Export Controls

Export Controlled or Embargoed Countries, Entities and Persons

In considering whether or not a shipment, transfer, transmission or disclosure will require an export license, we need to consider WHAT is being shipped, WHERE it is going, and TO WHOM it is being exported or disclosed.

The lists on this page deal with WHERE and TO WHOM items, information or software is going (see the lists of controlled items, software and technologies for guidance about WHAT may be sent).

Certain organizations and individuals are subject to trade sanctions, embargoes and other restrictions under U.S. law. These restrictions apply to both domestic and foreign transactions. Stanford's Restricted Party Screening tool will permit you to quickly check and document whether a person or an organization is a restricted party. If you intend to ship or transact with any person or organization that appears on a restricted list, immediately contact Stanford's Export Control Officer.

In addition, certain countries are subject to either comprehensive embargoes or targeted sanctions. Comprehensive embargoes prohibit virtually ALL exports/imports and other transactions without a license or other US Government authorization. If you intend to ship or transact with any country that that is identified on the Comprehensively Embargoed or Targeted Sanctions country lists below, contact Steve Eisner, (650) 724-7072 for guidance ASAP.

Embargoed or Otherwise Restricted Destinations, Organizations, or Individuals

• Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Comprehensively Embargoed Countries
  • Iran, Cuba, and Syria
  • See Sanctions Program and Country Summaries for more specific information.
• OFAC Targeted Sanctions Countries and Territories
  • Libya, Sudan, North Korea, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Liberia, Iraq, Zimbabwe, Balkans, and the Cote D'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast).
  • See Sanctions Program and Country Summaries for more specific information.
• OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List
  
  
• Countries with restricted entities on the EAR Entity Chart [pdf]
  (15 CFR 744, Supp. 4 - pdf file)
  • China, Canada, Germany, Iran, India, Israel, Pakistan, Russia, Egypt, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Lebanon, Singapore, South Korea, Syria, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
• ITAR Prohibited Countries
  • Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Cyprus, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Libya, N. Korea, Syria, Vietnam, Myanmar (formerly Burma), China, Haiti, Liberia, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Venezuela, or Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
• Denied Persons List
  A list of individuals who are denied export privileges by the Commerce Department

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