Red Flags and Blacklists: How India-based Companies Can Avoid U.S. Sanctions Pitfalls

15 December 2025

The U.S. government has signaled its intent to enforce its global sanctions regime robustly, including against non-U.S. entities like India-based companies. The risks to all entities are not just limited to direct dealings with sanctioned parties but also extend to indirect transactions that use intermediaries and opaque supply chains to obfuscate any links to sanctioned parties. Failure to assess and implement risk prevention measures can expose companies to asset freezes, hefty fines, reputational damage, lost business opportunities, loss of access to the U.S. financial system, and potential criminal liability.

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