[CUBA-EO]
OFAC SDN list tag created under Executive Order 14404 to mark individuals and entities sanctioned for Cuban repression.
Last refreshed: 18 May 2026 · Appears in 1 active topic
Why does OFAC layer the [CUBA-EO] tag onto existing [CUBA] sanctions entries?
Timeline for [CUBA-EO]
Lastres Morera first SDN under EO 14404
Cuba Dispatch- What is the [CUBA-EO] tag on the OFAC SDN list?
- [Cuba-EO] is OFAC's SDN programme tag for designations made under Executive Order 14404, distinguishing them from legacy [Cuba] tag entries listed under the Cuban Assets Control Regulations.Source: OFAC Recent Actions
- Which entities are tagged [CUBA-EO]?
- The first individual was Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera on 7 May 2026. OFAC the same day extended the [Cuba-EO] tag onto pre-existing entries for GAESA and Moa Nickel SA.Source: OFAC Recent Actions
- Why does OFAC use two tags for Cuba sanctions?
- Dual-tagging preserves both CACR prohibitions and the new EO 14404 personal-sanctions overlay. Lifting either tag would require separate licensing pathways, complicating any future negotiated easing.Source: OFAC Recent Actions
Background
[Cuba-EO] is the Office of Foreign Assets Control's SDN list programme tag for designations made under Executive Order 14404, the personal-sanctions architecture targeting Cuban officials and adult relatives signed by President Trump on 1 May 2026. The tag identifies the legal authority under which an entry is listed, distinguishing EO 14404 designations from the long-standing [Cuba] programme tag attached to Cuban Assets Control Regulations listings.
OFAC applied the [Cuba-EO] tag for the first time on 7 May 2026, when Ania Guillermina Lastres Morera was added to the SDN list as the inaugural individual designation under EO 14404. On the same date OFAC also extended the [Cuba-EO] tag onto pre-existing [Cuba] entries for GAESA (Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A., the Cuban military's economic conglomerate) and Moa Nickel SA, the joint-venture mining entity, signalling layered overlay rather than wholesale replacement.
The practical effect of the tag is to clarify, for compliance teams at banks and shippers, which legal authority underlies a given designation and therefore which licensing pathway applies. Cuba General License 1, published the same day, functions as a savings clause aligning EO 14404 with existing CACR authorisations. The dual-tag approach preserves all prior CACR prohibitions while adding the EO 14404 personal-sanctions overlay, complicating any future negotiated easing because relief would require lifting tags under both authorities.
