North Korea — Maritime Sanctions

Active sanctions programs

North Korea is under comprehensive OFAC, EU, and UN Security Council sanctions (UNSCR 1718 regime). Port calls trigger automatic Tier-1 review.

North Korea also features in port state control performance data: Paris MoU 3-year detention rate 99% (black list), Tokyo MoU rate 99% (black list).

Sanctioned vessels under North Korea flag

73 vessels flying the North Korea flag are currently designated on the OFAC SDN list (as of 2026-08-20), cross-referenced against EU consolidated, UN Security Council, UK HMT/OFSI, and related lists. 2 linked vessel profiles below.

Other comprehensively sanctioned countries