Sanctions & Export Control
Material regulatory developments from Office of Foreign Assets Control and Bureau of Industry and Security are tracked daily by Cresthaven Analytics. Over the last 90 days, 20 material briefs relevant to professionals operating in the trade & geopolitical risk sector have been published below. Each brief is sourced directly from the primary regulatory feed, summarized for institutional readers, and scored for materiality.
Recent material activity
A selection of recent published briefs; this is not a complete archive.
OFAC Enforcement & Recent Actions (direct) release pending Cresthaven Analytics full analysis: Publication of Regulatory Amendments; Publication of Report for Licensing Activities Undertaken Pursuant to the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export
OFAC Enforcement & Recent Actions (direct) published a regulatory release titled 'Publication of Regulatory Amendments; Publication of Report for Licensing Activities Undertaken Pursuant to the Trade Sanctions Reform and…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →BIS issues temporary final rule restricting polysilicon imports to prevent pre-tariff stockpiling ahead of December 2026 adjustments
BIS published a temporary final rule on September 24, 2026, implementing Proclamation 11052, which directs the Secretary of Commerce to restrict imports by any company determined to be stockpiling polysilicon or polysili…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC removes Francois Olenga and aliases from the DRC-related SDN List
OFAC removed Francois Olenga — a Congolese general and former Head of the Military House of the President — along with four associated name variants from the SDN List on September 23, 2026. The removal lifts all blocking…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC removes Ethiopia-sanctioned persons from the SDN List under Ethiopia sanctions authorities
OFAC removed named persons from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List on September 23, 2026, acting under Ethiopia sanctions authorities. The removal unblocks property and interests in property prev…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC publishes ICC sanctions General License 12 in the Federal Register after prior web release
OFAC published General License 12 under the International Criminal Court-Related Sanctions Regulations in the Federal Register on September 23, 2026. This publication formalizes a license previously posted only to OFAC's…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC formally publishes Venezuela Sanctions Regulations General Licenses 5X and 5Y in the Federal Register
OFAC formally entered General Licenses 5X and 5Y under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations into the Federal Register on September 23, 2026. Both licenses had been available on OFAC's website prior to this action. Federal…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC formally publishes DRC Sanctions Regulations General License 2 in the Federal Register
OFAC formally codified General License 2 under the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sanctions Regulations by publishing it in the Federal Register on September 23, 2026. The license had previously been available on OFAC'…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC publishes Iran-related General Licenses Y and Z in the Federal Register
OFAC published General Licenses Y and Z under the Iran sanctions program in the Federal Register on September 23, 2026. Both licenses were previously available on OFAC's website. This action formalizes them in the offici…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC adds one or more persons to the SDN List triggering immediate U.S. transaction prohibitions
OFAC designated one or more persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List on September 23, 2026. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons …
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →Commerce defines zero-tariff eligibility criteria and submission procedures for specialty pharmaceuticals under Section 232 pharmaceutical proclamation
The Department of Commerce issued a Federal Register notice on September 23, 2026 defining which pharmaceutical product categories qualify for a zero ad valorem tariff rate under Presidential Proclamation 11020 of April …
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC adds one or more persons to the SDN List triggering immediate U.S. blocking obligations
OFAC published a sanctions designation on September 22, 2026, adding one or more persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC terminates Ethiopia sanctions program and issues amended Russia general license covering Lukoil asset sale negotiations
OFAC announced on September 18, 2026 the expiration of the Ethiopia-related national emergency, the removal of all Ethiopia-designated persons from the SDN List, and the issuance of Russia-related General License 131J. T…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC adds six individuals and multiple entities to SDN List under Iran, Cuba, and Belarus sanctions programs
OFAC updated its Specially Designated Nationals List on September 17, 2026, adding six individuals and at least one entity across Iran, Cuba, and Belarus-related sanctions programs. Two Iranian nationals face secondary s…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →BIS renews Temporary Denial Order against UTair Aviation JSC, barring all U.S. export privileges
The Bureau of Industry and Security renewed its Temporary Denial Order against UTair Aviation JSC of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, effective September 17, 2026. The renewal continues a full prohibition on UTair's participatio…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →BIS renews Temporary Denial Order against Russian carrier PJSC Aeroflot, extending export privilege restrictions
BIS renewed its Temporary Denial Order against PJSC Aeroflot, the Russian state-controlled airline, effective September 17, 2026. The renewal bars Aeroflot from participating in U.S.-origin export transactions and extend…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →BIS renews Temporary Denial Order against Russian carrier Azur Air, extending export privilege bar
BIS renewed a Temporary Denial Order against Azur Air, a Russian commercial airline headquartered in Krasnoyarsk, effective September 17, 2026. The renewal bars Azur Air and any party acting on its behalf from participat…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →OFAC removes two Russia-program and one narcotics-program SDN entries and issues amended Venezuela General License 5Z
OFAC removed three entries from the Specially Designated Nationals list on September 16, 2026: two under the Russia sanctions program — one individual and one Turkish entity — and one individual under the narcotics traff…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →Sanctions & Export Controls release pending Cresthaven Analytics full analysis: Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
Sanctions & Export Controls published a regulatory release titled 'Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action'. Cresthaven Analytics' full intelligence brief is pending re-analysis; see the source link below for the complete primar…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →Sanctions & Export Controls release pending Cresthaven Analytics full analysis: Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
Sanctions & Export Controls published a regulatory release titled 'Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action'. Cresthaven Analytics' full intelligence brief is pending re-analysis; see the source link below for the complete primar…
Read the full Sanctions & Export Control brief →Sanctions & Export Controls release pending Cresthaven Analytics full analysis: Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
Sanctions & Export Controls published a regulatory release titled 'Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action'. Cresthaven Analytics' full intelligence brief is pending re-analysis; see the source link below for the complete primar…
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