Descartes Visual Compliance Regulations Update 7-23-26

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DIRECTORATE OF DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS (DDTC) F.R. NOTICE

International Traffic in Arms Regulations: USML Category I Firearm Suppressors

“In support of the President’s Executive Order of April 9, 2025, on Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability, the Department of State (the Department) issues this interim final rule removing firearm silencers, mufflers, and sound suppressors for non-automatic and semi-automatic firearms from the U.S. Munitions List (USML).”

91 FR 46079-81
Published 07-23-2026

Notice of Department of State Sanctions Action

“The U.S. Department of State is publishing the names of seven individuals, two entities, and two vessels that have been removed from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List), administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).”

91 FR 45310-13
Published 07-20-2026

Imposition of Additional Sanctions on Sudan Under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991

“On April 24, 2025, the Senior Official performing the functions of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, acting under authority delegated pursuant to Executive Order 12851 and Department of State Delegation 293-2, determined pursuant to section 306(a) of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (the Act), 22 U.S.C. 5604(a), that the Government of Sudan has used chemical weapons in violation of international law. Notice of this determination was published on June 27, 2025 in the Federal Register under Public Notice 12749, which resulted in sanctions against Sudan. Section 307(b) of the Act provides for additional sanctions unless a certification to Congress was made within three months of April 24, 2025 that Sudan has met certain conditions described in the Act. Sudan has not met the Act’s conditions and the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security decided to impose additional sanctions on Sudan on June 23, 2026.”

91 FR 45309-10
Published 07-20-2026

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL (OFAC) F.R. NOTICES

Notice of July 21, 2026 – Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Mali

[Presidential documents]: “The situation in Mali, including repeated violations of ceasefire arrangements made pursuant to the 2015 Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali; a coup d etat resulting in the termination of that agreement; the expansion of terrorist activities into southern and central Mali; the intensification of drug trafficking and trafficking in persons, human rights abuses, and hostage- taking; a further coup d etat; the presence of foreign mercenaries threatening peace, security, and stability; and the intensification of attacks against civilians, the Malian defense and security forces, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), and international security presences, continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13882 of July 26, 2019, must continue in effect beyond July 26, 2026. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13882 with respect to the situation in Mali.”

91 FR 46701
Published 07-23-2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

“The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has removed from OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) the names of certain persons whose property and interests in property had been blocked pursuant to Hong Kong sanctions authorities. Additionally, OFAC has transferred names of persons who remain sanctioned under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act, Public Law 116- 149 (HKAA), from the SDN List to the Non-SDN Menu Based Sanctions List (NS-MBS List).”

91 FR 46227-38
Published 07-22-2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

“The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC’s determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.”

91 FR 45319-21
Published 07-20-2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

“The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC’s determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.”

91 FR 44967-71
Published 07-17-2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

“The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing updates to the identifying information of one person currently included on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List).”

91 FR 44971-72
Published 07-17-2026

BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY (BIS) F.R. NOTICES

Implementation of EAR Export Controls on Silencers, Mufflers, and Sound Suppressors; and Other Firearms Related Changes

“The Department of Commerce (Commerce), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is revising the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the Commerce Control List (CCL) to appropriately control certain silencers, mufflers, and sound suppressors (sound suppressors) that will no longer be described on the International Traffic in Arms Regulations U.S. Munitions List (USML). This interim final rule (IFR) complements a Department of State interim final rule published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register (International Traffic in Arms Regulations: USML Category I Firearm Suppressors (1400-AG11) (State IFR)). This transfer of jurisdiction will reduce the regulatory burden on exports of sound suppressors. This IFR also revises the EAR to allow firearms and related items to be temporarily exported and reexported under a license exception as tools of trade, thereby relieving exporters of the regulatory burden of applying for authorization. Finally, this IFR clarifies which items fall within the scope of the EAR’s entry clearance requirements for a temporary import.”

91 FR 46252-64
Published 07-23-2026

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL (OFAC) DOCUMENTS

Alphabetical master list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons

Published 07-20-2026

Recent changes to master list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons

To access the full list of sanctioned entities and individuals, refer to: OFAC Recent Actions

LISTS RECENTLY REVISED

• FBI Kidnappings and Missing Persons
• Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons [OFAC]
• U.S. DEA Major Fugitives
• United Nations Consolidated List
• World Bank Listing of Ineligible Firms
• European Union Consolidated List
• FDIC Enforcement Decisions
• Hong Kong Monetary Authority
• Liste Nationale – France
• US – State Medicaid, New York
• New York Dept of Labor Debarments
• Ohio Findings for Recovery Database
• Targeted Ship Management List – Safety
• State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
• Virginia Consolidated Debarments
• Washington Consolidated Debarments
• U.S. Department of State Narcotics Rewards Program Target Information
• ARRT Disciplinary Sanctioned List
• Medicare Enrollment Opt Out
• Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA): Primary Registrants
• Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA): Active Short Form Registrants
• Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA): Foreign Principals
• UK Crimestoppers Most Wanted
• National Treasury (South Africa) Restricted Suppliers
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norway – Restrictive Measures in respect of Ukraine
• Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts (RENA) – Quebec
• Kharon – 50% list
• US – Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions (NW-MBS)
• UK Sanctions List
• Kharon – 10 Plus
• Kharon – MEU List
• Kharon – Belarus State Owned Enterprise
• Kharon – Russia State Owned Enterprise
• Kharon – Control Data
• Taiwan – Bureau of Foreign Trade Entity List
• Kharon – National Defense Authorization Act 889
• Kharon – Evasion, Battlefield and High Priority Goods
• UN – Consolidated List – Arabic
• UN – Consolidated List – Chinese
• UN – Consolidated List – French
• UN – Consolidated List – Russian
• UN – Consolidated List – Spanish
• GSA List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement, Nonprocurement, and Reciprocal Programs
  [Updated in full from SAM/EPLS every business day]