OverRuled | Risk Maps
OverRuled's Trade Risk Maps provide sanctions and export controls risks by country, taking into account dozens of criteria that update routinely to rank countries from Risk Level – Low (lowest risk) to Risk Level 10 (highest risk). Click on a country for more information.
  • Sanctions Risk Index
  • Export Controls Risk Index
  • Trade Risk Index (Combined)
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        | Sanctions Level
        | Export Controls Level
        OverRuled's Trade Risk Map allocates a Risk Level of to , based on a proprietary algorithm that considers a combination of dozens of sanctions and export controls related factors and data inputs, as follows:

        Sanctions - Risk Level

        Subscribe to the OverRuled OFAC Sanctions module for detailed information on the basis for this country's sanctions-specific risk rating.
        OverRuled's Sanctions Risk Map allocates a Risk Level of to based on certain program-based and list-based criteria, as follows:
        OFAC Comprehensive Sanctions
        Yes No
        Government Subject to OFAC Blocking Order
        Yes No
        U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Lists
        No
        Number of Identified Bases for Secondary Sanctions Targeting
        List-Based Criteria - has total parties listed on one or more sanctions lists, as follows:
        OFAC List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List
        OFAC Sectoral Sanctions Identification (SSI) List
        OFAC Foreign Sanctions Evaders (FSE) List
        OFAC Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) List
        OFAC List of Foreign Financial Institutions Subject to Correspondent Account or Payable-Through Account Sanctions (CAPTA List)
        OFAC Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions (NS-MBS) List
        OFAC Non-SDN Chinese Military Industrial Complex Companies (CMIC) List
        U.S. Department of State Nonproliferation Sanctions List

        Export Controls - Risk Level

        Subscribe to the upcoming OverRuled BIS or DDTC Export Controls module for detailed information on the basis for this country's export controls-specific risk rating.
        OverRuled's Export Controls Risk Map allocates a Risk Level of to based on certain program-based and list-based criteria, as follows:
        Country Group
        Restriction on Export or Reexport of EAR99 Items
        Yes No
        Applicable Number Commerce Country Chart Reasons for Control
        Subject to General Prohibition 8 for In-Transit Shipments
        Yes No
        Designated Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) Adversary
        Yes No
        Subject to Military End-Use(r) Restrictions
        Yes No
        Subject to Military Intelligence End-Use/r Restrictions
        Yes No
        List-Based Criteria - has total parties listed on one or more export control restricted lists, as follows:
        BIS Entity List
        BIS Denied Persons List
        BIS Unverified List
        BIS MEU List
        These Trade Risk Maps are not intended to pass judgment on any country or its policies. Instead, they provide a standardized methodology for assessing a single risk factor – country sanctions and export controls risk – based on the data sources listed in the icon on each corresponding tab. Some of the list-based sources update dynamically based on data from government websites. These Trade Risk Maps rely on the accuracy of that data, and account only for the number of addresses of specifically designated parties in each country. They do not account for the number of subsidiaries or affiliates who may be subject to similar restrictions but which are not specifically designated. Finally, please note that the country risks presented in these Trade Risk Maps are merely one factor of several that may be used in assessing overall transaction risk, and that these maps are not a replacement for specific legal advice in determining whether to proceed with a business transaction or dealing.
        This heat map presents a visualization of relative sanctions and money laundering risks by country, taking into account over a dozen variable data sources that reflect the sanctions programs and lists administered by OFAC and the U.S. State Department. Countries are grouped by band on a scale of 0 (lowest risk) to 10 (highest risk).  
        The risks presented in Sanctions Risk Index are compiled through a proprietary algorithm that draws upon the following data sources, each of which has been assigned a different weight in OverRuled's proprietary algorithm:
        • Number of parties designated on the following lists:
          • OFAC List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons
          • OFAC Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List
          • OFAC Palestinian Legislative Council List
          • OFAC Correspondent and Payable Through Account (CAPTA)List (formerly “561 List”)
          • OFAC List of Foreign Sanctions Evaders
          • OFAC Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions List
          • OFAC Non-SDN Communist Chinese Military Companies List
          • U.S. State Department Non-Proliferation Sanctions List
        • Number of secondary sanctions bases targeting particular countries as identified in OverRuled's Secondary Sanctions Database;
        • List of countries subject to comprehensive/country-wide sanctions;;
        • List of countries whose governments are subject to blocking measures;
        • List of countries subject to OFAC sanctions programs (including list-based programs); and
        • Enforcement Network (FinCen) Advisories).
        This heat map presents a visualization of relative export control risks by country, incorporating nearly a variable dozen data sources that reflect the restricted party and country lists administered by BIS and the U.S. State Department. Countries are grouped by band on a scale of 0 (lowest risk) to 10 (highest risk).
        The risks presented in Export Controls Risk Map are compiled through a proprietary algorithm that draws upon the following data sources, each of which has been assigned a different weight in OverRuled's proprietary algorithm:
        • Number of parties designated on the following lists:
          • BIS Entity List;
          • BIS Denied Persons List;
          • BIS Unverified List;
          • BIS Military End-Users List;
        • EAR Country Groups (including ITAR 126.1 (Arms Embargo) Countries and State Sponsors of Terrorism);
        • Countries with restrictions on Export/Reexport of EAR99 Items;
        • Countries subject to EAR General Prohibition 8 for In-Transit Shipments;
        • Countries subject to Military End-Use/User Controls;
        • Countries subject to Military Intelligence End-Use/User Controls; and
        • Countries designated as ICTS Foreign Adversaries.
        The risks presented in the Trade Risk Index are compiled through a proprietary algorithm that combines data sources of the Sanctions Risk Index and the Export Controls Risk Index.
        For information on these individual data sources, click on the icon on the corresponding tabs.