Sanctions designation — transaction must be blocked or frozen
China-UEL identifies 52 entities named on China's Unreliable Entity List, a regime maintained by the Ministry of Commerce targeting foreign firms deemed to harm Chinese sovereignty, requiring blocking action during cross-border trade finance screening.
China MOFCOM Unreliable Entity List (UEL) is maintained by China's Ministry of Commerce under the Provisions on the Unreliable Entity List (2020). It targets foreign entities that endanger China's national sovereignty, security, or development interests; violate normal market transaction principles; or discriminate against Chinese enterprises. Measures include prohibition of import/export activities with China, investment bans, entry restrictions for executives, and substantial fines (up to 2x the value of arms sales to Taiwan). The list primarily contains US defense contractors and technology companies.
This is a high-priority sanctions list. Entities on this list are typically subject to full blocking/freezing measures. Persons and entities under applicable jurisdiction are generally prohibited from dealing with listed parties. Assets may be frozen and all transactions are typically blocked.
Search for individuals or entities against the China-UEL list
Search China-UELA free account gives you 10 sanctions searches an hour, your search history and your first screening report as a PDF. Any email address works.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only. Data is sourced from official government publications and updated regularly. Always verify sanctions information with official sources and consult qualified compliance professionals for business decisions.
Everything on this page is also available from the Ohmyfin API: verify SWIFT/BIC codes, screen names against 300+ sanctions lists, and pull country banking rules. The public API needs no signup (3 requests a day per IP), and a free API key raises your limit.
Building an AI agent or assistant? llms.txt · OpenAPI spec