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Last Updated: April 19, 2026

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Last Updated: April 19, 2026

Sectoral

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Type of sectoral sanctions

Arms export

Measures

• Section 1. (a) All property and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person, including any overseas branch, of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: (ii) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State: (A) to have, directly or indirectly, imported, exported, or reexported to, into, or from North Korea any arms or related materiel; (B) to have, directly or indirectly, provided training, advice, or other services or assistance, or engaged in financial transactions, related to the manufacture, maintenance, or use of any arms or related materiel to be imported, exported, or reexported to, into, or from North Korea, or following their importation, exportation, or reexportation to, into, or from North Korea;

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Program information
Program information
Authority

US

Program

North Korea Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 510; Executive Order 13551 Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to North Korea

Regime

OFAC country specific / UN

Target State

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Official Information

On November 4, 2010, OFAC issued the North Korea Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 510 (the NKSR), to implement E.O. 13466 and E.O. 13551. On June 20, 2011, OFAC amended the NKSR to implement E.O. 13570. Also on June 20, 2011, pursuant to Proclamation 8271, OFAC removed parts 500 (the Foreign Assets Control Regulations) and 505 (the Transaction Control Regulations) from 31 C.F.R. chapter V. The NKSR replace the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, to the extent they pertained to North Korea. On August 30, 2010, the President issued E.O. 13551 pursuant to, inter alia, IEEPA, the NEA, and the United Nations Participation Act (22 U.S.C. § 287c) (the UNPA), expanding the scope of the national emergency declared in E.O. 13466 and providing for the blocking of property and interests in property of certain persons with respect to North Korea.

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL
  • https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-31/subtitle-B/chapter-V/part-510
  • https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/6036/download?inline

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