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Defense Trade Controls - Embargo Reference Chart

This chart does not include all policies toward foreign countries for the export of defense articles and defense services. The informal listing represents certain policies published in the Federal Register, an official USG publication that should be consulted regularly to ensure up-to-date awareness of country policies.

Country Date Federal Regulation Comments
Afghanistan June 27, 1996


May 8, 2001



July 2, 2002
61FR 33313


66FR23310



67FR 44352
Amendment to ITAR 126.1


Denial Policy to territory of Afghanistan under Taliban control and all of Afghanistan

Denial Policy to Afghanistan except for Government of Afghanistan and ISAF
Burma June 16, 1993 

July 22, 1993

58 FR 33293 

58 FR 39280

Department of State Suspension Notice 

Amendment to ITAR 126.1

Belarus July 22, 1993 58 FR 39280 Amendment to ITAR 126.1
China (PR) June 7, 1989 

July 22, 1993

54 FR 24539 

58 FR 39280

Department of State Suspension Notice 

Amendment to ITAR 126.1

Cuba December 6, 1984 49 FR 47682 Amendment to ITAR 126.1
Cyprus December 18, 1992 57 FR 60265 Department of State Denial Notice; does not affect export for the UN forces in Cyprus (UNFICYP) or for civilian end-users
Democratic Republic of the Congo February 17, 2004 

April 29, 1993 

July 22, 1993

69 FR 7349

58 FR 26024

58 FR 39280

Modified Denial policy to DRC

Department of State Suspension Notice

Amendment to ITAR 126.1
Haiti October 9, 1991

April 4, 1994
56 FR 50968 

59 FR 15624

Department of State Suspension Notice 

Amendment to ITAR 126.1

Indonesia October 14, 1999


January 25, 2001



March 22, 2001




December 18, 2001



64 FR 55805


66 FR 7836



66 FR 16085





66 FR 65235

Department of State Suspension Notice


Requests for export and re-transfer of C-130 aircraft spare parts considered on a case-by-case basis

Exception for defense articles and defense services to Indonesia for ultimate end-use by a third country on a case-by-case basis

Exception for non-lethal defense articles and spare parts considered on a case-by-case basis
Iran January 23, 1984 


October 29,1991

49 FR 2836 


56 FR 55630

Department of State Notice designating Iran as a terrorist country 

Amendment to ITAR 126.1

Iraq August 3, 1990 

September 13, 1990 


October 29, 1991

November 21, 2003



April 9, 2004

55 FR 31808 

55 FR 37793 


56 FR 55630 

68 FR 65633 



69 FR 18810 


Department of State Revocation Notice;

Department of State Notice designating Iraq as a terrorist country;

Amendment to ITAR 126.1;

Denial policy to Iraq except for Iraqi military or police force required by Coalition Provisional Authority.

Denial policy to Iraq except for nonlethal military equipment, lethal military equipment for use by reconstituted (or interim) Iraqi military or police force, and small arms for use for private security purposes.

Liberia December 18, 1992 

July 22, 1993

September 5, 2001

57 FR 60265 

58 FR 39280

66 FR 46491

Department of State Suspension Notice 

Amendment to ITAR 126.1

Continued denial policy

Libya October 29, 1991 56 FR 55630 Amendment to ITAR 126.1
North Korea December 6, 1984 49 FR 47682 Amendment to ITAR 126.1
Rwanda

June 2, 1994




August 17, 1994

July 30, 2003

59 FR 28583




59 FR 42158


68 FR 44613

Department of State Suspension Notice; Licenses and approvals suspended until further notice; current applications to be denied

Amendment to ITAR 126.1

Denial policy to Rwanda except for Government of Rwanda

Somalia December 16, 1992 

July 22, 1993

57 FR 59851

58 FR 39280

Department of State Suspension Notice 

Amendment to ITAR 126.1

Sudan November 3, 1992 

October 8, 1993 


April 4, 1994

58 FR 49741 

58 FR 52523 


59 FR 15624

Department of State Suspension Notice 

Department of State Notice designating Sudan as a country supporting terrorism 

Amendment to ITAR 126.1

Syria October 29, 1991 56 FR 55630 Amendment to ITAR 126.1
Vietnam December 6, 1984 49 FR 47682 Amendment to ITAR 126.1
Yemen December 16, 1992 57 FR 59852 Department of State Notice; presumption of denial for lethal articles or items supporting such articles or services
Zimbabwe April 17, 2002


July 23, 2002
67 FR 18978


67FR48242
Department of State Suspension Notice


Use of Exemption at 123.7