What is the OFAC compliance hotline?

The OFAC compliance hotline is a contact channel for asking questions about sanctions regulations before you act.

TL;DR

TL;DR: The OFAC compliance hotline lets businesses ask the Office of Foreign Assets Control for guidance on sanctions questions, though it does not provide legal advice for a specific transaction.

What the hotline is for

OFAC, the Office of Foreign Assets Control within the US Treasury, provides a compliance hotline so parties can ask how sanctions programs and the SDN List apply to their situation. It is meant for questions about regulations and compliance, not for obtaining an advance ruling on a specific payment.

When to use it

Use the hotline when you are uncertain how a rule applies, such as whether an entity is covered by the 50 Percent Rule or how a jurisdiction's restrictions affect your product. For routine decisions, however, an automated screening check is faster and more reliable than a phone call.

Complementing it with tooling

A screening API gives you a consistent first line of defense for every transaction. SanctionsAI returns clean or flagged in one HTTP call under 100 ms, covering 947 OFAC-listed wallets and 19,218 SDN names across 16 jurisdictions, synced hourly. The hotline is for the questions that remain after the check.