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OFAC Sanctions List Search

Operator: Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury, United States

Official search of US sanctions lists for people, companies, addresses and other identifiers.

Compliance & Public Records

Open website

Product

OFAC Sanctions List Search, the free web search of SDN and non-SDN lists.

Availability and source date

Active

As of: 16 October 2026.

No functionality test has been performed.

Use in OSINT research

Matches names and identifiers against the sanctions lists published by OFAC. OFAC is the issuing authority and therefore the primary source.

Queries

InputResultResult type
Person name + Company / organisation nameMatching entries from SDN and non-SDN lists, with a similarity score.
Retrieved
Address + National ID number + Crypto walletList entries matching an address, identification number or digital currency address.
Retrieved

Features

  • Searches names with an adjustable similarity threshold.
  • Filters by entry type, country, sanctions programme and list.
  • Displays names, addresses, type, programme and match score.
  • Exports the results list to Excel.

Categories

  • Compliance & Public Records
  • Sanctions & PEP

Coverage

Geographical coverage

Worldwide

Dataset

SDN list and consolidated non-SDN lists of the US sanctions authority OFAC.

Access

Requirements

Web search is accessible without an account.

Export

Excel export of the results list and a print view.

Provider

Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Country of establishment

United States

Interfaces

No API, MCP or AI integration is documented.

Usage note

For automated processing, OFAC directs users to its downloadable list files.

Limitations

  • A similar name alone does not confirm identity.
  • The search covers OFAC lists, not all international sanctions lists.
  • Continuous automated queries of the web search are not intended.

Guides and practical reports

Sources

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