LIST COVERAGE
Check a name against the EU, UN and UK sanctions lists
One search across four public lists, matched on your device, with the list and list version shown for every hit.
No account. Nothing you type is uploaded. The first visit downloads the matcher and the signed list (up to about 80 MB); repeat visits reuse the cached copy.
The four lists in the bundle
| List | Publisher | Typical scope |
|---|---|---|
| OFAC SDN | U.S. Treasury, OFAC | US persons and US-nexus transactions |
| EU consolidated list | European Union | EU persons and entities subject to EU restrictive measures |
| UN consolidated list | UN Security Council | UN member states' implementation of Security Council resolutions |
| UK consolidated list | UK OFSI | UK persons and entities under UK sanctions |
The lists overlap but are not identical. A person can be designated by one jurisdiction and not another, and the spelling of a name can differ between publications. Screening only one list is a common and avoidable gap.
Why check more than one list
Which list applies to you depends on your jurisdiction, your customer, the currency, the goods and the ownership chain. A UK firm dealing with an EU customer may still need to consider UK, EU and UN designations; a US-nexus payment may bring OFAC into scope. Checking all four public lists is a starting point, not a legal conclusion.
What "consolidated" does not mean. None of these lists is a complete statement of every restriction that could apply. Sectoral sanctions, national lists, ownership-and-control rules and the 50% rule can matter even when a name is not on a list.
How AML-Filter handles multiple lists
- One search, all lists. The bundle carries each list separately; every hit names the list it came from.
- Per-list sensitivity. The app lets you tune strictness, so a noisy alias list does not force the same threshold as a precise one.
- One explained score. The signals and weights are visible, so a reviewer can see why a hit ranked where it did.
- Signed and versioned. The app screens against a verified bundle and shows the version it used.
Questions
Does it cover every country's sanctions list?
No. It covers the four public consolidated lists above. National lists (for example, Swiss SECO or Australian DFAT) and sectoral measures may need separate checks.
How often are the lists refreshed?
The app ships a signed bundle and shows the version it screened against. The published pointer is at /bundle/origin/latest; check version and sequence. Refresh cadence depends on the upstream publishers and the project's publish pipeline — treat the version, not a marketing promise, as the fact.
What about aliases and transliteration?
Aliases are part of the list data and are matched alongside primary names. The matcher normalises case, accents, punctuation and word order, and uses fuzzy token similarity for spelling variation.
Is a hit proof of a sanctions match?
No. A hit is a candidate for human review. Names are not unique, transliteration is lossy, and lists contain aliases that collide with ordinary names. The score and reasons are there to support a decision, not replace it.