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United States of America: Treasury issues alert on sanctions risks linked to China-based teapot refineries

Description

On 28 April 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an alert to financial institutions regarding sanctions risks associated with China-based independen...

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Intervention Details

Intervention Type

Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments

MAST Chapter

Capital control measures

Implementation date

No implementation date

Revocation date

No revocation date

Implementation level

National

Affected flow

Outward

Announced as temporary

No

Eligible firms

all

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