Unverified List

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The Unverified List (UVL) is a trade restriction list published by the United States Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),^[1] consisting of certain foreign persons, entities, or governments. Inclusion in the UVL is commonly confused with listings in the similar but separate Entity List or Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.

Inclusion in UVL is not regarded as punitive nor intended to punish a party for violating laws or regulations. Rather, "Foreign persons who are parties to an export, re-export, and (in-country) transfer subject to the EAR may be added to the Unverified List if the BIS or federal officials acting on its behalf cannot verify the bona fides (i.e., legitimacy and reliability about the end-use and end-user of items subject to the EAR) of such persons because an end-use check, such as a pre-license check (PLC) or a post-shipment verification (PSV), cannot be satisfactorily completed for reasons outside of the U.S. Government's control."^[2][3]

The UVL is regulated by 15 CFR Ch. VII § 744.15 and may be found in Supplement No. 6 to Part 744.^[4] Changes to the UVL are published along with all other US government business in the Federal Register and codified annually along with all other federal regulations.^[5]