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General Licence 13R

Low-materiality OFAC administrative carve-out under EO 14024 Directive 4, issued 8 July 2026.

Last refreshed: 16 July 2026

Timeline for General Licence 13R

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Common Questions

What transactions does General Licence 13R authorise?

GL 13R lets US persons pay taxes, fees and import duties, and obtain permits, licences, registrations or certifications, that would otherwise be barred by EO 14024 Directive 4, as long as the transactions are ordinarily incident and necessary to day-to-day operations in Russia. It does not cover exit-tax payments on a Russia divestment.Source: OFAC FAQ 1118

How does General Licence 13R differ from General Licence X1?

GL 13R is a routine administrative carve-out with low trading materiality, while GL X1 revoked the Iranian-oil waiver and set a market-moving 17 July wind-down Deadline.

Who issues General Licences under the Russia sanctions programme?

The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC, issues General Licences under Executive Order 14024, the legal basis for the Russia sanctions programme.

Background

On 8 July 2026 OFAC issued General Licence 13R, a Russia-programme administrative carve-out issued under Executive Order 14024 Directive 4 (the Sovereign Transactions Directive), published alongside amended compliance FAQs (FAQ 1118).

General Licence 13R authorises US persons to pay taxes, fees and import duties, and to purchase or receive permits, licences, registrations or certifications, that would otherwise be prohibited by Directive 4, provided the transactions are ordinarily incident and necessary to day-to-day operations in the Russian Federation. It explicitly excludes exit-tax payments tied to a divestment from Russia, which still require a specific OFAC licence.

GL 13R's narrow, procedural scope stands in contrast to the same week's General Licence X1, which revoked the Iranian-oil waiver and set a 17 July wind-down Deadline, a genuinely market-moving instrument. Its inclusion alongside GL X1 in this week's briefing illustrates the range of OFAC's parallel Russia and Iran sanctions tracks: one administrative housekeeping, the other reshaping tanker flows.