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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

Restrictions on goods

Measures

• Sec. 3. (a) The following are prohibited: (i) the exportation or reexportation, direct or indirect, from the United States, or by a United States person, wherever located, of any goods, services, or technology to North Korea; • Sec. 2. (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or control of any United States person of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State: (ii) to have sold, supplied, transferred, or purchased, directly or indirectly, to or from North Korea or any person acting for or on behalf of the Government of North Korea or the Workers’ Party of Korea, metal, graphite, coal, or software, where any revenue or goods received may benefit the Government of North Korea or the Workers’ Party of Korea, including North Korea’s nuclear or ballistic missile programs;

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Program information
Program information
Authority

US

Program

Executive Order 13722 of March 15, 2016 Blocking Property of the Government of North Korea and the Workers’ Party of Korea, and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to North Korea

Regime

OFAC country specific / UN

Target State

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Official Information

On March 15, 2016, the President issued E.O. 13722 pursuant to, inter alia, IEEPA, the NEA, the UNPA, and the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. § 9201 et seq.) (the NKSPEA), to take additional steps to address the national emergency declared in E.O. 13466 and expanded in E.O. 13551, in light of further North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile tests. E.O. 13722 was issued to ensure implementation of certain provisions of UNSCR 2270 of March 2, 2016 and the NKSPEA; it strengthened export and other trade restrictions against North Korea; and imposed a comprehensive blocking of the Government of North Korea and the Workers’ Party of Korea.

Additional Details

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Program URL
  • https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/7686/download?inline

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