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Office Of Enforcement

Cuba Sanctions

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To whom do these sanctions regulations apply?

 

  All U.S. citizens and permanent residents wherever they are located, all people and organizations physically in the United States, and all branches and subsidiaries of U.S. organizations throughout the world.
What related guidance does OFAC have on these sanctions?
Compass Icon Sanctions Brochures
    Overview of Sanctions PDF icon
    Overview of Sanctions (text)
 
Sanctions Guidance
 
  Related to Remittance Forwarding Service Providers
    A Notice Concerning Cuban Convertible Pesos PDF icon
 
  Related to Licenses and Travel Transactions
    Comprehensive Guidelines for License Applications to Engage in Travel- related Transactions Involving Cuba PDF icon
    Request a Specific License for Travel under the Comprehensive Guidelines for License Applications
    Prepaid Tourist Packages are Prohibited PDF icon
    Cuba Family Visit Transaction Guidelines PDF icon
    Clarification of Travel Licenses for Religious Activities PDF icon
    Revocation of OFAC Specific Licenses To Engage in Travel-Related Transactions Incident to Visiting Close Relatives in Cuba PDF icon
    Request a Specific License to Visit an Immediate Family Member
    Cuban Remittance Affidavit Form (TD F90-22.52) PDF icon
   
    Request for Release of Blocked Wire Transfers PDF icon
 
  Related to Travel Service Providers and the Travel Industry
    Authorized Travel, Carrier, and Remittance Forwarding Service Providers PDF icon
    Computerized Reservation Systems (Cuba Travel) PDF icon (April 16, 2002)
    Guidance for Cuba Service Providers PDF icon
    Summary of Travel, Carrier, and Remittance Forwarding Service Provider Program (Circular 2006)PDF icon
 
  Related to trade and transport of Cuban origin goods
    Cuban Cigar Update PDF icon
 
  Related to the transfer of claims against Cuba
    OFAC has published a notice regarding the transfer of claims against Cuba certified by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission PDF icon
 
General Licenses
    General License - Certain Travel-Related Transactions in Cuba Until 12:0l a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on August 1, 2004 PDF icon
    General License for Publishing Activities: Amendment to (31 CFR 515.577) PDF icon
    General License on Agricultural Exports to Cuba (Cash in Advance) PDF icon
 
Interpretative Guidance
    Computerized Reservation Systems (Cuba Travel) PDF icon
    Publishing Activities Involving Manuscripts from Sanctioned Countries (Iran, Cuba, Libya and Sudan)PDF icon
    Publication Activities Performed by U.S. Newspapers (Cuba, Iran, Libya and Sudan)PDF icon
    Index of Interpretative Guidance
 
Guidance on OFAC Licensing Policy
    Guidance On Entities Owned By Persons Whose Property And Interests In Property Are Blocked PDF icon
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Civil Penalties Chart
magnifying glass  icon What related guidance does OFAC have on its enforcement policies?
  Does OFAC publish Enforcement Guidelines?
    OFAC Enforcement Guidelines PDF icon
 
What is your OFAC Risk?
    OFAC Risk Matrices (for financial institutions as of June 2005) PDF icon
    OFAC Risk Matrix (for the Charitable Sector as of March 2007) PDF icon
    OFAC Risk Matrix (for the Securities Sector as of November 2008) PDF icon
 
How do I manage my OFAC risk as compared to Bank Secrecy Act expectations?
    BSA/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual - Office of Foreign Assets Control (July 2006) PDF icon
 
How do OFAC's actions and expectations intersect with the bank regulators?
    Memoranda of Understanding between OFAC and bank regulators
 
Notice of new OFAC Civil Penalties Interim Policy
    Civil Penalties - Revised Interim Policy (October. 28, 2008) PDF icon
    Civil Penalties - Interim Policy (Nov. 27, 2007) PDF icon
What laws, rules and regulations provide the legal framework for the sanctions?
Capitol Building Icon Executive Orders
    12854PDF icon (July 4, 1993)
 
Statutes
    TWEA, 50 USCS Sec 5PDF icon
    CDA, 22 USCS Sec 6001PDF icon
    Libertad Act, 22 USCS Sec 6021-6091PDF icon
    AEDPA, 8 USCS Sec 1189PDF icon
    Criminal Code, 18 USCS Sec 1001PDF icon
    Criminal Code, 18 USC Sec. 3571PDF icon
 
Code of Federal Regulations
    31 CFR Part 515
    Amendments to Cuban Assets Control Regulations: 31 CFR part 515 (effective June 30, 2004) PDF icon
 
Federal Register Notices
    66 FR 36683-01 PDF icon - Exports of Agricultural Products, Medicines, and Medical Devices to Cuba, Sudan, Libya, and Iran; Cuba Travel-Related Transactions
    68 FR 14141-03 PDF icon - Amendments to Cuban Assets Control Regulations:
Legal Disclaimer:
This web page is explanatory only and does not have the force of law. The Executive Order and implementing regulations to be issued pertaining to Cuba contain the legally binding provisions governing the sanctions. This document does not supplement or modify the Executive Order or regulations from a legal perspective.