Sanctions linked to Kuwait
79 entries on 9 official sanctions and export-control lists name Kuwait as a nationality, an address, a place of registration or the country of the listing: 14 companies and organisations, 65 persons.
Most of them are on the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN). Before trading with a party in Kuwait, screen its name and check the restrictions on goods as well: many regimes also ban the import or export of certain products.
Programmes and legal bases: SDGT · Al-Qaida · TAQA · Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 · ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.
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Entries linked to Kuwait, by list
An entry counts for a country when the list gives that country for nationality, citizenship, address, registration or the regime itself.
Programmes and legal bases
| Programme | List | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| SDGT | OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN) | 19 |
| Al-Qaida | United Nations Security Council Consolidated List | 9 |
| TAQA | EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List | 9 |
| Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 | UK Sanctions List | 9 |
| ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida | Swiss sanctions list (SESAM, all programmes) | 9 |
| 1267 (ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida) | Australian Consolidated Sanctions List | 8 |
| BMGK Yaptırımları Kapsamında (6415 sayılı Kanun 5. madde) | Türkiye MASAK — A: BM Güvenlik Konseyi kararlarına istinaden malvarlıkları dondurulanlar (6415 s. Kanun md. 5) | 6 |
| BMGK YAPTIRIMLARI KAPSAMINDA | Türkiye MASAK — A: BM Güvenlik Konseyi kararlarına istinaden malvarlıkları dondurulanlar (6415 s. Kanun md. 5) | 6 |
| タリバーン関係者等 | Japan — Persons subject to asset freezes under the Foreign Exchange Act (資産凍結等対象者) | 4 |
| DPRK3 | OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN) | 3 |
| 1373 (2001) | Australian Consolidated Sanctions List | 1 |
Latest listings of companies, organisations and vessels
| Listed name | Type | List | Countries | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wafa Humanitarian Organization | Company or organisation | Swiss sanctions list (SESAM, all programmes) | United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Kuwait | 15 May 2025 |
| MOHAMMAD AL-MASHAN GROUP | Company or organisation | BIS Denied Persons List | Kuwait | 22 September 2006 |
| WAFA HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION | Company or organisation | United Nations Security Council Consolidated List | United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Kuwait | 6 October 2001 |
| WAFA HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION | Company or organisation | UK Sanctions List | United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Kuwait | 6 October 2001 |
| WAFA HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION | Company or organisation | Japan — Persons subject to asset freezes under the Foreign Exchange Act (資産凍結等対象者) | United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Kuwait | 6 October 2001 |
| Wafa Al-Igatha Al-Islamia | Company or organisation | EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List | United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Kuwait | 6 October 2001 |
| AIR KORYO | Company or organisation | OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN) | China, Germany, North Korea | |
| CH'OLHYO'N OVERSEAS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY | Company or organisation | OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN) | Algeria, Kuwait | |
| EXTERNAL CONSTRUCTION BUREAU | Company or organisation | OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN) | United Arab Emirates, North Korea, Kuwait | |
| ISIL-SAUDI ARABIA | Company or organisation | OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN) | Kuwait, Saudi Arabia | |
| LAJNAT AL DAAWA AL ISLAMIYYA | Company or organisation | OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN) | Kuwait | |
| MASS COM GROUP GENERAL TRADING AND CONTRACTING COMPANY WLL | Company or organisation | OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN) | Kuwait | |
| ORCHIDIA REGIONAL FOR GENERAL TRADING AND CONTRACTING COMPANY | Company or organisation | OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN) | Kuwait | |
| REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC HERITAGE SOCIETY | Company or organisation | OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN) | Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bangladesh |
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