The Office of Foreign Assets Control has added six individuals to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under terrorism sanctions designations, OFAC said in a notice.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control on Jan. 24 added a bevy of new people, companies and ships to the Specially Designated Nationals List for trading with North Korea and aiding its weapons of mass destruction and other illicit programs, the Treasury Department said in a press release. The newly listed companies include a North Korean defense contractor and a number of North Korean shipping companies and vessels. Also among the additions were two Chinese trading companies -- Beijing Chengxing Trading Co., Ltd. and China Dandong Kumsang Trade Co., Ltd. -- each of which purportedly conducted trade with North Korea defense companies, OFAC said. China Dandong Kumsang also goes by the names Dandong Jinxiang Trade Co., Ltd.; Dandong Metal Company; and Jinxiang Trading Company, according to a listing of recent additions to the SDN list.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control removed one individual from its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, and updated one existing individual, under narcotics kingpin designations, OFAC said.

The Treasury Department is issuing a current list of countries that require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott. The list includes Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, unchanged from the previous iteration of the list (see 1708010015)

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has added four individuals and three entities to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under transnational criminal organization (TCO) designations, OFAC said. OFAC also updated six other TCO entries for individuals. In a separate action, OFAC removed five individuals and three entities from TCO designations on the SDN list, the agency said. In yet another action, OFAC added two individuals to the SDN list under North Korea designations, OFAC said.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has added 20 individuals and 37 entities to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under Magnitsky designations, OFAC said (here and here).

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has added two individuals to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under Central African Republic designations, OFAC said.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has added one individual to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under counterterrorism designations, OFAC said.

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is delaying a new labeling requirement for containers of wine taxed at a lower tax rate for hard cider, it said. Previously set to begin on Jan. 1, 2018, the agency will now allow until Jan. 1, 2019, before wine bottles subject to the $0.226 tax rate on hard cider must bear the statement “Tax Class 5041(b)(6)” on labels. TTB set the new requirement in a final rule issued in January that broadened its hard cider definition to allow more products to qualify for the lower tax (see 1701200020). TTB is seeking comments by Feb. 2 on the delay of the compliance date, in a separate notice.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control has added four individuals to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, under Kingpin Act designations, OFAC said.