Who issues sanctions that businesses must screen against?
The major regimes a globally-operating business typically screens against are:
| Regime | Issuer | Primary list |
|---|---|---|
| United Nations | UN Security Council | UN Consolidated Sanctions List |
| United States | OFAC (US Treasury) | SDN List + Sectoral, Non-SDN, FSE, NS-PLC lists |
| European Union | Council of the EU | EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List (CFSP) |
| United Kingdom | OFSI (HM Treasury) | UK Sanctions List |
| Australia | DFAT | DFAT Consolidated List (Autonomous + UNSC) |
| Canada | Global Affairs Canada | SEMA + JVCFOA + UN Act lists |
| Switzerland | SECO | SECO sanctions list |
In practice, screening providers also include domestic lists from Japan (METI), Singapore (MAS), Hong Kong (HKMA), and others depending on the customer's footprint.