OFAC FAQ (Current) # 1259 - Venezuela Sanctions

Date issued: Jun. 10 2026

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TURBOFAC Commentary (256 words)

Notes:

1) FAQ clarifies that Venezuela GL 30B covers the receipt of “ground services in-country” from GoV entities in the context of “private and commercial flights”. The GL also helpfully interprets the term “ordinarily incident and necessary” in the context of “ordinarily incident and necessary to the operation or use of airports in Venezuela” to specify that this includes “the provision of baggage and ground handling services; safety and security services; airport operational services; air navigation and overflight services; fuel and into-plane services; and the payment of aeronautical, customs, immigration, and other government-imposed fees and taxes.”

2) Notably, OFAC specifies that “[a]dditionally, U.S. sanctions programs issued pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), including the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, do not generally prohibit transactions ordinarily incident to travel to or from any country.” This confirms that...