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Sanctions Screening — OFAC, BIS, EU, UN + 9 Jurisdictions

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Sanctions Screening — OFAC, BIS, EU, UN + 9 Jurisdictions

Unified sanctions screening across 16 government restricted-party lists from 9 jurisdictions. Three operating modes: bulk ingest, fuzzy-match query screening, and daily diff of new designations.

Built for banks, fintech companies, crypto exchanges, insurance firms, exporters, and compliance teams that need multi-jurisdiction coverage in a single actor run.

Covered Sources

United States

List Key Source Entities
OFAC_SDN OFAC Specially Designated Nationals ~19,000
OFAC_CONS OFAC Consolidated Sanctions List ~1,900
BIS_DPL BIS Denied Persons List ~994
BIS_EL BIS Entity List ~2,918
BIS_MEU BIS Military End User List ~400
DDTC DDTC Debarred Persons & Entities ~1,500
CSL trade.gov Consolidated Screening List ~30,151

United Kingdom

List Key Source Entities
UK_FCDO FCDO UK Sanctions List ~6,177
OFSI OFSI HMT Financial Sanctions ~19,761

Other Jurisdictions

List Key Jurisdiction Source Entities
EU_FSF EU EU Financial Sanctions File ~15,165
UN_SC UN UN Security Council Consolidated ~1,009
CA_SEMA Canada Global Affairs Canada SEMA ~10,953
CA_OSFI Canada OSFI Listed Terrorists ~177
AU_DFAT Australia DFAT Consolidated ~8,990
CH_SECO Switzerland SECO Sanctions ~16,608
JP_METI Japan METI End User List ~1,659
IL_NCI Israel NCI/CTF Designated Terrorists ~2,061

Input

Field Type Default Description
mode string ingest_lists Operating mode (see below)
lists array all List keys to include (e.g. OFAC_SDN, EU_FSF)
jurisdictions array all Filter by jurisdiction (e.g. US, EU, UN)
queries array — Names to screen (screen_queries mode)
minMatchScore integer 75 Minimum fuzzy match score 0-100
includeAliases boolean true Match against alias names
maxItems integer 1000 Maximum records to output

Modes

ingest_lists — Downloads all selected lists and outputs full normalized records. Use for initial data load or scheduled refreshes.

screen_queries — Fuzzy-matches each name in queries against all selected lists. Returns matches with match_score, match_field, and match_reason. Score 0-100; threshold set by minMatchScore.

new_designations_diff — Compares current list state against the previous run (stored in key-value store). Outputs only newly added entities. Use for daily monitoring.

Output

Each record contains:

Field Type Description
source_list string List key (e.g. OFAC_SDN, EU_FSF)
source_list_id string Native ID within the source list
source_information_url string URL of the source list page
jurisdiction string Jurisdiction code (US, UK, EU, UN, CA, AU, CH, JP, IL)
primary_name string Primary name of the sanctioned entity
alias_names array Alternate names / aliases
entity_type string Individual, Entity, Vessel, or Aircraft
nationalities array Nationality strings
citizenship array Citizenship strings
date_of_birth string Date of birth (individuals)
place_of_birth string Place of birth (individuals)
addresses array Address strings
identifying_documents array Passport, ID, registration numbers
sanctions_programs array Program codes (e.g. SDGT, IRAN)
designation_date string Date first designated
remarks string Additional notes from source list
vessel_details string Call sign, IMO number (vessel entities)
scraped_at string ISO timestamp of fetch

In screen_queries mode, additional fields are present:

Field Type Description
query_term string The query string screened
match_score number Fuzzy similarity score 0-100
match_field string Which field matched (primary_name or alias)
match_reason string Human-readable match explanation

Example Inputs

KYC/AML name screening:

{
  "mode": "screen_queries",
  "queries": ["Vladimir Potanin", "Alisher Usmanov"],
  "minMatchScore": 80,
  "maxItems": 50,
  "sp_intended_usage": "KYC compliance screening",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "None"
}

Daily monitoring for new designations:

{
  "mode": "new_designations_diff",
  "jurisdictions": ["US", "EU", "UN"],
  "sp_intended_usage": "Daily sanctions monitoring",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "None"
}

Initial bulk load — US lists only:

{
  "mode": "ingest_lists",
  "jurisdictions": ["US"],
  "maxItems": 0,
  "sp_intended_usage": "Initial data load for compliance database",
  "sp_improvement_suggestions": "None"
}

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official government publications:

  • US Treasury OFAC — direct XML download
  • UK FCDO and OFSI — direct XML download
  • UN Security Council — direct XML download
  • EU FSF, BIS lists, DDTC, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Japan, Israel — via OpenSanctions (Apache 2.0 licensed, derived from official government sources)

All sources are freely available government sanctions lists intended for regulatory compliance screening.

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