OFAC IFCA sanctions program
IFCA is one of the program codes OFAC attaches to entries on the Specially Designated Nationals list. As of 2026-07-24 it appears on 26 SDN entries. Designations under this program are made under Executive Order 13846 (Iran), Executive Order 13599 (Iran) and Executive Order 13224 (Terrorism).
What the IFCA code means on an SDN entry
OFAC does not maintain one list per sanctions program. It maintains one SDN list, and tags each entry with the program or programs it was designated under. An entry can carry several: of the 26 entries tagged IFCA, 10 also carry at least one other program code.
The legal authorities OFAC records against these designations are:
- Executive Order 13846 (Iran)
- Executive Order 13599 (Iran)
- Executive Order 13224 (Terrorism)
- Executive Order 13871 (Iran)
- Executive Order 13382 (Non-proliferation)
- 31 CFR 594.201(a)(5)
That matters for screening: if you filter an SDN extract to a single program code you will silently drop entries that were designated under a different code but are blocked all the same. Screen the whole list, then use the program code to explain a hit — not to decide which entries to load.
IFCA designations by type
| Type | Entries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Entities | 21 | 80.8% |
| Individuals | 5 | 19.2% |
When IFCA designations were made
The earliest entry still carrying this code was published 2008-11-26; the most recent was 2021-01-15. Designations per year, most recent first:
| Year published | Entries |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
Countries recorded against IFCA entries
Counted from the address, nationality and citizenship fields on each entry. An entry can record more than one country, and many record none, so these do not sum to the entry count:
| Country | Entries |
|---|---|
| Iran | 13 |
| China | 12 |
| Hong Kong | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 |
Most recent IFCA designations
| Name as published | Type | Date published |
|---|---|---|
| JIANGYIN MASCOT SPECIAL STEEL CO., LTD | Entity | 2021-01-15 |
| ZANGAN DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER CO | Entity | 2021-01-15 |
| IRAN TRANSFO CO. | Entity | 2021-01-15 |
| AZIMIAN, Hamidreza | Individual | 2021-01-15 |
| ACCENTURE BUILDING MATERIALS | Entity | 2021-01-15 |
| KHIABANI, Mohammad Reza Modarres | Individual | 2021-01-15 |
| SAJDEH, Majid | Individual | 2021-01-05 |
| KAIFENG PINGMEI NEW CARBON MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | Entity | 2021-01-05 |
| HE, Daniel Y. | Individual | 2020-10-19 |
| CHEN, Eric | Individual | 2020-10-19 |
| REACH SHIPPING LINES HONG KONG CO., LIMITED | Entity | 2020-10-19 |
| REACH HOLDING GROUP SHANGHAI CO., LTD. | Entity | 2020-10-19 |
Names are reproduced exactly as OFAC publishes them. OFAC also publishes alternate identities (a.k.a. spellings and transliterations) for many entries, and a screening system that matches only the primary name will miss them.
Screen this programmatically
The same data behind this page is available as a single unauthenticated GET. It checks a counterparty name against all SDN primary names and alternate identities, and returns a match list rather than a yes/no so you can log what matched and why:
curl "https://sanctionsai.dev/sanctions?name=JIANGYIN%20MASCOT%20SPECIAL%20STEEL%20CO.,%20LTD"The free tier allows 5 checks per day with no signup, which is enough to wire
the call up and see the response shape. Production limits and the audit log are
on the paid tiers; the
API reference covers batch screening and the
degraded flag you should alert on.
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See pricingSource. Every figure on this page is counted from the U.S. Treasury OFAC SDN enhanced XML export, published 2026-07-24. No figure is estimated. The authoritative list is OFAC's own Sanctions List Search.
Scope. SDN list only. This page does not cover the OFAC Consolidated (non-SDN) lists, the Sectoral Sanctions Identifications list, or the EU, UK or UN lists, and it does not apply the 50 Percent Rule, under which entities owned 50% or more by blocked persons are themselves blocked without being listed by name.
Not legal or compliance advice. A screening decision requires the official list and, where the stakes warrant it, counsel.