Publication of a Fact Sheet on the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance and Trade to Combat COVID-19

U.S. Department of the Treasury sent this bulletin at 04/16/2020 10:54 AM EDT

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.

Publication of a Fact Sheet on the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance and Trade to Combat COVID-19

On April 16, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a Fact Sheet ​highlighting the most relevant exemptions, exceptions, and authorizations for humanitarian assistance and trade under the Iran, Venezuela, North Korea, Syria, Cuba, and Ukraine/Russia-related​ sanctions programs. The Fact Sheet also outlines specific guidance for OFAC-administered sanctions programs related to personal protective equipment (PPE) and other Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related humanitarian assistance and trade.​

For more information regarding the scope of any sanctions programs’ requirements, or the applicability or scope of any humanitarian-related authorizations, please contact OFAC’s Sanction Compliance and Evaluation Division at (800) 540-6322 or (202) 622-2490, or by email at OFAC_Feedback@treasury.gov.

For more information on this specific action, please visit our Recent Actions page.