EU sanctions list: financial sanctions and source limits

Understand the financial-sanctions list

The European Commission publishes a consolidated list of persons, groups, and entities subject to EU financial sanctions. It brings those names and related details into one dataset. It is not a complete list of every EU trade or export restriction.

Use the listed identity details to compare a possible match. Then follow the regulation references to assess the relevant measures. Establishing who a party is and deciding which rules apply to an activity are separate parts of the review.

Read the original legal references

The official dataset catalogue and Financial Sanctions Files service are linked below. Use the relevant legal publications to check amendments, effective dates, and the measures that apply. A website update or file download date is not a substitute for those dates.

For example, a name check cannot determine the status of goods or their end use. It also cannot establish ownership, an exemption, or permission for a transaction. Keep those questions in the wider review instead of treating a list result as a final answer.

Check whether the source is part of your screening

This article explains the original EU list. It does not mean the list is included in a SanctionsKit request. Use current screening coverage to find the sources available for your workflow.

A completed result names the sources it checked. Keep that source selection with your case record. Other EU sources have their own scope, so a check of one should not be described as a check of all EU restrictions.

Verify the EU feed before relying on a completed check

An EU source description does not establish that its latest version is qualified in your environment. Inspect the current EU source status, then use source discovery for the actual request eligibility. Preserve the cited regulation and original entry when assessing a candidate; do not infer wider sectoral coverage from the financial-sanctions feed.