Japan METI End User List

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has issued the End User List, providing exporters with information on foreign entities for which concern cannot be eliminated regarding involvement in activities such as the development of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and missiles, for the purpose of enhancing the effectiveness of the catch-all control on cargos and other loads relating to WMDs and missiles.

Data overview 

Entities:
Total1,660
Searchable825
Targets825
Entity types:
Legal entities825
Countries:
15 countries · Show overview...
Publisher:Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) · Japan

METI’s mission is to develop Japan’s economy and industry by focusing on promoting economic vitality in private companies and smoothly advancing external economic relationships, and to secure stable and efficient supply of energy and mineral resources.

Collections:in Consolidated Sanctions · OpenSanctions Default · Sanctioned Securities
Information:www.meti.go.jp
Source data:www.meti.go.jp · PDF
Tags:list.sanction · list.export · issuer.west
Coverage:added · frequency: daily
Last processed:
2026-07-22 21:09:02 · v. 20260722210902-dvg
Last change:

Bulk download 

Downloads contain the full set of entities contained in this dataset. You can fetch a simplified tabular form, or detailed, structured data in JSON format. Updated files will be provided once a day at the same location.

File nameExport typeSize
entities.ftm.jsonFollowTheMoney entities1.23 MB
names.txtTarget names text file75.53 KB
senzing.jsonSenzing entity format470.5 KB
source.pdfSource data612.9 KB
targets.nested.jsonTargets as nested JSON1.24 MB
targets.simple.csvTargets as simplified CSV240.86 KB

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Using the API 

You can query the data in this dataset via these API endpoints:

For entity matching, use the /match endpoint:
For full-text search, use the /search endpoint:
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Recent additions 

The following targeted entities have been added to this data source most recently:

AddedNameTypeCountries
AECC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical MaterialsOrganizationChina
AVIC Leihua Electronic Technology Research InstituteLegal entityChina
Korea Rungra-888 Trading CorporationLegal entityNorth Korea
Taean Heavy Machinery ComplexLegal entityNorth Korea
Safe Technical SupplyLegal entityUnited Arab Emirates
Baimtec Material Co., Ltd.Legal entityChina
Al-Swari Trading and Import CoLegal entityYemen
Shinhung TradingLegal entityNorth Korea
Khajeh Nassir-Al-Deen Toosi (K. N. Toosi) University of TechnologyLegal entityIran
Korea Pyong-yang Roksan Trading CorporationLegal entityNorth Korea
Royal Team Corporation International Trading Co., Ltd.Legal entityTaiwan
San Yong Co. Ltd.Legal entityNorth Korea
Korea Dongyang Trading Corp.Legal entityNorth Korea
Kim Chaek Iron WorksLegal entityNorth Korea
Korea Dongsong Technical CorporationLegal entityNorth Korea
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