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People's Republic of China Flag — Maritime Risk Profile

ISO CN · Grey List (elevated)

Standard PSC regime

Port State Control performance

Paris MoU →
Grey List (elevated)
3.5% 3-year detention rate
Tokyo MoU →
White List (low risk)
2% 3-year detention rate

The People's Republic of China flag holds Grey List (elevated) placement across the two largest port state control regimes. Detention rates reflect the percentage of CN-flagged vessels detained out of all inspections at member-state ports over the most recent three-year window. Grey-list flags face elevated PSC scrutiny relative to white-list registries; detention rates are typically 2-3× the best-performing flags.

Sanctioned vessels under People's Republic of China flag

0 vessels in ArcNautical's screening index currently fly the People's Republic of China flag and appear on at least one sanctions or watch list (OFAC SDN, EU, UN, UK, Belgium FOD, or RUSI DPRK reports).

Vessel nameIMOPrograms
No vessels currently in our sanctions index fly the People's Republic of China flag.

Country sanctions exposure

People's Republic of China (CN) is not subject to comprehensive country-level sanctions programs. Vessels flying this flag are screened individually against OFAC SDN, EU consolidated, UN Security Council, and UK HMT/OFSI sanctions lists.

Related flags

Other flag states with similar Paris/Tokyo MoU placement: