Descartes Visual Compliance Regulations Update 8-13-26

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

List of Countries Requiring Cooperation With an International Boycott

“In accordance with section 999(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Department of the Treasury is publishing a current list of countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott (within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).” [Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen]

91 FR 51543
Published 08-10-2026

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

“The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing updates to the identifying information of one or more persons currently included in OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). OFAC is also publishing the names of one entity whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and two aircraft who have been removed from the SDN List.” [Previously published in Descartes Visual Compliance Regulations Update 08-06-2026.]

91 FR 51220-21
Published 08-07-2026

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL (OFAC) DOCUMENTS

Alphabetical master list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons

Published 08-07-2026

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

The following individuals have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

• GHASEMPOUR, Saeed (a.k.a. GHASEMPUR, Sa’id), Iran; DOB 10 Feb 1980; POB Babol, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; National ID No. 2060455065 (Iran) (individual) [IRAN-EO13902] (Linked To: BANK-E SHAHR).
• HENDI, Amir, Iran; DOB 05 Nov 1982; POB Tehran, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; National ID No. 0074773585 (Iran) (individual) [IRAN-EO13902] (Linked To: TITAN EXCHANGE).
• KAYVANPOUR, Siavash (a.k.a. “HASHEM, Siavash”; a.k.a. “KAIVANPOUR, Siavash”; a.k.a. “KIWAN PORT, Siyawesh”), Kish, Iran; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; DOB 12 Jul 1979; POB Iran; nationality Iran; alt. nationality Dominica; alt. nationality Afghanistan; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; Digital Currency Address – XBT 15Zt2mKuQ5Qy6DEXfDcbtsEVneoGQQXrS4; alt. Digital Currency Address – XBT 1BUXxhcwzFukm9CUxnhag85sSXDkMRbXse; Digital Currency Address – ETH 0x8d79c73daae8630c88de372ba8f57592fa987607; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Digital Currency Address – TRX TPgxjjB6AJeMSQFngbUM6dMMxPHa9GEtYa; Passport RA003752 (Dominica); National ID No. 784-1979-5841714-5 (United Arab Emirates) (individual) [SDGT] [IRGC].
• MOHAMMAD, Peivand (a.k.a. MOHAMMAD, Peyvand), Iran; DOB 21 Jan 1991; POB Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Male; National ID No. 0013132229 (Iran) (individual) [IRAN-EO13902] (Linked To: FARAB SOROUSH AFAGH QESHM COMPANY).
• SHARIFI, Shima, Iran; DOB 28 Jun 1992; POB Tehran, Iran; nationality Iran; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Gender Female; National ID No. 0014985241 (Iran) (individual) [IRAN-EO13902].
• BIOSCA GALLEGO, Oscar Enrique, Cuba; DOB 01 Jul 1958; POB Holguin, Cuba; nationality Cuba; Gender Male; Passport A011514 (Cuba) expires 14 Sep 2029 (individual) [CUBA-EO14404].
• MILIAN GOMEZ, Monica, Moscow, Russia; DOB 13 Dec 1963; POB Havana, Cuba; nationality Cuba; Gender Female (individual) [CUBA-EO14404].
• PEREZ CORTES, Waldo, Beijing, China; DOB 13 Oct 1964; nationality Cuba; Gender Male; Passport A014056 (Cuba) (individual) [CUBA-EO14404].
• REMON RODRIGUEZ, Jose Antonio, Cuba; DOB 03 Oct 1960; nationality Cuba; Gender Male; Passport A011900 (Cuba) expires 04 Jan 2030 (individual) [CUBA-EO14404].
• SANCHEZ ALLEYNE, Heriberto, Havana, Cuba; DOB 22 Aug 1966; POB Havana, Cuba; nationality Cuba; Gender Male; Passport I103675 (Cuba); alt. Passport E452433 (Cuba) issued 24 Mar 2023 expires 24 Mar 2029; National ID No. 66082217669 (Cuba) (individual) [CUBA-EO14404] (Linked To: EMPRESA CUBANA IMPORTADA Y EXPORTADA DE PRODUCTOS TECNICOS).
• VICIANA MOUSSET, Roberto Jesus, Havana, Cuba; DOB 26 Dec 1963; nationality Cuba; Gender Male (individual) [CUBA-EO14404].

The following entities have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

• EMPRESA CUBANA EXPORTADORA E IMPORTADORA DE SERVICIOS, ARTICULOS Y PRODUCTOS TECNICOS ESPECIALIZADOS SA (a.k.a. TECNOTEX SA), Havana, Cuba; Organization Established Date 13 Sep 1983; Organization Type: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment; Target Type State-Owned Enterprise [CUBA-EO14404].
• EMPRESA CUBANA IMPORTADA Y EXPORTADA DE PRODUCTOS TECNICOS (a.k.a. IMPORT AND EXPORT CUBAN COMPANY OF TECHNICAL PRODUCTS; a.k.a. STATE ENTERPRISE TECHNOIMPORT; a.k.a. TECHNOIMPORT; a.k.a. TECNOIMPORT), Havana, Cuba; Organization Established Date 01 Jan 1995; Organization Type: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment; Target Type State-Owned Enterprise [CUBA-EO14404].
• EMPRESA MILITAR INDUSTRIAL YURI GAGARIN (a.k.a. EMI YURI GAGARIN; a.k.a. YURI GAGARIN MILITARY INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE), Havana, Cuba; Organization Established Date 10 May 1966; Organization Type: Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles; Target Type State-Owned Enterprise [CUBA-EO14404].
• SOCIEDAD MERCANTIL DUNA SA (a.k.a. “DUNA SA”), Havana, Cuba; Organization Established Date 11 Nov 2022; Organization Type: Non-specialized wholesale trade [CUBA-EO14404].
• UNION DE INDUSTRIA MILITAR (a.k.a. LA UNION DE INDUSTRIAS MILITARES; a.k.a. MILITARY INDUSTRIES UNION; a.k.a. UNION OF WAR INDUSTRY; a.k.a. “UIM”), Havana, Cuba; Organization Established Date 1988; Organization Type: Defense activities; Target Type State-Owned Enterprise [CUBA-EO14404].
• ABAN TETHER EXCHANGE (a.k.a. ABAN TABADEL ARSABARAN; a.k.a. ABANTETHER), Ground Floor, No. 8, Gozar Merdad Alley, Qods Town (West), Tehran 1465663166, Iran; Website abantether.com; Additional Sanctions Information – Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Organization Established Date 26 Aug 2020; Organization Type: Financial and Insurance Activities; National ID No. 14009392670 (Iran) [IRAN-EO13902].
• ALPS INTERNATIONAL L.L.C-FZ, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Organization Established Date 20 Dec 2022; License 2205337.01 (United Arab Emirates); alt. License DE7365 (United Arab Emirates) [IRAN-EO13902].
• AYDENIZ GENERAL TRADING L.L.C, Office 1205, Riggat Al Buteen, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Organization Established Date 18 Jul 2023; License 1210220 (United Arab Emirates); alt. License CH5145 (United Arab Emirates) [IRAN-EO13902].
• BLUE DASH GENERAL TRADING COMPANY LIMITED, Unit 32, 3/F, Block A, The K-Star, Manning Industrial Building 118, How Ming St, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Organization Established Date 31 Jul 2019; Company Number 2858512 (Hong Kong); Business Registration Number 71017662 (Hong Kong) [IRAN-EO13902].
• CAILAFANG PTE. LTD., 60, Paya Lebar Square, 54, Paya Lebar Road, Singapore; Organization Established Date 15 Jan 2024; Registration Number 202402130H (Singapore) [IRAN-EO13902].
• CRYPTO HOME DMCC, DMCC Business Centre, BA1024, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Digital Currency Address – XBT 1G1V1b9s9uPsFCNL15ibZk44xsVygKsP2u; Digital Currency Address – ETH 0xbb69e01921b17cd22080968bcc96ba6115da6062; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 08 Mar 2022; Organization Type: Financial and Insurance Activities; Digital Currency Address – BNB bnb136ns6lfw4zs5hg4n85vdthaad7hq5m4gtkgf23; Digital Currency Address – TRX TTVJuXWCusAURrpNShiypauagEH1N4CrxV; Commercial Registry Number DMCC192801 (United Arab Emirates); Company Number AE0120005822 (United Arab Emirates); License DMCC-839525 (United Arab Emirates) [SDGT].
• GLEAMING HK TRADING LIMITED, Unit 33A, 3/F, The K-Star, Manning Industrial Center, 116-118, How Ming St, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Organization Established Date 09 Jun 2020; Company Number 2950107 (Hong Kong); Business Registration Number 71948314 (Hong Kong) [IRAN-EO13902].
• NFT HOME DMCC (a.k.a. “NFT HOME DMSC”), Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 19 May 2022; Organization Type: Wholesale and retail trade; Commercial Registry Number DMCC193420 (United Arab Emirates); License DMCC-846344 (United Arab Emirates) [SDGT].
• OVIEDO OVERSEAS COMPANY LIMITED, Room 11, 8/F, On Cheong Factory Building, No. 19 Tai Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, China; Organization Established Date 09 Sep 2025; Business Registration Number 78761549 (Hong Kong) [IRAN-EO13902].
• SHELBIT GENERAL TRADING LLC (a.k.a. “SHELBIT”; a.k.a. “SHELBIT EXCHANGE”), Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Registration Number 3334083 (United Arab Emirates) [SDGT].
• SHELBIT TECHNOLOGIES LTD SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA W LIKWIDACJI (a.k.a. “SHELBIT LTD”; a.k.a. “SHELBIT TECHNOLOGIES LTD”), 22B 21A Bartycka 00-716, Warsaw, Poland; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 24 Aug 2023; Organization Type: Other monetary intermediation; Tax ID No. 5214033324 (Poland); Business Registration Number 526184547 (Poland); Registration Number 0001053647 (Poland) [SDGT].
• SHPS SHELBIT (a.k.a. “SHELBIT EXCHANGE”), Tblisi, Georgia; Website www.shelbit.com; Digital Currency Address – XBT bc1qjzk63wwatq2f638psymq3qapn00 aqgksyx56l3t8eg7zuuccwasq498khf; alt. Digital Currency Address – XBT bc1qz654h5qcqzalv6ltpxsk4k sdcc3e20wkedqntgnarv3a0t2e2p7scr48pl; Digital Currency Address – ETH 0xe05f529f5284d75624eba386cb716928c3b54a2a; alt. Digital Currency Address – ETH 0x6b69e2a7545c166417a80c61a77562052bffa9c5; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; Organization Established Date 29 Apr 2025; Organization Type: Other business support service activities n.e.c.; Digital Currency Address – TRX TXN3hVukebhyYR31YPCYd7aJAvmUeXu1ab; Digital Currency Address – SOL 6wjqWWra8ombzaw6VHrG5xpQ972jCYF6bbHiFCbWmr4U; Registration Number 400430477 (Georgia) [SDGT].
• TITAN EXCHANGE (a.k.a. TITAN ENERGY PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TRADING CO. L.L.C; a.k.a. TITAN LAND PETROCHEMICALS TRADING L.L.C), Dubai, United Arab Emirates; License 1288764 (United Arab Emirates); alt. License 820100 (United Arab Emirates); alt. License BC2364 (United Arab Emirates); alt. License DA7564 (United Arab Emirates) [IRAN-EO13902] (Linked To: BANK-E SHAHR).

The following deletions have been made to OFAC’s SDN List:

• SATIZABAL RENGIFO, Mario German (a.k.a. “PELO DE COBRE”), Colombia; DOB 04 Mar 1970; POB Buga, Valle, Colombia; Cedula No. 14892890 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT].
• “PELO DE COBRE” (a.k.a. SATIZABAL RENGIFO, Mario German), Colombia; DOB 04 Mar 1970; POB Buga, Valle, Colombia; Cedula No. 14892890 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT].
• AYALA BARRERA, Rubi Yiceth; DOB 13 Feb 1982; Cedula No. 52784570 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: HERJEZ LTDA.).
• ZAZUETA GODOY, Heriberto (a.k.a. “CAPI BETO”), Jose Aguilar Barraza 328, Al Poniente de la Colonia Jorge Almeda, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico; Av. Naciones Unidas # 5759, Casa 34, Col. Parque Regency, Zapopan, Jalisco 44110, Mexico; DOB 03 Feb 1960; POB Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico; C.U.R.P. ZAGH600203HSLZDR07 (Mexico) (individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: PRODUCCION PESQUERA DONA MARIELA, S.A. DE C.V.; Linked To: TAIPEN, S.A. DE C.V.; Linked To: COMERCIALIZADORA Y FRIGORIFICOS DE LA PERLA DEL PACIFICO, S.A. DE C.V.).
• “CAPI BETO” (a.k.a. ZAZUETA GODOY, Heriberto), Jose Aguilar Barraza 328, Al Poniente de la Colonia Jorge Almeda, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico; Av. Naciones Unidas # 5759, Casa 34, Col. Parque Regency, Zapopan, Jalisco 44110, Mexico; DOB 03 Feb 1960; POB Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico; C.U.R.P. ZAGH600203HSLZDR07 (Mexico) (individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: PRODUCCION PESQUERA DONA MARIELA, S.A. DE C.V.; Linked To: TAIPEN, S.A. DE C.V.; Linked To: COMERCIALIZADORA Y FRIGORIFICOS DE LA PERLA DEL PACIFICO, S.A. DE C.V.).
• ZAZUETA GOMEZ, Leopoldo; DOB 04 Feb 1940; POB San Ignacio, Sinaloa, Mexico; C.U.R.P. ZAGL400204HSLZMP06 (Mexico) (individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: PRODUCCION PESQUERA DONA MARIELA, S.A. DE C.V.).
• ROMERO ZEVADA, Demetrio, Nogalitos No. 17, Quila, Sinaloa, Mexico; DOB 09 Apr 1973; POB Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico; C.U.R.P. ROZD730409HSLMVM09 (Mexico) (individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: COMERCIALIZADORA Y FRIGORIFICOS DE LA PERLA DEL PACIFICO, S.A. DE C.V.; Linked To: PRODUCCION PESQUERA DONA MARIELA, S.A. DE C.V.).
• PRODUCCION PESQUERA DONA MARIELA, S.A. DE C.V., Avenida Puerto Mazatlan 6, Colonia Parque Industrial Alfredo V Bonfil, Mazatlan, Sinaloa CP 82050, Mexico; R.F.C. PPD0103129Q2 (Mexico); Folio Mercantil No. 9974-2 (Mexico) [SDNTK].
• TAIPEN, S.A. DE C.V. (a.k.a. “TAI PEN”), Av. Juan Palomar y Arias # 569, Col. Jardines Universidad, Zapopan, Jalisco 45110, Mexico; Folio Mercantil No. 33288-1 (Mexico) [SDNTK].
• “TAI PEN” (a.k.a. TAIPEN, S.A. DE C.V.), Av. Juan Palomar y Arias # 569, Col. Jardines Universidad, Zapopan, Jalisco 45110, Mexico; Folio Mercantil No. 33288-1 (Mexico) [SDNTK].
• COMERCIALIZADORA Y FRIGORIFICOS DE LA PERLA DEL PACIFICO, S.A. DE C.V., Puerto de Mazatlan 6 D, Parque Industrial Alfredo V. Bonfil, Mazatlan, Sinaloa 82050, Mexico; R.F.C. CFP001109UM7 (Mexico) [SDNTK].

The following changes have been made to OFAC’s SDN List:

• LEGRA SOTOLONGO, Roberto, Havana, Cuba; DOB 1955; POB Baracoa, Cuba; nationality Cuba; Gender Male; Deputy Chief of the General Staff Revolutionary Armed Forces and Chief of the Directorate of Operations of the FAR (individual) [GLOMAG].
  
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  LEGRA SOTOLONGO, Roberto, Havana, Cuba; DOB 05 Jun 1954; POB Baracoa, Cuba; nationality Cuba; Gender Male; Passport A008444 (Cuba) expires 18 Jun 2027 (individual) [GLOMAG] [CUBA-EO14404].
  
  
• LOPEZ MIERA, Alvaro, Cuba; DOB 26 Dec 1943; POB Havana, Cuba; nationality Cuba; Gender Male (individual) [GLOMAG].
  
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  LOPEZ MIERA, Alvaro Victoriano, Cuba; DOB 26 Dec 1943; POB Havana, Cuba; nationality Cuba; Gender Male (individual) [GLOMAG] [CUBA-EO14404].

Published 08-07-2026

LISTS RECENTLY REVISED

• FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
• Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons [OFAC]
• World Bank Listing of Ineligible Firms
• European Union Consolidated List
• Canada Economic Sanctions
• FDIC Enforcement Decisions
• Hong Kong Monetary Authority
• Liste Nationale – France
• New Jersey Consolidated Debarments
• US – State Medicaid, New York
• Ohio Findings for Recovery Database
• Washington Consolidated Debarments
• U.S. Office of Inspector General Most Wanted Fugitives
• U.S. Department of State Narcotics Rewards Program Target Information
• ARRT Disciplinary Sanctioned List
• African Development Bank Group Debarred Entities
• 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
• Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts (RENA) – Quebec
• Kharon – 50% list
• Kharon – Venezuela State Owned Enterprise
• Kharon – 10 Plus
• Kharon – MEU List
• Kharon – Belarus State Owned Enterprise
• Kharon – Russia State Owned Enterprise
• Kharon – Control Data
• New Zealand – The Russia Sanctions Act 2022 Sanctions
• Kharon – National Defense Authorization Act 889
• Kharon – Evasion, Battlefield and High Priority Goods
• GSA List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement, Nonprocurement, and Reciprocal Programs
  [Updated in full from SAM/EPLS every business day]