Which OFAC list is associated with the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List?

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Which OFAC list is associated with the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List?

OFAC maintains several sanctions lists, with the most well-known being the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. This list names individuals and entities whose assets are blocked and with whom U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing unless a license is granted. In practice, screening customers and transactions against this list is a fundamental compliance step. The name SDN List is simply the shorthand used for that specific list—the one that directly corresponds to Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons. The other options refer to different concepts: a particular sanction program (Venezuela sanctions), a type of action (Blocking Accounts), or a master file that aggregates multiple lists (Consolidated Sanctions List). The SDN List is the one that represents the designation described.

OFAC maintains several sanctions lists, with the most well-known being the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. This list names individuals and entities whose assets are blocked and with whom U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing unless a license is granted. In practice, screening customers and transactions against this list is a fundamental compliance step.

The name SDN List is simply the shorthand used for that specific list—the one that directly corresponds to Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons. The other options refer to different concepts: a particular sanction program (Venezuela sanctions), a type of action (Blocking Accounts), or a master file that aggregates multiple lists (Consolidated Sanctions List). The SDN List is the one that represents the designation described.

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