OFAC issues Russia-related General License 135 for Russian-origin diesel fuel

What's on the official record

On 9 October 2026, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Russia-related General License 135, "Authorizing Transactions Related to the Sale, Delivery, Offloading, and Importation of Diesel Fuel of Russian Federation Origin." The action is recorded on the OFAC Recent Actions page at https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20261009_33. The page cites no Executive Order for this action.

Assessment

For a sanctions or trade-finance committee, the record lets you check whether any transaction you are asked to bank or clear involves the sale, delivery, offloading, or importation of diesel fuel of Russian Federation origin, and whether it falls within the authorization General License 135 describes. The page names the license and its subject matter but does not state its conditions, scope, or expiration, so the committee's diligence turns on reading the license text itself before deciding to bank or hold.

For an owner or operating executive, the record lets you check whether your operations touch diesel fuel of Russian Federation origin and whether General License 135 changes what you may do with it. The page states only that OFAC issued the license and what transactions it authorizes; it does not state the license's terms, so the executive's decision to enter, stay, or delay rests on the license text rather than on this page alone.

What would change this call

A subsequent OFAC action amending, revoking, or replacing General License 135, or an FAQ issued by number addressing its scope, would change what a reader can check against this record.

What to check next

Confidence

Filed 25 October 2026 from the record dated 9 October 2026.

Sources

[1] OFAC Recent Actions, "Issuance of Russia-related General License", 9 October 2026, https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20261009_33