Embargo and sanction lists - an overview

Embargoes or sanctions are a prohibitions to export certain goods to countries or persons and organizations. Embargo lists may include:

• Raw materials, chemicals, drug precursors
• Dual-use goods, weapons
• Technology
• Luxury goods

In addition:

• Payments, financial transactions, investments
• Services

Sanction lists against persons / organizations

The basis for the different sanction lists is usually the UN sanctions list. In addition, individual countries supplement the list with additional entries.

• United Nations (Consolidated Sanctions List)
• European Union (Consolidated list of sanctions)
• Germany (Financial sanctions list (German))
• Great Britain and northern Ireland (HM Treasury)
• Switzerland (SECO)
• USA (Checkliste, Specially Designated Nationals, Debarred Parties for Arms Exports)
• USA (Unverified List)
• World Bank (Ineligible Firms & Individuals)

Non-public sanction lists against persons and organizations

Various governments offer export-oriented companies lists, which should warn of so-called "purchasers". These lists are non-public and should in no case be made publicly available.

• Germany (Early warning lists)
• Great Britain (UK-PC, BERR)
• JAPAN (MITI)

Goods lists (dual-use, weapons, etc)

In order to guarantee the peaceful coexistence of the peoples, a regulation of the trade of weapons or goods suitable for the production of weapons is indispensable.

• International (Wassenaar, Nuclear Suppliers, Australia Group, Missile Technology)
• Germany (Export Control)
• USA (Commerce Control List)