Global Trade Alert
Global Trade Alert

United States of America: OFAC authorises temporary transactions for Iranian crude oil and petroleum products

Announcement

20 Mar 2026

In March 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License U authorising certain transactions related to Iranian-origin crude oil and petroleum products loaded on vessels on or before 20 March 2026.

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Number of interventions

3

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

3 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

20 Mar 2026

Revocation date:

19 Apr 2026

Updated: 23 Mar 2026
Import ban In force

Recent update from 23 Mar 2026:

On 20 March 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued General License U, providing a specific authorisation for the safe handling of Iranian-origin crude oil...

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Updated: 23 Mar 2026
Foreign customer limit In force

Recent update from 23 Mar 2026:

On 20 March 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued General License U. The license authorises transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the sale, d...

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Updated: 23 Mar 2026
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force

Recent update from 23 Mar 2026:

On 20 March 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued General License U, authorising transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the sale, delivery, or...

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