page_title: United States sanctions
hierarchical_section_title: United States sanctions
caption_attribution_description: English: Countries sanctioned in some form by the US
context_page_description: After the failure of the Embargo Act of 1807 the federal government of the United States took little interest in imposing embargoes and economic sanctions against foreign countries until the 20th century. United States trade policy was entirely a matter of economic policy. After World War I, interest revived. President Woodrow Wilson promoted such sanctions as a method for the League of Nations to enforce peace. However, he failed to bring the United States into the League and the US did not join the 1935 League sanctions against Italy.
  However, in 1940 the United States participated in the ABCD line against Japan. Interest in trade as a tool of foreign policy expanded during the Cold War era, and many economic sanctions were applied. Later, sanctions were in particular aimed against countries which the U.S. government listed as "State Sponsors of Terrorism".
  Sanctions imposed by the United States government include:
  ban on arms-related exports
  controls over dual-use technology exports
  restrictions on economic assistance
  financial restrictions:
  requiring the United States to oppose loans by the World Bank and other international financial institutions
context_section_description: After the failure of the Embargo Act of 1807 the federal government of the United States took little interest in imposing embargoes and economic sanctions against foreign countries until the 20th century. United States trade policy was entirely a matter of economic policy. After World War I, interest revived. President Woodrow Wilson promoted such sanctions as a method for the League of Nations to enforce peace. However, he failed to bring the United States into the League and the US did not join the 1935 League sanctions against Italy. 
  However, in 1940 the United States participated in the ABCD line against Japan. Interest in trade as a tool of foreign policy expanded during the Cold War era, and many economic sanctions were applied. Later, sanctions were in particular aimed against countries which the U.S. government listed as "State Sponsors of Terrorism".
  Sanctions imposed by the United States government include:
  ban on arms-related exports
  controls over dual-use technology 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 U.S. citizens from engaging in financial transactions with the government on the list, except by license from the U.S. government
  prohibition of U.S. Defense Department contracts above $100,000 with companies controlled by countries on the list.
caption: Countries sanctioned in some form by the US (as of 2015)
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