Treasury Department Publishes General License 13O Under Russian Sanctions Rules

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On January 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published General License (GL) 13O in the Federal Register. This license is part of the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, listed under 31 CFR Part 587.

General License 13O was issued by OFAC on September 29, 2025. It is designed to allow U.S. persons and entities owned or controlled by U.S. persons to carry out specific transactions in Russia that would otherwise be prohibited.

GL 13O permits the following activities, only if they are part of normal business work in Russia:

  • Paying taxes.
  • Paying fees.
  • Paying import duties.
  • Getting permits, licenses, registrations, or certifications.
  • Receiving tax refunds.

These actions are only allowed if they are ordinarily incident and necessary to daily operations in the Russian Federation. The permission lasts until 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 9, 2026.

However, GL 13O does not allow:

  • Any debit from an account at a U.S. financial institution that belongs to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.
  • Any transactions that are separately prohibited under the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, including transactions with persons who are blocked under those rules.

GL 13O replaces General License 13N, which was dated July 8, 2025. It fully supersedes GL 13N.

The text of GL 13O was first made available on OFAC’s website on September 29, 2025. The license is now part of the official records in the Federal Register, Volume 91, Number 12.

For more details and updates, visit OFAC’s website at https://ofac.treasury.gov.

This action was signed and dated by Bradley T. Smith, Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, on September 29, 2025.

[Federal Register Doc. No. 2026-00945]


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