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Country Policies and Embargoes
Updated 3.25.09
Country Policies and Embargoes
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.
| Country | Date | Federal Regulation | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | June 27, 1996 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | |
| May 8, 2001 | Denial Policy to territory of Afghanistan under Taliban control and all of Afghanistan | ||
| July 2, 2002 | Denial Policy to Afghanistan except for Government of Afghanistan and ISAF | ||
| Burma | June 16, 1993 | Department of State Suspension Notice | |
| July 22, 1993 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| Belarus | July 22, 1993 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | |
| China (PR) | June 7, 1989 | Department of State Suspension Notice | |
| July 22, 1993 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| Côte d'Ivoire | December 14, 2004 | Department of State Suspension Notice | |
| December 18, 2007 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| Cuba | December 6, 1984 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | |
| Cyprus | December 18, 1992 | 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 | Department of State Suspension Notice | |
| July 22, 1993 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| February 17, 2004 | Modified Denial policy to DROC | ||
| August 30, 2005 | Further modification of Denial Policy to the DROC. | ||
| December 18, 2007 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| Eritrea | March 6, 2006 | Department of State Suspension Notice | |
| October 6, 2008 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| Haiti | October 9, 1991 | Department of State Suspension Notice | |
| April 4, 1994 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| October 4, 2006 | Partial Lifting of Arms Embargo | ||
| Iran | January 23, 1984 | Department of State Notice designating Iran as a terrorist country | |
| October 29,1991 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| December 18, 2007 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| Iraq | August 3, 1990 | Department of State Revocation Notice | |
| September 13, 1990 | Department of State Notice designating Iraq as a terrorist country | ||
| October 29, 1991 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| November 21, 2003 | Denial policy to Iraq except for Iraqi military or police force required by Coalition Provisional Authority. | ||
| April 9, 2004 | 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. | ||
| December 18, 2007 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| Lebanon | December 15, 2006 | Department of State Suspension Notice | |
| December 18, 2007 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| Liberia | December 18, 1992 | Department of State Suspension Notice | |
| July 22, 1993 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| September 5, 2001 | Continued denial policy | ||
| December 18, 2007 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| Libya | October 29, 1991 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | |
| February 7, 2007 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| North Korea | December 6, 1984 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | |
| December 18, 2007 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| Sierra Leone | December 18, 2007 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | |
| Somalia | December 16, 1992 | Department of State Suspension Notice | |
| July 22, 1993 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| May 22, 2007 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| December 18, 2007 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| Sri Lanka | March 24, 2008 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | |
| Sudan | November 3, 1992 | Department of State Suspension Notice | |
| October 8, 1993 | Department of State Notice designating Sudan as a country supporting terrorism | ||
| April 4, 1994 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| January 18, 2007 | Determination to provide non-lethal assistance to the Gov. of Southern Sudan | ||
| May 9, 2007 | Presidential Determination | ||
| December 18, 2007 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| May 16, 2008 | Determination to provide non-lethal assistance under ITAR jurisdiction to the Gov. of Southern Sudan | ||
| Syria | October 29, 1991 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | |
| Venezuela | August 17, 2006 | Department of State Notice on Revocation and Denial of Defense Export Licenses | |
| February 7, 2007 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| Vietnam | December 6, 1984 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | |
| April 3, 2007 | Amendment to ITAR §126.1 | ||
| Yemen | December 16, 1992 | Department of State Notice; presumption of denial for lethal articles or items supporting such articles or services | |
| Zimbabwe | April 17, 2002 | Department of State Suspension Notice | |
| July 23, 2002 | Use of Exemption at §123.7 |