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Tai Lung Trading
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Tai Lung Trading

Hong Kong trading company OFAC designated as part of Iran's shadow-banking collection network.

OFAC's 7 August 2026 shadow-banking action listed Tai Lung Trading among three Hong Kong-registered firms, alongside Fratello Carbone Trading and Nix Energy.

Last refreshed: 17 August 2026 · Appears in 1 active topic

Key Question

Why is Tai Lung Trading readable only in Treasury's own release, not the gazette?

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Background

Tai Lung Trading completes the trio of Hong Kong-registered companies the US Treasury named on 7 August 2026, following Fratello Carbone Trading and Nix Energy into the same shadow-banking designation.

Its file is thin even by the standards of this action: a jurisdiction, a date, and a place in a list. The official gazette carries the entry as a scanned page rather than searchable text, so verification stops at Treasury's own account.

Common Questions
What is Tai Lung Trading?
A Hong Kong trading company OFAC named on 7 August 2026 as part of Iran's shadow-banking network.Source: US Department of the Treasury
Why was Tai Lung Trading sanctioned?
Treasury says it collects payment for sanctioned Iranian oil and commodity sales for NIOC, the IRGC and Iran's armed forces.Source: US Department of the Treasury
Is Tai Lung Trading named in the Federal Register notice?
Not in readable text. The gazette carries its designees only as scanned images.Source: Federal Register
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