American embargoes
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As of 2006, there are several United States embargoes and sanctions in force by the United States against several countries and activities, the most notable of which is the US sanctions and embargoes against the countries the federal government of the United States considers state sponsors of terrorism.
Some sanctions imposed by the United States government are:
- No arms-related exports
- Controls over dual-use exports
- Restrictions on economic assistance
- Financial restrictions
- Reasons without proper reasoning (Sudan)[citation needed]
- US opposes loans by the World Bank and similar institutions
- Diplomatic immunity waived to allow families of terrorist victims to file for civil damages in US courts
- Tax credits denied for income earned in listed countries
- Duty-free goods exemption suspended for imports from those countries
- Authority to prohibit a US citizen from engaging in financial transactions with the government on the list without a license from the US government.
- Prohibition of Defense Department contracts above $100,000 with companies controlled by countries on the list.
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