Know Your Customer (KYC) processes are critical to safeguarding your business. No matter what stage of customer verification you are involved in, and regardless of your role (as a KYC/AML and compliance officer, lawyer or trader), it is important to consult publicly available resources that can provide initial information on your business partners and direct you to further tools available on the market and/or address particular questions to your potential customers.
KYC NAVIGATION contains links to other official websites that may provide you with information on access to your customer registration, including its beneficial owners, lists of autonomous sanctions issued in particular jurisdictions, and provides you with general information on the main rules regarding such data accessibilities.
Use the map below to search for company registries around the world. Click on the registry that you’re interested in to be directed to their website. Please read carefully disclaimer*
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Company Registry or equivalent Online accessibility and scope of available information |
Beneficial Owners Registry or equivalent Online accessibility and scope of available information for non-public entities |
Autonomous Sanctions Lists
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Afghanistan
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No registry or data is available.
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No registry or data is available.
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists.
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Albania
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists.
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Algeria
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No data is publicly available. Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
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Angola
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No registry or data is available. |
There are no autonomous sanctions lists. |
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Antigua and Barbuda
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No data is publicly available. Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
There are no autonomous sanctions lists.
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Argentina
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No data is publicly available. Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
There are no autonomous sanctions lists. Argentina manages its own public registry of persons and entities linked to acts of terrorism and their financing (Link). |
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Armenia
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists.
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Aruba
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No data is publicly available. Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
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Australia
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No registry or data is available.
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You can find consolidated lists of sanctioned entities, individuals and vessels. |
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Austria
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. However, such autonomous sanctions lists can be issued, as is explained here: Link. A member state of the European Union. |
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Azerbaijan
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No data is publicly available.
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You can find the sanctions lists and search engine under the link.
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Bahamas
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No data is publicly available. Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
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Bahrain
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Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
There are no autonomous sanctions lists.
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Belarus
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No registry or data is available.
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists.
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Belgium
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. A list exists at a national level which details terrorist suspects whose assets have been frozen: Link. A member state of the European Union. |
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Bermuda
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No registry or data is available.
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. The list of individuals and organisations subject to sanctions in Bermuda is the same as the UK’s Consolidated List. Please refer to the information about the UK for more details. Although Bermuda has the power to draw up its own list of designated persons under its domestic sanctions regime (Link), this power has not yet been exercised. UK sanctions do not automatically come into effect, but are instead incorporated into Bermuda’s legislation. |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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No registry or data is available.
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. |
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Brazil
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Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
There are no autonomous sanctions lists. |
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British Virgin Islands
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. As a self-governing British Overseas Territory, the British Virgin Islands implements the United Kingdom’s international sanctions obligations. This is usually done through an Order in Council, which enforces the relevant sanctions. You can find out more about sanctions here: Link. |
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Bulgaria
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. The country enforces a national regime targeting individuals involved in terrorism financing, as well as specific restrictions on armaments and related inventories. A member state of the European Union. |
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Canada
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Cayman Islands
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Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
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Chile
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No registry or data is available.
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. |
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China
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Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
China has implemented an autonomous sanctions list. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces individuals and entities that are listed (e.g. Link). No unified public sanctions list has yet been identified. |
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Croatia
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. A member state of the European Union. |
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Cyprus
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. A member state of the European Union. |
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Czechia
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Denmark
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. A member state of the European Union. |
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Egypt
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No data is publicly available. Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
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Estonia
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A member state of the European Union. |
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European Union, the
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Finland
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France
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The French Treasury publishes and updates a national register of asset freeze measures to maintain a list of sanctioned individuals and entities. The register contains the names of all individuals, entities and vessels subject to asset freeze measures in force throughout France. A member state of the European Union. |
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Germany
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. Germany has the power to impose autonomous sanctions under the Foreign Trade and Payments Act. Currently, however, it is not imposing any autonomous financial sanctions. A member state of the European Union. |
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Gibraltar
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. You can find out more about the sanctions regime here: Link. |
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Greece
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. A member state of the European Union. |
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Greenland
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Please refer to the information on Denmark.
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Please refer to the information on Denmark.
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Please refer to the information on Denmark.
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Guernsey
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. Guernsey is a self-governing dependency of the British Crown, operating under its own legal system. It implements both UN Security Council sanctions and autonomous UK sanctions through the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Regimes) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Brexit) Regulations 2020 and subsequent amendments. Further information on the sanctions regimes in place can be found at the following links: Link and Link (with notices). You can find out more about the implementation of sanctions in Guernsey here:Link and Link. Comprehensive counter-terrorism measures are also in place, which can be found here: Link. |
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Hong Kong
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No registry or data is available.
Companies must collect details of their beneficial owners.
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. Further information on applicable sanctions can be found here: Link. |
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Hungary
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. A member state of the European Union. |
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Iceland
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. As a member of the European Economic Area (EEA), Iceland enforces the same sanctions regime and sanctions lists as the European Union. You can find out more about this here: Link. |
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India
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No data is publicly available.
Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry.
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The list of banned organisations and individuals issued under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 for their involvement in unlawful activities, including terrorism, can be found under the provided link. India may impose autonomous embargoes on trade in goods and/or services with any country, organisation or individual, as well as other economic sanctions, such as asset freezing restrictions, and export controls. Additional data regarding applicable UN sanctions is provided via the following links: Link, Link and Link, including Link. |
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Indonesia
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. The Financial Transactions Reports and Analysis Centre maintains a list of suspected terrorists and terrorist organisations, which can be found here: Link. |
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Ireland
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Israel
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No registry or data is available.
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Italy
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No data is publicly available. Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
There are no autonomous sanctions lists. A member state of the European Union. |
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Japan
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Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
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Jersey
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. Jersey is a self-governing dependency of the British Crown, operating under its own legal system. It implements both UN Security Council sanctions and autonomous UK sanctions through the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019 (‘SAFL’), and the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of External Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021. Further information on the sanctions regimes in place can be found at the following links: Link, Link, Link (notices) and Link. Jersey can designate a person for the purpose of freezing their assets if there is suspicion or belief that they are involved in or connected to terrorist activity. Currently, there are no such designations in Jersey (Link). |
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Kazakhstan
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No data is publicly available. Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
There are no autonomous sanctions lists. A list of organisations and individuals associated with financing terrorism and extremism can be found here: Link. |
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Kenya
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No data is publicly available. Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
There are no autonomous sanctions lists. Further information on the implementation of targeted financial sanctions can be found on the website of the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC), Kenya’s Financial Intelligence Unit: Link. |
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Latvia
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National sanctions have currently been imposed on one legal entity and two individuals for their involvement in the nuclear programme of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Further information on the sanctions implemented can be found here: Link. There is also a unified search engine for sanctions applicable in Latvia: Link. A member state of the European Union. |
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Liberia
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All companies must be registered with the Liberia Business Registry.
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No registry or data is available. Companies must collect the details of their beneficial owners. |
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Liechtenstein
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. You can find out more about applicable sanctions here: Link. |
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Lithuania
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Luxembourg
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. A member state of the European Union. |
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Malta
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Marshall Islands
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No registry or data is available. Companies must collect details of their beneficial owners. |
There are no autonomous sanctions lists. The Republic of the Marshall Islands implements the United Nations’ targeted financial sanctions relating to terrorism and proliferation, as set out in its internal regulations. The country also has the power to draw up its own list of designated individuals or organisations for targeted financial sanctions under its domestic sanctions regime, but this power has not yet been exercised(Link,Link). |
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Mexico
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No registry or data is available.
Companies must collect details of their beneficial owners.
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists.
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Moldova
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. Moldova may approve additional individuals, groups, and entities involved in terrorist activities at the national level, either based on a unilateral decision by the state or at the request of another state or international organisation. However, it has not yet exercised this right. The consolidated list of individuals, groups and entities involved in terrorist activities and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction can be found here: Link. Open data on sanctioned subjects under selected jurisdictions (e.g. the EU and the US) is also available here: Link. |
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Monaco
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. Monaco implements UNSC resolutions relating to the suppression of terrorism and the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The country also enforces economic sanctions imposed by the European Union, the French Republic, or another State, provided that these sanctions are intended to uphold the principles and standards of public international law, including those relating to human rights, democracy, peace, and international security. You can find out more here: Link and Link. Monaco maintains its own ‘National fund freeze list’, which is available here: Link. |
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Netherlands
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New Zealand
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No registry or data is available. |
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North Korea
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No information has been found regarding the existence of a company registry.
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No registry or data is available.
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Norway
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. Norway is obliged to implement sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council and may choose to align itself with the EU by imposing the same restrictive measures following a case-by-case evaluation. UN sanctions and EU restrictive measures must be incorporated into Norwegian legislation before they can be enforced against private legal entities in Norway. Further information on the sanctions regime can be found here: Link. |
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Pakistan
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No data is publicly available. Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
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Panama
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No data is publicly available.Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
There are no autonomous sanctions lists.
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Philippines
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. Resolutions listing targeted financial sanctions relating to anti-terrorism, as maintained by the Philippines’ Financial Intelligence Unit (the Anti-Money Laundering Council), can be found here: Link. Further information can be found under the ‘UN Sanctions’ tag. For example: Link. |
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Poland
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A member state of the European Union. |
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Portugal
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. A member state of the European Union. |
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Qatar
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. However, the Qatar Ministry of Interior maintains the Unified Record of Persons and Entities Designated on Sanctions List for combating terrorism financing and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, which can be found here: Link and Link. |
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Romania
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Russia
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No registry or data is available.Companies must collect details of their beneficial owners. |
There is no unified, autonomous sanctions list. Russia has implemented various sanctions and restrictions against the US, Canada, Japan, Ukraine, Australia, Norway and the EU, e.g.Link and Link. The main law that regulates the application of sanctions (special economic measures) is the Federal Law ‘On Special Economic Measures’ (No. 281-FZ, 30 December 2006) (Link). General information about Russian sanctions can be found here: Link. |
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Saudi Arabia
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No data is publicly available. Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
There are no autonomous sanctions lists. Further information on the targeted financial sanctions that have been implemented can be found here: Link. |
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Serbia
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. Further information on the targeted financial sanctions implemented in Serbia with the aim of preventing terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction can be found here: Link. In addition to the UN lists, a Serbian list of designated persons is also available:Link. |
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Singapore
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No data is publicly available. Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
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Slovakia
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. Further information on applicable sanctions can be found here: Link. A member state of the European Union. |
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Slovenia
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. Further information on applicable sanctions can be found here: Link. A member state of the European Union. |
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South Africa
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No data is publicly available. Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
There are no autonomous sanctions lists. The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) maintains the Targeted Financial Sanctions (TFS) list. However, the TFS list is not an FIC or South African domestic sanctions list; it is a replica of the original source: the UNSC consolidated list of targeted financial sanctions. Further information can be found here: Link and Link. |
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South Korea
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No registry or data is available. Companies must collect the details of their beneficial owners. |
There are no autonomous sanctions lists. South Korea has developed specific legislative frameworks for the implementation of sanctions. |
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Spain
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. You can find general information on applicable sanctions here: Link. A member state of the European Union. |
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Sweden
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There are no autonomous sanctions lists. You can find general information on applicable sanctions here: Link. A member state of the European Union. |
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Switzerland
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No public registry is available. Companies must collect details of their beneficial owners. |
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Türkiye
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Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
There are no autonomous sanctions lists. Turkey maintains its own lists of individuals, entities and organisations whose assets are frozen as part of efforts to counter the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and to prevent the financing of terrorism. Further information can be found here: Link. |
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Ukraine
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Company registry is not available online.
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No data is publicly available. Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
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United Arab Emirates
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United Kingdom
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United States
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There is no unified registry for US companies.
Under the ‘Company Registry’ tab, there are also direct links to the registries of selected states, i.e. California, Delaware, Florida, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Washington.
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No data is publicly available (the rules have recently changed). Companies must collect details of their beneficial owners. |
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Vietnam
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No data is publicly available. Companies must collect and submit the details of their beneficial owners to a dedicated registry. |
There are no autonomous sanctions lists. The Ministry of Public Security has issued a list of organisations related to terrorism, which can be found here: Link. |





Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Belarus
Belgium
Bermuda
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria
Canada
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
European Union, the
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Guernsey
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jersey
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Latvia
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
North Korea
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Türkiye
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam