Sanctions List Download: OFAC SDN, UN, EU, UK in One CSV

Sanctions list download in one file: OFAC SDN, US Consolidated Screening List, UN, EU, UK, Canada, World Bank and SAT 69-B, 54,338 records with aliases.

Short answer: you can download each sanctions list from its official publisher, but for batch screening it is easier to work from one normalized file. Our unified global sanctions list combines 54,338 records from 14 official lists in 7 jurisdictions (OFAC SDN, the US Consolidated Screening List, UN, EU, UK, Canada, World Bank and Mexico's SAT 69-B), collected on September 26, 2026, in CSV, Excel or JSON for a one-time US$449.

Screening a supplier or customer against sanctions lists means comparing its legal name, aliases and identifiers with the official lists and documenting the result. This guide covers what each list contains, how many records it has in our September 2026 cut, how to normalize names so the match works, and how to review hits. It is not legal advice: your obligations depend on your country, sector and contracts.

What is in a sanctioned entities data file

Sanctions lists identify people, companies, vessels and aircraft subject to restrictions imposed by an authority. The most consulted are OFAC's SDN list (US Treasury), the UN Security Council consolidated list, the EU financial sanctions list and the UK OFSI consolidated list. Export control lists from the US Commerce and State Departments, firms debarred by the World Bank and, for Mexico, the SAT 69-B list (a tax list, not an international one) complete the picture.

For a procurement or compliance team the risk is practical: paying a listed counterparty can freeze payments, damage banking relationships or exclude you from tenders financed by multilateral lenders. That is why supplier due diligence usually includes sanctions screening at onboarding and again every time the lists are updated.

OFAC SDN list CSV and the other 13 lists: record counts

This is the record count per list in the September 26, 2026 cut:

If you are looking for a consolidated screening list download, note that the Commerce and State lists that make up the US Consolidated Screening List (Entity List, Denied Persons, ITAR Debarred, Unverified, Nonproliferation and Military End User) are all included. Only the non-Treasury lists are taken from it, so OFAC records are not duplicated.

By entity type, the file holds 26,558 organizations, 25,152 individuals, 2,286 vessels and 342 aircraft. The mix varies a lot by list: the UN list has 736 individuals and 275 organizations; the EU list 4,465 individuals and 1,776 organizations; SAT 69-B 6,727 legal entities and 1,953 individuals; the World Bank 1,260 firms and 260 individuals. Do not skip individuals: many small suppliers invoice as sole proprietors.

Fields that make the match work

A match on exact name alone misses real hits and produces false positives. Across the full file:

• Aliases: 24,528 records (45.1%) have at least one alias, with a median of 2 among those that do. Coverage depends on the source: 88% in the EU list, 86% in OFAC Non-SDN, 71% in the UN list and 51% in OFAC SDN. The US Commerce lists, the World Bank and SAT do not publish aliases.
• Country: 47,670 records (87.7%) have at least one ISO-2 country code, useful to rule out namesakes.
• Identifiers: 18,902 records (34.8%) include an entity identifier (registration number, SWIFT/BIC, vessel IMO or Mexican RFC). Every SAT 69-B record has an RFC, which allows an exact match without relying on the name.
• Cross-list matches: 16,066 records appear in more than one jurisdiction, shown in the num_jurisdicciones and jurisdicciones_coincidentes columns. A hit listed by several jurisdictions usually deserves priority review.

The file has 27 columns, including nombre_sancionado, alias, paises_iso2, programas, fecha_inclusion, motivo, identificadores_entidad, imo_buque and url_fuente, the link to the official publication.

How to screen suppliers against sanctions lists, step by step

1. Prepare your vendor master. Export legal name, trade name, country, tax ID and, if relevant, shareholders or representatives you also want to check.
2. Normalize names on both sides. Uppercase, strip accents and punctuation, collapse spaces and remove legal forms (S.A., S.A. DE C.V., S.A.S., LTDA., LLC, LTD, GMBH). Keep the original for the report.
3. Match on identifiers first. Where one exists (RFC against SAT 69-B, IMO against vessels, registration number), an exact match is close to conclusive.
4. Match names and aliases with fuzzy logic. Use a similarity measure (Levenshtein, Jaro-Winkler or token-sort ratio) against the name and every alias. Sorting words alphabetically before comparing handles cases like "Comercial Andina Import" versus "Import Comercial Andina". A common starting threshold is 85 to 90 out of 100, tuned to your review capacity.
5. Filter by context. Discard hits where country or entity type makes no sense. Do not auto-discard records without a country: about 12% have none.
6. Review hits manually. Compare aliases, country, program, listing date and reason, and open url_fuente to confirm the listing is current.
7. Document the decision. Record cut date, list, matched record, score, reviewer and conclusion. That log is what auditors ask for.
8. Repeat on every update. Re-screen the whole vendor base with each new version, not only new suppliers.

Common screening mistakes

• Checking OFAC only. A company can be listed by the EU, UK or Canada and not by OFAC. In fact, 38,272 records in our file appear in a single jurisdiction.
• Ignoring aliases. Many designations include former names, transliterations or trade names that do not match the legal name.
• Treating a fuzzy hit as confirmed. A high score means "review", not "sanctioned". Never block a supplier without human review.

Mexican suppliers: add the full SAT 69-B list

If you buy from Mexico, the unified file includes only presumed and definitive SAT 69-B taxpayers, because rebutted cases and favorable rulings no longer represent an alert. The complete SAT 69-B list adds the full history: 10,096 records with status, official notice numbers and publication dates, for US$149. We explain it in our Mexico SAT 69-B list download guide.

FAQ

Where can I download the OFAC SDN list as a CSV?

OFAC publishes the SDN list on its official website. If you need OFAC together with the UN, EU, UK, Canada, World Bank, US export control lists and SAT 69-B in one schema with ISO-2 countries and cross-list matching, our unified file is available in CSV (UTF-8), Excel or JSON.

What does the UN sanctions list include?

The UN Security Council consolidated list covers individuals and entities subject to measures by UN sanctions committees. In our cut it has 1,011 records (736 individuals and 275 organizations), and 71% have at least one alias.

Does the cross-list match replace hit review?

No. The matching jurisdictions column uses exact matching on normalized name or alias. It helps prioritize, but partial matches always need human review.

How often should I re-run sanctions screening?

It depends on your risk policy; a common practice is to screen at onboarding and re-screen the whole base with each update. The dataset is updated monthly and buyers get new versions at no extra cost.

Can I check the data before buying?

Yes. The dataset page shows the full schema with fill rates and the first 25 rows for free without signing up, and you can request a 500-row sample by email.

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Open the unified global sanctions list to see the real columns, aliases and identifiers before you buy. Payment is one-time with Mercado Pago or PayPal. More compliance sources are in our sanctions lists category.

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