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Embargoed Countries
This chart does not include all policies toward foreign countries for the export of defense articles and defense services. It includes certain policies published in the Federal Register, an official U.S. Government publication that should be consulted regularly to ensure up-to-date awareness of country policies.
Last Updated: April 2, 2008
| Country | Date | Federal Regulation | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
June 27, 1996
May 8, 2001 July 2, 2002 |
61 FR 33313
66 FR 23310 67 FR 44352 |
Amendment to ITAR §126.1
Denial Policy to territory of Afghanistan under Taliban control and all of Afghanistan Denial Policy to Afghanistan except for Government of Afghanistan and ISAF |
| Burma | June 16, 1993
July 22, 1993 |
58 FR 33293 | Department of State Suspension Notice
Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
| Belarus | July 22, 1993 | 58 FR 39280 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
| China (PR) | June 7, 1989
July 22, 1993 |
54 FR 24539 | Department of State Suspension Notice
Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | December 14, 2004 December 18, 2007 |
Department of State Suspension Notice |
|
| Cuba | December 6, 1984 | 49 FR 47682 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
| Cyprus | December 18, 1992 | 57 FR 60265 | Department of State Denial Notice; does not affect export for the UN forces in Cyprus (UNFICYP) or for civilian end-users |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | April 29, 1993 July 22, 1993 February 17, 2004 August 30, 2005 December 18, 2007 | 58 FR 26024 58 FR 39280 69 FR 7349 70 FR 50966 72 FR 71575 | Department of State Suspension Notice Amendment to ITAR §126.1 Modified Denial policy to DROC Further modification of Denial Policy to the DROC. Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
| Eritrea | March 6, 2006 | 71 FR 11281 | Department of State Suspension Notice |
| Haiti | October 9, 1991 April 4, 1994 October 4, 2006 |
56 FR 50968 | Department of State Suspension Notice
Amendment to ITAR §126.1 Partial Lifting of Arms Embargo |
| Iran | January 23, 1984
|
49 FR 2836 | Department of State Notice designating
Iran as a terrorist country
Amendment to ITAR §126.1 Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
| Iraq | August 3, 1990 September 13, 1990 October 29, 1991 November 21, 2003 April 9, 2004 December 18, 2007 |
55 FR 31808 55 FR 37793 56 FR 55630 68 FR 65633 69 FR 18810 72 FR 71575 |
Department of State Revocation Notice Department of State Notice designating Iraq as a terrorist country Amendment to ITAR §126.1 Denial policy to Iraq except for Iraqi military or police force required by Coalition Provisional Authority. Denial policy to Iraq except for nonlethal military equipment, lethal military equipment for use by reconstituted (or interim) Iraqi military or police force, and small arms for use for private security purposes. Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
| Lebanon | December 15, 2006 |
71 FR 75609 72 FR 71575 |
Department of State Suspension Notice Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
| Liberia | December 18, 1992 |
57
FR 60265 58 FR 39280 |
Department of State Suspension Notice
Amendment to ITAR §126.1 Continued denial policy Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
| Libya | October 29, 1991
February 7, 2007 |
56 FR 55630
72 FR 5614 |
Amendment to ITAR §126.1
Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
| North Korea | December 6, 1984 December 18, 2007 |
49 FR 47682 72 FR 71575 |
Amendment to ITAR §126.1 Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
| Rwanda | June 2, 1994
|
Department of State Suspension Notice; Licenses and approvals suspended until further notice; current applications to be denied Amendment to ITAR §126.1 Denial policy to Rwanda except for Government of Rwanda Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
|
| Sierra Leone | December 18, 2007 |
Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
|
| Somalia | December 16, 1992 |
Department of State Suspension Notice
Amendment to ITAR §126.1 Amendment to ITAR §126.1 Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
|
| Sri Lanka | March 24, 2008 |
Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | |
| Sudan | November 3, 1992 |
57
FR 49741 72 FR 71575 |
Department of State Suspension
Notice
Department of State Notice designating Sudan as a country supporting terrorism Amendment to ITAR §126.1 Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
| Syria | October 29, 1991 | 56 FR 55630 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
| Venezuela | August 17, 2006
February 7, 2007 |
71 FR 47554
72 FR 5614 |
Department of State Notice on Revocation and Denial of Defense Export Licenses
Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
| Vietnam | December 6, 1984
April 3, 2007 |
49
FR 47682
72 FR 15830 |
Amendment to ITAR §126.1
Amendment to ITAR §126.1 |
| Yemen | December 16, 1992 | 57 FR 59852 | Department of State Notice; presumption of denial for lethal articles or items supporting such articles or services |
| Zimbabwe | April 17, 2002
July 23, 2002 |
67
FR 18978
67 FR 48242 |
Department of State Suspension Notice
Use of Exemption at §123.7 |