To: koan who wrote (541843 ) 12/16/2025 10:35:38 PM From: kidl Read Replies (1) | Respond to According to Perplexity it's complicated and rules seem to change every five minutes.Are Chinese oil tankers sanctioned? The United States has sanctioned specific Chinese refineries, trading firms, shipping companies, and named vessels for moving Iranian oil as part of Iran’s “shadow fleet.”? Recent U.S. measures include sanctions on a Chinese crude oil terminal in Shandong and an independent refinery, plus nearly two dozen tankers that carried Iranian crude, LPG, propane, and butane.? These designations mean U.S. persons generally cannot deal with those listed ships or companies, and non-U.S. actors risk “secondary sanctions” if they knowingly support the sanctioned activity.? Ordinary Chinese oil tankers engaged in lawful trade that does not involve sanctioned crude (for example, non-Iranian, non-Russian flows outside other embargoes) are not automatically sanctioned.? China’s government has publicly rejected U.S. “unilateral” sanctions on specific tankers and firms, underscoring that these are targeted U.S. and allied measures, not UN-mandated bans on all Chinese shipping.? Risk depends on the individual vessel and counterparty: check whether a tanker, its owner, or charterer appears on U.S. OFAC or other sanctions lists before dealing with it.? Extra caution is needed with Chinese-linked ships involved in Iranian or Russian oil trades, where U.S., EU and G7 authorities are increasingly targeting specific tankers and service providers.?
