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OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
DETERMINATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1(a)(i)(B) OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 14068
Prohibitions Related to Imports of Certain Categories of Diamonds
Pursuant to sections 1(a)(i)(B), 1(b), and 5 of Executive Order (E.O.) 14068 of March 11, 2022 (“Prohibiting Certain Imports, Exports, and New Investment With Respect to Continued Russian Federation Aggression”), as amended by E.O. 14114 of December 22, 2023 (“Taking Additional Steps With Respect to the Russian Federation’s Harmful Activities”), and 31 CFR § 587.802, and in consultation with the Department of State, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Homeland Security, I hereby determine that the prohibitions in section 1(a)(i)(B) of E.O. 14068 shall apply to the following categories of diamonds that were mined, extracted, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the Russian Federation, notwithstanding whether such diamonds have been substantially transformed into other...
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1) On 2-9-24, OFAC issued Determination pursuant to Section 1(a)(i)(B) of Executive Order 14068 (Effective March 1, 2024) - Prohibitions Related to Imports of Certain Categories of Diamonds and Determinations pursuant to Sections 1(a)(i)(A) and 1(a)(i)(D) of Executive Order 14068 (Effective March 1, 2024) - Prohibitions Related to Imports of Diamond Jewelry and Unsorted Diamonds of Russian Federation Origin and Diamond Jewelry and Unsorted Diamonds Exported From the Russian Federation.
As of the date of issuance of EO 14068, there had already been a prohibited on the "the importation into the United States of [non-industrial diamonds] of Russian Federation origin..." For purposes of this prohibition, "the term 'diamond' includes any diamonds classifiable under subheadings 7102.10, 7102.31, and 7102.39 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and under...