OFAC publishes list of medical devices requiring specific authorization under North Korea sanctions
The U.S.
At a glance
- OFAC published a list of medical devices excluded from the North Korea general license for agricultural commodities, medicine and medical devices.
- Exportation or reexportation of the listed devices to North Korea requires specific OFAC authorization.
VERDICT — CONFIRMED
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control published in the Federal Register on June 11 a list of medical devices that may not be exported or reexported to North Korea under the general license covering certain agricultural commodities, medicine, medical devices and replacement parts. According to the notice, exporting or reexporting the excluded devices to North Korea now requires specific authorization from OFAC.
Key facts on file
- OFAC published a list of medical devices excluded from the North Korea general license for agricultural commodities, medicine and medical devices.
- Exportation or reexportation of the listed devices to North Korea requires specific OFAC authorization.


