24 |
CAATSA - IRAN | CAATSA — Iran Designations under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, Iran provisions (ballistic missiles, IRGC). | 20 |
HOSTAGES-EO14078 | Hostage-taking and wrongful detention (EO 14078) Persons involved in hostage-taking or wrongful detention of US nationals under Executive Order 14078. | 18 |
ICC-EO14203 | International Criminal Court (EO 14203) Persons connected with International Criminal Court actions against the United States or its allies under Executive Order 14203. | 18 |
LIBYA2 | Libya (EO 13566) Executive Order 13566 of February 2011: the former Qadhafi regime and related persons. | 18 |
HRIT-IR | Iran human rights / IT (EO 13606) Grave human rights abuses by the governments of Iran and Syria via information technology under Executive Order 13606 (Iran). | 16 |
LEBANON | Lebanon Persons undermining Lebanon's sovereignty or democratic processes under Executive Order 13441. | 16 |
IRAQ3 | Iraq (EO 13438) Persons threatening stabilization efforts in Iraq under Executive Order 13438. | 13 |
YEMEN | Yemen Persons threatening the peace, security or stability of Yemen under Executive Order 13611. | 10 |
CYBER3 | Cyber-related (EO 13694 / election interference) Cyber-enabled election interference under Executive Order 13694 as amended. | 9 |
NICARAGUA-NHRAA | Nicaragua (NHRAA) Designations under the Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018. | 8 |
PAIPA | Protecting Americans from Hostile Actions (non-SDN) Persons identified under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act; non-SDN restrictions. | 8 |
RUSSIA-EO14065 | Russia — Donetsk and Luhansk (EO 14065) Executive Order 14065 of February 2022 on the so-called DNR and LNR regions of Ukraine. | 8 |
DARFUR | Darfur Persons connected with the conflict in Darfur, Sudan under Executive Order 13400. | 6 |
MALI-EO13882 | Mali Persons threatening the peace, security or stability of Mali under Executive Order 13882. | 4 |
DPRK-NKSPEA | North Korea (NKSPEA) Designations under the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016. | 2 |
SSIDES | Sudan (SSIDES) Designations under the Sudan Stabilization and Individuals Engaged in Destabilizing Efforts program. | 2 |
561-Related | Section 561 (CISADA) related Foreign financial institutions identified under section 561 of the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations (CISADA); correspondent-account restrictions, not blocking. | 1 |
HRIT-SY | Syria human rights / IT (EO 13606) Grave human rights abuses via information technology under Executive Order 13606 (Syria). | 1 |
UHRPA | Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act Designations under the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020. | 1 |
Official program pages: https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information. Counts are entries, not persons: one entry can carry several tags.