As of 2014, there are several United States embargoes and sanctions in force by the United States against several countries and activities, the most notable of which are against countries the federal government of the United States considers State Sponsors of Terrorism.
Some sanctions imposed by the United States government are:
No arms-related exports
Controls over dual-use exports
Restrictions on economic assistance
Financial restrictions
Requiring the United States to oppose loans by the World Bank and other international financial institutions.
Diplomatic immunity waived to allow families of terrorist victims to file for civil damages in U.S. courts.
Tax credits for companies and individuals denied for income earned in listed countries.
Duty-free goods exemption suspended for imports from those countries.
Authority to prohibit a U.S. citizen from engaging in financial transactions with the government on the list without a license from the U.S. government.
Prohibition of Defense Department contracts above $100,000 with companies controlled by countries on the list.
Bureau of Industry and Security
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
Office of Foreign Assets Control
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
United States Department of Commerce (Export Administration Regulations, EAR)
United States Department of Defense
United States Department of Energy (nuclear technology)
United States Department of Homeland Security (border crossings)
United States Department of Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of State (International Traffic in Arms Regulations, ITAR)
United States Department of the Treasury
Several laws delegate embargo power to the President:
Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977
Export Administration Act of 1979
Several laws specifically prohibit trade with certain countries:
Cuban Assets Control Regulations of 1963
Cuban Democracy Act of 1992
Helms–Burton Act of 1996 (Cuba)
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996
Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (Cuba)
Iran Freedom and Support Act of 2006
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010
As of October 2014, the United States has sanctions against:
There are also list-based sanctions related to countering terrorism, rough diamond trade controls (see Kimberley Process), counter narcotics, nuclear proliferation and transnational criminal organizations.
Some countries listed are members of the World Trade Organization, but WTO rules allow trade restrictions for non-economic purposes.
Combined, the Treasury Department, the Commerce Department and the State Department list embargoes against 30 countries or territories: Afghanistan, Balkans, Belarus, Central African Republic, China (PR), Côte d'Ivoire, Crimea Region of Ukraine, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Fiji, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.
