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Instantly search individuals, companies and vessels across OFAC SDN, UK Financial Sanctions, EU Official Sanction List and 3,000+ global sanctions lists free. No login required.
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Connecting to databasesEstablishing secure connection
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Scanning OFAC SDN ListUS Treasury Specially Designated Nationals
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Scanning UK Financial SanctionsHMT / OFSI consolidated list
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Scanning EU OfficialEuropean Union sanctions list
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Analyzing & ranking resultsCalculating match confidence scores
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Three steps to screen against major global sanctions lists in seconds.
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Type any individual, company or vessel name. Our engine instantly queries OFAC SDN, UK Financial Sanctions and EU Official Sanction List.
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See a preview of matched records — name, entity type, country and which sanctions list they appear on.
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Sanctions Lists Covered
This free tool covers three of the most critical sanctions lists used by global compliance teams. Sanction Scanner's full platform gives you 3000+ databases including PEP, watchlists and adverse media.
Explore all 3000+ listsOFAC SDN List
US Treasury Specially Designated Nationals. Most widely enforced sanctions list globally — individuals, entities and vessels.
UK Financial Sanctions
Maintained by OFSI (HMT). Mandatory for UK-nexus transactions. Autonomous and retained EU regimes post-Brexit.
EU Official Sanction List
European Union consolidated sanctions list — published in the Official of the EU, covering individuals and entities subject to EU restrictive measures.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about sanctions screening.
A sanctions list is an official government or inter-governmental register of individuals, companies and entities that are prohibited from conducting financial transactions. The most prominent include the OFAC SDN list (US), UK Financial Sanctions (HMT/OFSI), EU Consolidated list and UN Security Council list.
OFAC SDN stands for Office of Foreign Assets Control — Specially Designated Nationals list. It is published by the US Treasury Department and lists individuals, companies and vessels whose assets are blocked and with whom US persons are prohibited from dealing.
Yes. The search tool is completely free with no login required. You can search any name, company or vessel against OFAC SDN, UK Financial Sanctions and EU Official Sanction List. A free PDF report with full match details is available by entering your work email.
Sanction Scanner ingests updates from official list publishers (OFAC, HMT, UN, EU) within minutes of publication. OFAC typically publishes updates several times per week. For compliance purposes we recommend always performing checks close to the time of transaction.
Financial institutions, fintechs, payment processors, banks, insurance companies, law firms, and any business conducting cross-border transactions are required to screen customers and counterparties against applicable sanctions lists to comply with AML and KYC regulations.
The PDF report includes full match details: all aliases, nationalities, dates of birth, identification documents (passport, national ID), known addresses, and the specific sanctions programs and lists the entity appears on.
The EU Official Sanction List is the European Union's consolidated list of individuals and entities subject to EU restrictive measures. It is published in the Official of the EU and is mandatory for all EU-based businesses and those conducting transactions with EU-connected parties.
Yes. Sanction Scanner provides a REST API that integrates into your onboarding or transaction monitoring workflow in minutes. You get access to 200+ global databases including sanctions, PEP, adverse media and watchlists. Request a demo to see it in action.
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