Cuba Designations; Russia-related Designation Removal; Issuance of Amended Cuba General License

State Press Release: Further Sanctions on Cuba’s Elites, Financial Channels, and Resource Exploitation Apparatus

Additions:

The following individual has been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

OFAC Program: [CUBA-EO14404]  Executive Order 14404, “Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy”

CASTRO CALIS, Fidel Ernesto

• Address: Cuba
• DOB: 16 May 1995
• nationality: Cuba
• Gender: Male
• Party Type: Individual
• Linked to: CASTRO ESPIN, Alejandro

Supplemental Information: Fidel Ernesto Castro Calis is a grandson of Raúl Castro (Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz) and the son of Alejandro Castro Espín, who was previously designated under E.O. 14404. State designated him for being an adult family member of a person already designated under the order; his brother, Raúl Alejandro Castro Calis, was designated alongside their father on June 4, 2026.

The following entities have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

OFAC Program: [CUBA-EO14404]  Executive Order 14404, “Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy”

BANCO EXTERIOR DE CUBA

• Address: Plaza de la Revolucion, Havana, Cuba
• SWIFT/BIC: BECUCUHH
• Website: bancoexteriorcuba.cu
• Organization Established Date: 29 Feb 2000
• Target Type: Financial Institution
• Entity Code: 259 (Cuba)

Supplemental Information: Banco Exterior de Cuba is a Cuban state-owned bank that specializes in corporate banking, foreign-trade finance, and international transactions. State designated it for operating in the financial services sector of the Cuban economy.

COMERCIAL CUPET S.A.

• Address: Havana, Cuba
• Organization Established Date: 18 Sep 1991
• Organization Type: Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products
• Target Type: State-Owned Enterprise
• Entity Code: 60254 (Cuba)

Supplemental Information: Comercial Cupet S.A. is a Cuban state-owned entity that represents Unión Cuba Petróleo (CUPET) in negotiations and joint ventures with foreign entities. State designated it for operating in the energy sector of the Cuban economy.

EMPRESA DE SERVICIOS COMANDANTE RENE RAMOS LATOUR

• AKA: “NICAROTEC”
• Address: Mayari, Holguin, Cuba
• Organization Established Date: 31 Jan 1977
• Organization Type: Support activities for other mining and quarrying
• Target Type: State-Owned Enterprise

Supplemental Information: NICAROTEC is a Cuban state-owned industrial and technical services enterprise that provides geological and mining support for Cuba’s nickel sector. State designated it for operating in the metals and mining sector of the Cuban economy.

EMPRESA IMPORTADORA DE ABASTECIMIENTO PARA EL PETROLEO

• AKA: “ABAPET”
• Address: Havana, Cuba
• Organization Established Date: 21 Mar 2000
• Organization Type: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
• Target Type: State-Owned Enterprise
• Entity Code: 12127 (Cuba)
• Linked to: UNION CUBA PETROLEO

Supplemental Information: ABAPET is a subsidiary of Unión Cuba Petróleo (CUPET, designated under this order) that handles procurement support for CUPET, including imports of technological equipment, spare parts, specialized tools, and industrial inputs needed to sustain Cuba’s energy sector. State designated it for being owned, controlled, or directed by CUPET.

EMPRESA IMPORTADORA Y ABASTECEDORA DEL NIQUEL

• AKA: “CEXNI”
• Address: Moa, Holguin, Cuba
• Organization Established Date: 31 Dec 1994
• Organization Type: Non-specialized wholesale trade
• Target Type: State-Owned Enterprise
• Entity Code: 3883 (Cuba)

Supplemental Information: CEXNI is a foreign-trade and logistics enterprise that imports and supplies specialized raw materials, machinery, and equipment for Cuba’s nickel and cobalt industry. State designated it for operating in the metals and mining sector of the Cuban economy.

Delistings:

The following deletions have been made to OFAC’s SDN List:

OFAC Program: [RUSSIA-EO14024]  Executive Order 14024, “Blocking Property With Respect To Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation”

DULAC CAPITAL LTD (a.k.a. AK DYULAK KEPITAL LTD PREDSTAVITELSTVO; a.k.a. PREDSTAVITELSTVO AKTSIONERNOGO OBSHCHESTVA DYULAK KEPITAL LTD SHVEITSARIYA V G MOSCOW; a.k.a. PREDSTAVITELSTVO AKTSIONERNOGO OBSHCHESTVA DYULAK KEPITAL LTD SHVEITSARIYA V G SANKT PETERBURGE), Arosastrasse 7, Zurich 8008, Switzerland; Pr-kt Morskoi pom. 12-N, Saint Petersburg 197110, Russia; Pr-kt Leningradskii, Moscow 125167, Russia; Secondary sanctions risk: See Section 11 of Executive Order 14024.; Organization Established Date: 14 Dec 2007; Tax ID No.: 113974567 (Switzerland); alt. Tax ID No.: 9909354395 (Russia); Identification Number: SRWNNB.99999.SL.756 (Switzerland); Legal Entity Number: 529900E3569EJW938341; Registration Number: CH-020.3.031.775-0 (Switzerland).

OFAC’s SDN List carried this entity as four separate old-style duplicate entries, each rotating a different one of the four names above into the primary-name position with the other three as AKAs; all four point to the same Zurich/Moscow/Saint Petersburg entity and are consolidated into the single entry above.

Sources:

• U.S. Department of State, Fact Sheet: Further Sanctions on Cuba’s Elites, Financial Channels, and Resource Exploitation Apparatus (used for Supplemental Information on the six Cuba additions above)