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Korea Changgwang Credit Bank

Listed by OFAC SDN (US), UK Sanctions List, EU Consolidated List, UN Security Council, SECO (Switzerland)
North Korea
First listed 2009-04-24
2 aliases

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EU Consolidated ListActive listingID 5494

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Source: EU Consolidated List
Retrieved: 2026-10-24
Source date: 2017-08-31
Extractor: eu-xml-parser

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<sanctionEntity designationDate="2009-04-24" designationDetails="" unitedNationId="" euReferenceNumber="EU.4189.47" logicalId="5494">
        <regulation regulationType="repealing" organisationType="council" publicationDate="2017-08-31" entryIntoForceDate="2017-09-01" numberTitle="2017/1509 (OJ L224)" programme="PRK" logicalId="107441">
            <publicationUrl>http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1509&amp;from=EN</publicationUrl>
        </regulation>
        <subjectType code="enterprise" classificationCode="E"/>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="KOREA CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK" function="" title="" nameLanguage="" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="7148">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2009-05-13" numberTitle="389/2009 (OJ L118)" publicationUrl="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:118:0078:0079:EN:PDF"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK" function="" title="" nameLanguage="" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="7147">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2009-05-13" numberTitle="389/2009 (OJ L118)" publicationUrl="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:118:0078:0079:EN:PDF"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="Tanchon Commercial Bank" function="Main DPRK financial entity for sales of conventional arms, ballistic missiles, and goods related to the assembly and manufacture of such weapons." title="" nameLanguage="" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="7146">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="repealing" publicationDate="2017-08-31" numberTitle="2017/1509 (OJ L224)" publicationUrl="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1509&amp;from=EN"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <address city="Pyongyang" street="1 Saemul - Dong Pyongchon District" poBox="" zipCode="" region="" place="" asAtListingTime="false" countryIso2Code="KP" countryDescription="KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="1305">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2009-05-13" numberTitle="389/2009 (OJ L118)" publicationUrl="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:118:0078:0079:EN:PDF"/>
        </address>
    </sanctionEntity>

Name on list: KOREA CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK
Programmes / regimes: PRK
Listed on: 2009-04-24
Last updated: 2017-08-31
Aliases: CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK · Tanchon Commercial Bank
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: 1 Saemul - Dong Pyongchon District, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
Identifiers: EU reference: EU.4189.47
Legal act: 2017/1509 (OJ L224) – http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1509&from=EN

OFAC SDN (US)Active listingID 9346

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Source: OFAC SDN (US)
Retrieved: 2026-11-10
Extractor: ofac-xml-parser

Raw evidence

<sdnEntry>
    <uid>9346</uid>
    <lastName>TANCHON COMMERCIAL BANK</lastName>
    <sdnType>Entity</sdnType>
    <programList>
      <program>NPWMD</program>
    </programList>
    <idList>
      <id>
        <uid>127694</uid>
        <idType>Secondary sanctions risk:</idType>
        <idNumber>North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210</idNumber>
      </id>
      <id>
        <uid>134856</uid>
        <idType>Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions:</idType>
        <idNumber>North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214</idNumber>
      </id>
    </idList>
    <akaList>
      <aka>
        <uid>8820</uid>
        <type>f.k.a.</type>
        <category>strong</category>
        <lastName>KOREA CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK</lastName>
      </aka>
      <aka>
        <uid>8821</uid>
        <type>f.k.a.</type>
        <category>strong</category>
        <lastName>CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK</lastName>
      </aka>
    </akaList>
    <addressList>
      <address>
        <uid>11534</uid>
        <address1>Saemul 1-Dong Pyongchon District</address1>
        <city>Pyongyang</city>
        <country>Korea, North</country>
      </address>
    </addressList>
  </sdnEntry>

Name on list: TANCHON COMMERCIAL BANK
Programmes / regimes: NPWMD
Aliases: KOREA CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK · CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Saemul 1-Dong Pyongchon District, Pyongyang, Korea, North

SECO (Switzerland)Active listingID 3596

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Source: SECO (Switzerland)
Retrieved: 2026-11-07
Source date: 2025-04-15
Extractor: seco-xml-parser

Raw evidence

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Name on list: Tanchon Commercial Bank
Programmes / regimes: North Korea
Listed on: 2025-04-15
Last updated: 2025-04-15
Aliases: Changgwang Credit Bank · Korea Changgwang Credit Bank
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Saemul 1-Dong Pyongchon District, Pyongyang, DPR Korea
Identifiers: Foreign identifier: KPe.003
Remarks: Main DPRK financial entity for sales of conventional arms, ballistic missiles, and goods related to the assembly and manufacture of such weapons.

UK Sanctions ListActive listingID DPR0195

Source

Verified: copied from a structured field of an authoritative source

Source: UK Sanctions List
Retrieved: 2026-11-13
Source date: 2022-01-14
Extractor: uk-xml-parser

Raw evidence

<Designation>
    <LastUpdated>14/01/2022</LastUpdated>
    <DateDesignated>24/04/2009</DateDesignated>
    <UniqueID>DPR0195</UniqueID>
    <OFSIGroupID>10894</OFSIGroupID>
    <UNReferenceNumber>KPe.003</UNReferenceNumber>
    <Names>
      <Name>
        <Name6>TANCHON COMMERCIAL BANK</Name6>
        <NameType>Primary name</NameType>
      </Name>
      <Name>
        <Name6>CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK</Name6>
        <NameType>Alias</NameType>
      </Name>
      <Name>
        <Name6>KOREA CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK</Name6>
        <NameType>Alias</NameType>
      </Name>
    </Names>
    <RegimeName>The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019</RegimeName>
    <IndividualEntityShip>Entity</IndividualEntityShip>
    <DesignationSource>UN</DesignationSource>
    <SanctionsImposed>Asset freeze|Chartering of Ships|Closure of representative offices|Crew servicing of ships and aircraft|Prevention of business arrangements|Prohibition of port entry</SanctionsImposed>
    <SanctionsImposedIndicators>
      <AssetFreeze>true</AssetFreeze>
      <ArmsEmbargo>false</ArmsEmbargo>
      <TargetedArmsEmbargo>false</TargetedArmsEmbargo>
      <CharteringOfShips>true</CharteringOfShips>
      <ClosureOfRepresentativeOffices>true</ClosureOfRepresentativeOffices>
      <CrewServicingOfShipsAndAircraft>true</CrewServicingOfShipsAndAircraft>
      <Deflag>false</Deflag>
      <PreventionOfBusinessArrangements>true</PreventionOfBusinessArrangements>
      <ProhibitionOfPortEntry>true</ProhibitionOfPortEntry>
      <TravelBan>false</TravelBan>
      <PreventionOfCharteringOfShips>false</PreventionOfCharteringOfShips>
      <PreventionOfCharteringOfShipsAndAircraft>false</PreventionOfCharteringOfShipsAndAircraft>
      <TechnicalAssistanceRelatedToAircraft>false</TechnicalAssistanceRelatedToAircraft>
      <TrustServicesSanctions>false</TrustServicesSanctions>
      <DirectorDisqualificationSanction>false</DirectorDisqualificationSanction>
    </SanctionsImposedIndicators>
    <OtherInformation>Main DPRK financial entity for sales of conventional arms, ballistic missiles, and goods related to the assembly and manufacture of such weapons.</OtherInformation>
    <UKStatementofReasons>
</UKStatementofReasons>
    <Addresses>
      <Address>
        <AddressLine1>Saemul 1-Dong</AddressLine1>
        <AddressLine5>Pyongchon District</AddressLine5>
        <AddressLine6>Pyongyang</AddressLine6>
        <AddressCountry>North Korea</AddressCountry>
      </Address>
    </Addresses>
  </Designation>

Name on list: TANCHON COMMERCIAL BANK
Programmes / regimes: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Listed on: 2009-04-24
Last updated: 2022-01-14
Aliases: CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK · KOREA CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Saemul 1-Dong, Pyongchon District, Pyongyang, North Korea
Identifiers: UN reference: KPe.003
OFSI group ID: 10894
Remarks: Main DPRK financial entity for sales of conventional arms, ballistic missiles, and goods related to the assembly and manufacture of such weapons. Sanctions imposed: Asset freeze|Chartering of Ships|Closure of representative offices|Crew servicing of ships and aircraft|Prevention of business arrangements|Prohibition of port entry

UN Security CouncilActive listingID 690752

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Source: UN Security Council
Retrieved: 2026-11-13
Source date: 2009-04-24
Extractor: un-xml-parser

Raw evidence

<ENTITY>
      <DATAID>690752</DATAID>
      <VERSIONNUM>1</VERSIONNUM>
      <FIRST_NAME>TANCHON COMMERCIAL BANK</FIRST_NAME>
      <UN_LIST_TYPE>DPRK</UN_LIST_TYPE>
      <REFERENCE_NUMBER>KPe.003</REFERENCE_NUMBER>
      <LISTED_ON>2009-04-24</LISTED_ON>
      <COMMENTS1>Main DPRK financial entity for sales of conventional arms, ballistic missiles, and goods related to the assembly and manufacture of such weapons.</COMMENTS1>
      <HAS_INTERPOL_LINK>NO</HAS_INTERPOL_LINK>
      <INTERPOL_LINK/>
      <LIST_TYPE>
        <VALUE>UN List</VALUE>
      </LIST_TYPE>
      <ENTITY_ALIAS>
        <QUALITY>f.k.a.</QUALITY>
        <ALIAS_NAME>CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK</ALIAS_NAME>
      </ENTITY_ALIAS>
      <ENTITY_ALIAS>
        <QUALITY>f.k.a.</QUALITY>
        <ALIAS_NAME>KOREA CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK</ALIAS_NAME>
      </ENTITY_ALIAS>
      <ENTITY_ADDRESS>
        <STREET>Saemul 1-Dong Pyongchon District</STREET>
        <CITY>Pyongyang</CITY>
        <COUNTRY>Democratic People's Republic of Korea</COUNTRY>
      </ENTITY_ADDRESS>
      <SORT_KEY/>
      <SORT_KEY_LAST_MOD/>
    </ENTITY>

Name on list: TANCHON COMMERCIAL BANK
Programmes / regimes: DPRK
Listed on: 2009-04-24
Aliases: CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK · KOREA CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Saemul 1-Dong Pyongchon District, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Identifiers: UN reference: KPe.003
Remarks: Main DPRK financial entity for sales of conventional arms, ballistic missiles, and goods related to the assembly and manufacture of such weapons.

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2026-10-24Sanctions entry amended

Source

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Source: EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List
Retrieved: 2026-10-24
Source date: 2026-10-24

Raw evidence

<sanctionEntity designationDate="2009-04-24" designationDetails="" unitedNationId="" euReferenceNumber="EU.4189.47" logicalId="5494">
        <regulation regulationType="repealing" organisationType="council" publicationDate="2017-08-31" entryIntoForceDate="2017-09-01" numberTitle="2017/1509 (OJ L224)" programme="PRK" logicalId="107441">
            <publicationUrl>http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1509&amp;from=EN</publicationUrl>
        </regulation>
        <subjectType code="enterprise" classificationCode="E"/>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="KOREA CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK" function="" title="" nameLanguage="" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="7148">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2009-05-13" numberTitle="389/2009 (OJ L118)" publicationUrl="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:118:0078:0079:EN:PDF"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="CHANGGWANG CREDIT BANK" function="" title="" nameLanguage="" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="7147">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2009-05-13" numberTitle="389/2009 (OJ L118)" publicationUrl="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:118:0078:0079:EN:PDF"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="Tanchon Commercial Bank" function="Main DPRK financial entity for sales of conventional arms, ballistic missiles, and goods related to the assembly and manufacture of such weapons." title="" nameLanguage="" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="7146">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="repealing" publicationDate="2017-08-31" numberTitle="2017/1509 (OJ L224)" publicationUrl="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R1509&amp;from=EN"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <address city="Pyongyang" street="1 Saemul - Dong Pyongchon District" poBox="" zipCode="" region="" place="" asAtListingTime="false" countryIso2Code="KP" countryDescription="KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="1305">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2009-05-13" numberTitle="389/2009 (OJ L118)" publicationUrl="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:118:0078:0079:EN:PDF"/>
        </address>
    </sanctionEntity>

EU Consolidated List entry amended

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