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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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"
}

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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.