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What are Specially Designated Nationals?

What are Specially Designated Nationals?

Specially Designated Nationals are individuals or organizations listed by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control under sanctions programs; the SDN List can also include vessels and aircraft. Listed property subject to U.S. jurisdiction is blocked, but a similar name alone does not establish that a person or entity is the listed party.

Published
2026-07-20
Retrieved
Not reported
Snapshot
sha256:dbce0db9268058598122316bf9a3fbe5dbe5974129828c5414b7365abe8cda42
Data as of
2026-07-20

Source artifact receipts

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Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List

Evidence publisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Source date: 2026-07-20.

Published
Not reported
Retrieved
Not reported
Snapshot
Not retained for this live source artifact
Data as of
2026-07-20

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Scope and material limitation

What this answer covers

This answer describes the SDN List, not every OFAC or international sanctions list. Legal effect depends on the source record, applicable program, identifiers, and current OFAC guidance.

Dated source facts

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Source-snapshot manifest receipt

Reproducible lineage, explicitly unsigned

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Snapshot manifest SHA-256
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Previous chain SHA-256
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Current chain SHA-256
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signature_linked_facts
0
Answer-series chain status
unsigned

Primary-source chain

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  1. Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons ListU.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets ControlAccessed:

    Limitation: The SDN List is one OFAC list family and changes as designations change. A name similarity alone is not an identity determination or legal conclusion.

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Methodology and limitations

How to interpret this answer

Methodology version: citation-answer/v1

  • No name-only match is treated as an identity determination.
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Frequently asked questions

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Is every sanctions record on the SDN List?
No. OFAC maintains additional sanctions lists, and other U.S. and international authorities publish separate list families.

What’s on file, by the numbers

Platform snapshot · 2026-08-12

13.4Mproviders & companiesProviders, organizations, owners, and facilities on file
26.2Msource-linked factsSource-linked field facts in the dated platform snapshot
90sources with dataDistinct snapshot source IDs with at least one positive record count
73fresh sourcesDistinct source IDs whose latest positive-data snapshot falls within the preceding 45 days
111sources integratedActive registry rows; integration does not establish a load
13state Medicaid jurisdictionsDistinct states represented in the state-exclusions serving table

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