Sanctions screening: what you need and what it costs

Whether you call it sanctions screening, denied-party screening, restricted-party screening or a trade compliance check: the question is the same, and so is the consequence of skipping it. This page answers the questions buyers actually ask, names the price of every option, and links straight to the free check — because the first screening should cost you nothing but a minute.

Prices are discussable. Volume, reseller, non-profit and multi-year arrangements: mail us. Better a conversation than a pricing page that scares someone away from screening at all.

Do I need sanctions screening software?

If you import into the EU, pay in US dollars, or use a bank that screens (all of them do), you need to know whether your counterparty is listed. Software helps when volume is high; a free check with a dated record covers the same lists when volume is one name a month.
Full answer — the grounds, the numbers, the pitfalls

The question is not whether you need screening — you do, and your bank already does it on every payment. The question is whether you need to pay enterprise prices for it.

What the enterprise packages sell: batch upload, API access, portfolio monitoring, and audit trails. What this site offers, at a fraction:

  • Free check — one name, all 27 lists, every listed spelling, with the legal ground per hit. No account.
  • Dated record (EUR 29) — the document your bank or auditor asks for: which lists, which versions, which spellings, what came out.
  • Name watch (EUR 9/month) — one party re-screened daily; you hear only when something changes.
  • Portfolio monitoring (EUR 100/month) — 50 counterparties, daily re-screened, changes only.
  • API access (from EUR 49/month) — the same check inside your own workflow.
Source: EU sanctions regulations (269/2014, 833/2014); US OFAC enforcement guidance; the pricing reflects _prijzen.py.. Checked: 21 September 2026.

Which sanctions lists should I screen against?

The honest answer: more than you think. The EU list alone is not enough — Rosneft is not on it (it sits in the trade-restriction annexes); Wissol, Abel Logistics and Adora Enterprise are designated by the UK, not the EU. Your bank screens OFAC, UK and Swiss regardless. This site searches 27 lists in one go, including the ones almost everyone else skips.
Full answer — the grounds, the numbers, the pitfalls

The lists this site searches daily:

  • EU consolidated + EU 833/2014 trade restrictions
  • UN Security Council
  • US OFAC SDN + 11 US export-control registers (Entity List, Denied Persons, ITAR, MEU, CMIC and more)
  • UK, Swiss, Canadian, Australian
  • Ukraine, Russia (Rosfinmonitoring), India
  • Netherlands, France, Poland national lists
  • FBI wanted (opsporing, not sanctions — labelled as such)

A list-by-list breakdown with what a hit on each means for you is on the sanctions page and the country-by-country page.

Source: See /sanctions/ for the full coverage statement per list.. Checked: 21 September 2026.

What does sanctions screening cost?

Enterprise packages run to thousands per year. This site scales from free to what you actually need: free for a single check, EUR 29 for the dated record, EUR 9/month for name monitoring, EUR 49/month for API access. Prices are discussable — especially for volume, resellers and non-profit use.
Full answer — the grounds, the numbers, the pitfalls

The pricing model is deliberately simple:

WhatPrice
Single screening (browser, no account)free
Dated record (PDF, for your file)EUR 29 one-time
Name watch (daily re-screening)EUR 9/month
Portfolio monitoring (50 names)EUR 100/month
API Basis (500 checks/month)EUR 49/month
API Zakelijk (5,000 checks/month)EUR 199/month
Embed widget (your site, your brand)EUR 149/month + EUR 249 setup

Prices are discussable. Volume, reseller, non-profit and multi-year arrangements: mail us. We would rather have a conversation than a pricing page that scares someone away from screening at all.

Source: All prices from _prijzen.py (single source of truth for every price on this site).. Checked: 21 September 2026.

What is denied-party or restricted-party screening?

The same thing under different names: checking whether a person, company or vessel appears on a government list that prohibits or restricts dealing with them. The names differ (denied party, restricted party, sanctions list, watchlist, PEP list); the lists and the consequences are the same.
Full answer — the grounds, the numbers, the pitfalls

Terms you will meet, all pointing at the same need:

  • Denied party screening — US usage; refers to the Denied Persons List and Entity List, but in practice covers all sanctions lists.
  • Restricted party screening — same; 'restricted' because not every listing is a full freeze.
  • Sanctions screening — the umbrella term; what this site does.
  • Watchlist screening — broader; may include PEP lists and adverse media on top of sanctions.
  • Trade compliance check — the procurement framing: is this supplier, this buyer, this route, this payment permitted?

This site covers the sanctions and export-control side. For counterparty verification (is the company real, is the VAT number valid), see the verify tool.

Source: The distinction between a freeze list and a trade-restriction annex matters: see /sanctions/ for per-list explanations.. Checked: 21 September 2026.

When should I screen a counterparty?

Before the first payment, before every new transaction with a party you have not dealt with recently, and whenever sanctions news touches your sector. Designations happen weekly; a clear name last month says nothing today.
Full answer — the grounds, the numbers, the pitfalls

The practical rhythm:

  • Onboarding — screen every new counterparty before the first payment. This is when your bank does it too; be earlier.
  • Periodic re-screening — for ongoing relationships, monthly or quarterly depending on risk. The name watch (EUR 9/month) automates this.
  • Event-driven — when a new sanctions round hits your sector, when news names your counterparty, or when a payment is held. Screen then, not after.
  • Audit trail — keep the dated record (EUR 29) as proof that you checked, when you checked, against what.

See who was designated this month for a sense of the pace.

Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1226 (criminalisation of sanctions violations) makes the absence of screening itself a risk.. Checked: 21 September 2026.

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