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US Government Watchlist Screen — OFAC, BIS & State Dept (Consolidated Screening List)

Screen a person or business name against the complete U.S. Government Consolidated Screening List (CSL) — a single public-domain bulk source maintained by the U.S. International Trade Administration that combines all major government watchlists into one endpoint.

Lists covered (12 sources)

What it does

1. Fetches the full CSL bulk JSON from data.trade.gov — a single ~30 MB public-domain file covering all 12 lists above (~25,000+ entries).
2. Matches your query against primary names and AKA/alternate names using Jaro-Winkler + Dice bigram similarity with token-overlap false-positive guards.
3. Returns only matches above your configured score threshold (default 85/100).
4. Each result carries the specific source list the entity matched (e.g. Entity List (EL) - Bureau of Industry and Security), so you can see exactly which US government list flagged the name.

Input

Output record shape

Each dataset item contains:

• name — Primary name on the list
• matchedOn — "primary" or "aka"
• score — 0–100 fuzzy-match score
• source — The specific source list (e.g. "Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) - Treasury Department")
• type — Individual | Entity | Vessel | Aircraft (where available)
• programs — Array of sanctions/control program codes
• akaList — Array of alternate/AKA name strings
• addresses — Array of address strings
• ids — Array of {type, number, country?} structured IDs
• federalRegisterNotice — Federal Register citation (BIS lists)
• uid — CSL internal entity ID
• sourceListUrl — Direct URL to the official source list
• remarks — Free-text remarks from the source agency

Billing

Pay-per-result (Apify PPE): each matched record in the dataset counts as one item. A query that returns zero matches costs only the base compute time — not per-result charges.

Use cases

• KYC / KYB pre-screening — check counterparty names before onboarding
• Export control compliance — screen suppliers and customers against BIS Entity List, DPL, UVL, MEU
• AML / sanctions compliance — OFAC SDN + non-SDN lists in one call
• State Dept ITAR — check against ITAR Debarred and Nonproliferation Sanctions
• Business entity verification — cross-reference company names from business registration tools (see Business KYB Scraper)

Cross-sell

Pair this actor with the Business KYB Scraper to: (1) pull public registry data on a company, (2) run the company name + all officers through this watchlist screen, (3) get a full KYB package in one workflow.

Automate compliance workflows with secretary-of-state filing data from FilingSheet — structured business entity data with officer names ready for screening.

Data source and scope

Source: U.S. International Trade Administration — Consolidated Screening List (data.trade.gov). Published under U.S. Government Works (public domain). Data is fetched fresh on each run; ITA updates the CSL daily.

Caveats

• This tool is for research and informational purposes. It is not a substitute for a certified AML/sanctions compliance program or legal advice.
• Fuzzy matching may produce false positives at low thresholds. Tune minScore for your use case. The default 85 is conservative; 90+ gives higher precision with some recall loss.
• The CSL does not include every US government watchlist (e.g. FBI Most Wanted, state-level lists). For a complete AML program, consult a compliance specialist.
• Results reflect the CSL snapshot published at the time of the run.