To Countries of Concern

All  UConn faculty, staff or students planning international travel to a country sanctioned by the U.S. Government must clear their travel plans with the Export Control office (exportcontrol@uconn.edu) to ensure that any required approvals or licenses are in place prior to departure.

 

Highest Risk (countries which have OFAC sanctions or embargoes in place)

Country	Type of Sanction
Belarus	No contact or business with certain individuals and their associations.*
Burma (Myanmar)	No imports, no financial transfers to Burma, no investments with companies primarily dealing in or with Burma.
Crimea, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia Regions of Ukraine (annexed or ongoing conflict by Russia)	Comprehensive embargo.  No travel without prior written approval by OVPR Senior Export Control Officer.  No imports, no exports, restrictions on financial transactions.  No contact or business with certain individuals and their associations.*
Cuba	Comprehensive embargo.  No travel without prior written approval by OVPR Senior Export Control Officer.  No imports, no exports, no financial transactions, no trade in Cuban goods. No contact or business with certain individuals and their associations.* As of September 30, 2026, travelling to attend conferences in Cuba is no longer allowed due to Department of Treasury sanctions updates. Travel to Cuba pertaining to educational activities, research, or humanitarian work is only allowed under specific circumstances. Contact exportcontrol@uconn.edu prior to making travel plans to review with current Department of Treasury sanctions regulations. More information about these changes can be found on OFAC’s Cuba Sanctions website.
Democratic Republic of the Congo	No contact or business with certain individuals and their associations.*
Iran	Comprehensive embargo.  No travel without prior written approval by OVPR Senior Export Control Officer.   No imports, no exports, no financial transactions, no trade in Iranian goods.  No contact or business with certain individuals and their associations.*
Iraq	Contact Export Control Office
Libya	No contact or business with the Libyan regime of Moammar Gadhafi.
North Korea	Comprehensive embargo.  No travel without prior written approval by OVPR Senior Export Control Officer.   No imports, no exports, no financial transactions.  No contact or business with certain individuals and their associations.*
Russia	No contact or business with certain individuals and their associations.*
Somalia	No contact or business with certain individuals and their associations.*
Sudan	Contact Export Control Office
Syria	No contact or business with certain individuals and their associations.*

*Contact the Export Control office (exportcontrol@uconn.edu) for screening of contacts.

 

High Risk Countries (The government holds a general policy of license denial for ITAR^* or dual-use goods): Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Burma (Myanmar), Central African Republic, Chad, People’s Republic of China, Comoros, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cyprus, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.

 

With Equipment (Including Computers), Data or Software

All  UConn faculty, staff or students planning international travel with equipment or a laptop or other mobile computing device that has encryption software installed should be aware that certain equipment and encryption technology may be subject to export controls by the U.S. and other countries. The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Department of the Treasury have rules prohibiting the transportation of certain controlled equipment encryption technology into certain countries. All travelers who will be carrying or shipping equipment or encryption technology out of the U.S. are strongly encouraged to consult with the UConn Export Control office (exportcontrol@uconn.edu) or review this PDF for more information.