The six lists
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FCC Covered ListUp to dateFederal Communications Commission · List dated 9 October 2026
Equipment and services the FCC has found to pose a national security risk (47 U.S.C. 1601). Listed equipment cannot get a new FCC authorisation.
For owners: Equipment you already own can still be used. New models of a listed kind cannot be authorised, so replacements and spares may change.
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Section 889 (FAR 52.204-25)Up to dateCongress; the FAR Council · List dated 13 August 2018
Five named producers whose telecom and video surveillance equipment federal agencies may not buy, and may not contract with companies that use it.
For owners: Matters if you sell to the federal government: you represent whether you use covered equipment, after a reasonable inquiry.
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FASCSA ordersNot verifiedFederal Acquisition Security Council, shown in SAM.gov · No copy held
Orders that exclude or remove a source or covered article from federal supply chains (41 U.S.C. 1323).
For owners: Federal contractors must check SAM.gov for FASCSA orders at least quarterly and may not provide a covered article (FAR 52.204-30).
NOT VERIFIED: we could not read this list today. Check it at the source before you rely on it.
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DoD 1260H listUp to dateDepartment of War (Defense), in the Federal Register · List dated 10 June 2026
Chinese military companies operating in the United States, named under section 1260H of the FY2021 defense authorization act.
For owners: Matters most if you sell to the Department of Defense. Check your suppliers and their parents against each new list.
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Commerce Entity ListUp to dateCommerce, Bureau of Industry and Security · List dated 12 October 2026
Parties that need a Commerce licence before most US items can be exported, re-exported or transferred to them (15 CFR 744, supp. 4).
For owners: It restricts what you send to a listed party, not your use of equipment you own. Check before you ship to, buy from or sell to one.
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OFAC SDN ListUp to dateTreasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control · List dated 9 October 2026
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons: US persons may not deal with them, and their property in the US is blocked.
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
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Coming up
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Scheduled: the affiliates rule's suspension ends on 9 November 2026 unless Commerce extends it.
For owners: From that date, companies 50 percent or more owned by listed parties may be restricted too. Know who owns your customers abroad.
Every change, newest first
October 2026
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FCC rule takes effect: no authorisation for a device whose logic-bearing component comes from a Covered List producer where the whole device would be barred; full recertification for changes by such a producer; online marketplaces to show the FCC ID (from 2027).
For owners: If you make or relabel devices, check the origin of every logic-bearing component, not only the radio module.
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The first Conditional Approval for a foreign-produced power inverter, conditioned on the holder's US production plan.
Named: GE GridFor owners: An approved model can be authorised and sold; anything else in the category still needs an approval.
Source: FCC DA 26-1089, 9 October 2026
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SDN List: 1 added, 1 removed (an ICC-related designation; a Burma-related removal).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20261009
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SDN List: 55 added, 2 removed (Iran-related).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20261008
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SDN List: 181 removed, 22 updated (removals and updates).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20261005
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SDN List: 5 added (counter terrorism).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20261002
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SDN List: 31 added, 2 updated (Iran-related and organized crime).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20261001
September 2026
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SDN List: 11 added, 6 removed (counter terrorism and organized crime; Belarus-, narcotics- and Libya-related removals).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260930
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SDN List: 53 added, 6 updated (narcotics, counter terrorism, Iran-related and non-proliferation).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260929
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SDN List: 9 removed (DR Congo-related removals).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260923
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SDN List: 11 removed (the Ethiopia programme ended).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260918
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SDN List: 16 added, 5 removed (Iran- and Cuba-related designations; Belarus-related removals).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260917
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SDN List: 3 removed (Russia- and narcotics-related removals).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260916
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SDN List: 1 updated (an Iran-related update).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260914
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SDN List: 19 added (Iran-related and counter terrorism).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260910
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SDN List: 13 added (organized crime and counter terrorism).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260909
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SDN List: 36 added (Iran-related and counter terrorism).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260908
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SDN List: 3 added (Iran-related).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260904
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SDN List: 6 added, 4 removed (Cuba-related designations; a Russia-related removal).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260903
August 2026
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SDN List: 2 added (Iran-related and counter terrorism).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260828
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SDN List: 5 added (counter terrorism).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260826
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SDN List: 78 added, 109 removed, 11 updated (Syria-related removals and updates; Iran-related designations).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260824
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1 entry removed from the Entity List (Turkey).
For owners: A removal ends the licence requirement for that party from the rule's date; keep your earlier screening records.
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1 entry revised on the Entity List (China: addresses removed).
For owners: It restricts what you send to a listed party, not your use of equipment you own. Check before you ship to, buy from or sell to one.
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Inverter entry narrowed: it now covers utility-interactive inverters (UL 1741) with remote communication or control, and inverters eligible for the section 45X tax credit are not treated as foreign-produced.
For owners: Off-grid inverters without remote control fall outside the entry; grid-tied ones with remote control are in.
Source: FCC DA 26-870, 20 August 2026
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SDN List: 47 added, 2 updated (narcotics, counter terrorism, Cuba- and Iran-related).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260820
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SDN List: 3 added (ICC- and Venezuela-related).
For owners: If you buy from, sell to or pay anyone abroad, re-screen them: a new listing applies from the day it is published.
Source: OFAC recent actions, 20260818
July 2026
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Added: power inverters and advanced robotic devices produced abroad, each unless granted a Conditional Approval (robots by the Department of War only).
For owners: Inverters and robots already installed keep working. New foreign-produced models need a Conditional Approval, so check before you specify one.
Source: FCC DA 26-786, 28 July 2026
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Drone entry updated: the Blue UAS and Buy American exemptions are extended to 1 January 2028, and drone Conditional Approvals run as long as the maker follows its US production plan.
For owners: Plan fleet purchases against the 1 January 2028 date.
Source: FCC DA 26-761, 21 July 2026
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Added: international telecom services of Digitalsystem Technology Inc.
Named: Digitalsystem Technology IncFor owners: Check whether any telecom service you buy is provided by this carrier.
Source: FCC DA 26-673, 7 July 2026
June 2026
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Import and marketing barred for equipment added to the Covered List in 2024 or earlier, including previously authorised models; effective 16 July 2026. It does not reach the 2025 and 2026 category entries.
For owners: Equipment already bought can still be used. Replacements and spares from these producers can no longer be imported or sold.
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The FAR overhaul's proposed rule moves Section 889 into FAR Part 40 and redefines terms such as "produced" and the exceptions; comments closed 23 July 2026.
For owners: Watch the clause numbers in new solicitations; the duty to make a reasonable inquiry stays.
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Drone entry updated: small "toy drones" (150 g or less, no satellite navigation, no camera, among other limits) are taken out of the entry.
For owners: Toy drones that meet every limit in the notice can be authorised again.
Source: FCC DA 26-588, 15 June 2026
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A new 1260H list: subsidiaries grouped under their parents, 186 names in all in our copy; 10 removed.
For owners: Matters most if you sell to the Department of Defense. Check your suppliers and their parents against each new list.
March 2026
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Added: consumer-grade routers produced abroad, unless granted a Conditional Approval by the Department of War or DHS.
For owners: Routers you own can still be used and updated. New consumer router models produced abroad need a Conditional Approval. Enterprise gear is out of scope.
Source: FCC DA 26-278, 23 March 2026
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The first Conditional Approvals for foreign-produced drones and drone components.
For owners: An approved model can be authorised and sold; the approval names the holder and the products.
Source: FCC DA 26-253, 18 March 2026
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SAM.gov's exclusion records, as read on 12 October 2026, show FASCSA orders from the Department of Defense naming Acronis AG (Switzerland) and Acronis SCS Inc (US), active from 10 March 2026. Confirm the orders and their scope on SAM.gov.
Named: Acronis AG, Acronis SCS IncFor owners: If you sell to DoD, read the orders in SAM.gov and check whether the covered articles are in anything you deliver.
January 2026
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Drone entry updated: drones on the Blue UAS Cleared List and Buy American domestic end products are exempted, at first until 1 January 2027.
For owners: Blue UAS and US-made drones can still be authorised; the section 1709 equipment gets no exemption.
Source: FCC DA 26-22, 7 January 2026
December 2025
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Added: drones (UAS) and drone critical components produced abroad, and the DJI and Autel equipment named in section 1709 of the FY2025 defense act.
Named: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd., Autel RoboticsFor owners: Drones you own can still be flown, and models already authorised can still be sold. New foreign-produced models need a Conditional Approval.
Source: FCC DA 25-1086, 22 December 2025
November 2025
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The affiliates rule is suspended for one year, to 9 November 2026 unless extended.
For owners: Until 9 November 2026 the 50 percent extension does not apply; prepare to screen owners again after that date.
October 2025
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The most recent additions to the Entity List; no entries have been added since, as of 12 October 2026.
For owners: It restricts what you send to a listed party, not your use of equipment you own. Check before you ship to, buy from or sell to one.
Source: Federal Register 2025-19508
September 2025
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The affiliates rule: Entity List restrictions extended to companies 50 percent or more owned by listed parties.
For owners: Screen the owners of the companies you ship to, not only the names.
July 2025
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SAM.gov's exclusion records, as read on 12 October 2026, show a FASCSA order from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence naming Acronis AG (Switzerland), active from 11 July 2025. Confirm the order and its scope on SAM.gov.
Named: Acronis AGFor owners: Read the order in SAM.gov to see which agencies and articles it covers before you offer the products to them.
January 2025
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A new 1260H list: 134 companies, with subsidiaries listed separately; 6 removed.
For owners: Matters most if you sell to the Department of Defense. Check your suppliers and their parents against each new list.
December 2024
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Two companies removed from the 1260H list.
For owners: Matters most if you sell to the Department of Defense. Check your suppliers and their parents against each new list.
Source: Federal Register 2024-30018
October 2024
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One company removed and re-designated on new grounds.
For owners: No net change; re-screen if you buy from listed companies' subsidiaries.
Source: Federal Register 2024-24726
July 2024
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Added: cybersecurity and anti-virus software of Kaspersky Lab, Inc.
Named: Kaspersky Lab, IncFor owners: If Kaspersky software runs anywhere you are responsible for, replace it.
Source: FCC DA 24-712, 23 July 2024
April 2024
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A new 1260H list: 73 companies (announced by DoD on 31 January 2024).
For owners: Matters most if you sell to the Department of Defense. Check your suppliers and their parents against each new list.
December 2023
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FAR 52.204-29 and 52.204-30 take effect: contractors must check SAM.gov for FASCSA orders and may not provide covered articles. The rule noted that no order had yet been issued.
For owners: Federal contractors must check SAM.gov for FASCSA orders at least quarterly and may not provide a covered article (FAR 52.204-30).
September 2022
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Added: international telecom services of Pacific Networks and ComNet (USA), and of China Unicom (Americas).
Named: Pacific Networks Corp, ComNet (USA) LLC, China Unicom (Americas) Operations LimitedFor owners: Check whether any telecom service you buy is provided by these carriers.
Source: FCC DA 22-979, 20 September 2022
March 2022
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Added: AO Kaspersky Lab's information security products and services, and services of China Mobile International USA and China Telecom (Americas).
Named: AO Kaspersky Lab, China Mobile International USA Inc, China Telecom (Americas) CorpFor owners: If you run Kaspersky security products, plan their replacement; the carrier entries concern their US international telecom services.
Source: FCC DA 22-320, 25 March 2022
December 2021
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FAR 52.204-24 and 52.204-25 are re-dated November 2021 for a wording change about commercial products; the Section 889 rules themselves remain interim.
For owners: No change to what you represent.
June 2021
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The first 1260H list: 47 companies.
For owners: Matters most if you sell to the Department of Defense. Check your suppliers and their parents against each new list.
March 2021
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The FCC publishes the first Covered List: telecommunications equipment from Huawei and ZTE, and video surveillance and telecommunications equipment from Hytera, Hikvision and Dahua for the listed security uses.
Named: Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, Dahua Technology CompanyFor owners: Equipment you own can still be used. New equipment from these producers cannot be authorised (FCC rules since February 2023), and since 16 July 2026 earlier models cannot be imported or marketed (for Hytera, Hikvision and Dahua, for the listed uses).
Source: FCC DA 21-309, 12 March 2021
October 2020
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The annual representation is extended to Part B (FAR 52.204-26, October 2020).
For owners: Matters if you sell to the federal government: you represent whether you use covered equipment, after a reasonable inquiry.
August 2020
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Part B in force: agencies may not contract with a company that uses covered equipment, whether or not in performance of the contract (interim rule of 14 July 2020).
For owners: If you sell to the government, what you use anywhere in the company counts. Make a reasonable inquiry and keep the record.
December 2019
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A second interim rule adds the annual representation in SAM (FAR 52.204-26).
For owners: Your SAM registration carries the representation; review it at each annual renewal.
August 2019
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Part A in force: agencies may not buy equipment, systems or services that use covered telecommunications equipment (FAR 52.204-24 and 52.204-25, interim rule).
For owners: Matters if you sell to the federal government: you represent whether you use covered equipment, after a reasonable inquiry.
August 2018
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Section 889 of the FY2019 defense act is enacted: five named producers' telecom and video surveillance equipment is barred from federal purchasing (Part A) and from companies that contract with the government (Part B).
Named: Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, DahuaFor owners: Matters if you sell to the federal government: you represent whether you use covered equipment, after a reasonable inquiry.
Questions people ask
- How often is the tracker updated?
- Every day. BSJ's watch refreshes its copies of the lists each morning from the publishers' own files and APIs, and the tracker compares each new copy with the one before. Changes from before 12 October 2026 were read from each publisher's notices.
- Why does the tracker give counts for the SDN and Entity List, not names?
- Both lists can name individuals, and BSJ never publishes names of people. The tracker counts what was added, removed or updated and links OFAC's or the Federal Register's own page, where the entries are listed.
- Is something on this tracker banned for me?
- It depends on what the list does and who you are. The Covered List stops new FCC authorisations; Section 889 and FASCSA orders bind federal agencies and contractors; the Entity List controls exports; the SDN List blocks dealings by US persons. Each entry says what it means for owners, and the free checks answer for a specific company, address or product.
- What does "not verified" mean?
- That the watch could not confirm its copy of that list today, for example because the source could not be read. The tracker then says so instead of showing the list as current. Check that list at the source until it is verified again.
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