Sanctions Screening — OFAC SDN + UN Consolidated

Screen company or individual names against official international sanctions lists. Returns a match score, sanctions programs, and countries of operation. No API key required — all data is sourced from official public registries.

Lists covered:

• OFAC SDN (US Treasury): ~19,000 entities — individuals, companies, vessels, aircraft. Updated daily.
• UN Consolidated (Security Council): ~900 entities across all UN sanctions regimes. Updated on UN Security Council resolutions.

Features

• Fuzzy name matching with configurable score threshold
• Handles aliases and alternate spellings automatically
• Returns sanction programs (e.g., RUSSIA-EO14024, CUBA, SDGT, NPWMD, UKRAINE-EO13662)
• Screen up to 500 names per run
• Pay Per Event: $0.001/result

Input

{
  "names": ["Rosneft", "Huawei Technologies", "Alice Johnson", "Clean Corp SA"],
  "lists": ["OFAC", "UN"],
  "minScore": 75,
  "maxMatches": 5
}

Field	Type	Description
names	array	Names to screen (companies, individuals, or both)
lists	array	Lists to check: ["OFAC", "UN"] or subset
minScore	integer	Fuzzy match threshold 50–99 (default: 75 — recommended)
maxMatches	integer	Max matches returned per name (default: 5)

Output

[
  {
    "query": "Rosneft",
    "is_hit": true,
    "highest_score": 100,
    "match_count": 1,
    "matches": [
      {
        "list": "OFAC",
        "name": "OPEN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY ROSNEFT OIL COMPANY",
        "entity_type": "Entity",
        "score": 100,
        "programs": ["UKRAINE-EO13662", "RUSSIA-EO14024"],
        "countries": ["Russia"],
        "remarks": "For more information on directives, please visit the following link..."
      }
    ],
    "screened_at": "2026-07-16T22:39:52Z"
  },
  {
    "query": "Clean Corp SA",
    "is_hit": false,
    "highest_score": 0,
    "match_count": 0,
    "matches": [],
    "screened_at": "2026-07-16T22:39:52Z"
  }
]

Scoring

Score	Interpretation
100	Exact or near-exact match — high confidence hit
85–99	Very strong similarity — likely the same entity
75–84	High similarity — manual review recommended
< 75	Not returned (below default threshold)

Common business words (Company, Group, Holdings, International, Ltd, Corp…) are excluded from matching to prevent false positives.

OFAC sanctions programs reference

Program	Description
RUSSIA-EO14024	Russia / Ukraine conflict (since 2022)
UKRAINE-EO13662	Ukraine crisis (since 2014)
CUBA	Cuba sanctions
SDGT	Global Terrorism (SDT, SDGT)
NPWMD	Non-Proliferation of WMDs
IRAN	Iran-related sanctions
DPRK	North Korea
IFSR	Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations

Use cases

• B2B onboarding: screen new suppliers, distributors, or customers before signing contracts
• KYB compliance: integrate sanctions check into your Know Your Business workflow
• KYC flows: screen beneficial owners and directors against OFAC and UN lists
• Payments compliance: pre-screen counterparties before processing transactions
• Investment screening: verify targets and investees aren't sanctioned entities
• Automated due diligence: combine with EU Company Search for full KYB pipeline

Important limitations

This actor is a screening tool, not a legal compliance determination. Matches should be reviewed by a compliance officer before taking action. The actor covers OFAC SDN and UN Consolidated lists only — it does not currently cover:

• EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List
• UK HM Treasury Sanctions
• Country-specific local lists

Pricing

Pay Per Event — $0.001 per name screened.

Data sources

• OFAC SDN — US Department of the Treasury
• UN Consolidated List — United Nations Security Council

Both sources are official government data, updated regularly, and freely available in the public domain.