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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

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This action was brought by the Office of Foreign Assets Control which is an enforcement agency of the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control 50 Percent Rule imposes sanctions on companies with combined ownership by “blocked” parties of 50 percent or more. Treasury Department. For example, the U.S.

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How sanctions affect shipping companies and trade

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In the US there is a special body responsible for control over the above issue: Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury Department (OFAC). A certain list of entities being subject to sanctions (SDN List) is officially published at the OFAC website.

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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Iranian-Affiliated Shipping Vessels

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Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the sanctions yesterday, November 14th. The Biden Administration is taking action in the waning days of the administration, with a new presidential administration taking office in just over two months.