OrganisationCurrently listed

Korea Samma Shipping Co.

Listed by OFAC SDN (US), UK Sanctions List, EU Consolidated List, UN Security Council, SECO (Switzerland)
North Korea
First listed 2018-03-30
2 aliases

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EU Consolidated ListActive listingID 116198

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Source: EU Consolidated List
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2022-09-12
Extractor: eu-xml-parser

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<sanctionEntity designationDate="2018-03-30" designationDetails="" unitedNationId="" euReferenceNumber="EU.4453.13" logicalId="116198">
        <remark>UNLI-30.03.2018</remark>
        <regulation regulationType="amendment" organisationType="council" publicationDate="2022-09-12" entryIntoForceDate="2022-09-13" numberTitle="2022/1503 (OJ L235)" programme="PRK" logicalId="161780">
            <publicationUrl>https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R1503</publicationUrl>
        </regulation>
        <subjectType code="enterprise" classificationCode="E"/>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="KOREA SAMMA SHIPPING CO." function="" title="" nameLanguage="" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="116371">
            <remark>A DPRK-flagged tanker, SAM MA 2 owned by Korea Samma Shipping Company, conducted a ship-to-ship transfer of oil and fabricated documents in mid-October 2017.</remark>
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2022-09-12" numberTitle="2022/1503 (OJ L235)" publicationUrl="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R1503"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <nameAlias firstName="" middleName="" lastName="" wholeName="Korea Samma SHPG CO" function="" title="" nameLanguage="" strong="true" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="143642">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2022-09-12" numberTitle="2022/1503 (OJ L235)" publicationUrl="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R1503"/>
        </nameAlias>
        <address city="Pyongyang" street="Rakrang 3-dong, Rakrang-guyok," poBox="" zipCode="" region="" place="" asAtListingTime="false" countryIso2Code="KP" countryDescription="KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="116370">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2022-09-12" numberTitle="2022/1503 (OJ L235)" publicationUrl="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R1503"/>
        </address>
        <identification diplomatic="false" knownExpired="false" knownFalse="false" reportedLost="false" revokedByIssuer="false" issuedBy="" latinNumber="" nameOnDocument="" number="5145892" region="" identificationTypeCode="imo" identificationTypeDescription="IMO (vessel identification)" countryIso2Code="00" countryDescription="UNKNOWN" regulationLanguage="en" logicalId="143210">
            <regulationSummary regulationType="amendment" publicationDate="2022-09-12" numberTitle="2022/1503 (OJ L235)" publicationUrl="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R1503"/>
        </identification>
    </sanctionEntity>

Name on list: KOREA SAMMA SHIPPING CO.
Programmes / regimes: PRK
Listed on: 2018-03-30
Last updated: 2022-09-12
Aliases: Korea Samma SHPG CO
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Rakrang 3-dong, Rakrang-guyok,, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
Identifiers: EU reference: EU.4453.13
IMO company number: 5145892
Legal act: 2022/1503 (OJ L235) – https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R1503
Remarks: UNLI-30.03.2018 A DPRK-flagged tanker, SAM MA 2 owned by Korea Samma Shipping Company, conducted a ship-to-ship transfer of oil and fabricated documents in mid-October 2017.

OFAC SDN (US)Active listingID 23713

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Source: OFAC SDN (US)
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
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<sdnEntry>
    <uid>23713</uid>
    <lastName>KOREA SAMMA SHPG CO</lastName>
    <sdnType>Entity</sdnType>
    <programList>
      <program>DPRK4</program>
    </programList>
    <idList>
      <id>
        <uid>15191</uid>
        <idType>Company Number</idType>
        <idNumber>IMO 5145892</idNumber>
      </id>
      <id>
        <uid>127367</uid>
        <idType>Secondary sanctions risk:</idType>
        <idNumber>North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210</idNumber>
      </id>
      <id>
        <uid>135095</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>37760</uid>
        <type>a.k.a.</type>
        <category>strong</category>
        <lastName>KOREA SAMMA SHIPPING CO</lastName>
      </aka>
    </akaList>
    <addressList>
      <address>
        <uid>35952</uid>
        <address1>Rakrang 3-dong, Rakrang-guyok</address1>
        <city>Pyongyang</city>
        <country>Korea, North</country>
      </address>
    </addressList>
  </sdnEntry>

Name on list: KOREA SAMMA SHPG CO
Programmes / regimes: DPRK4
Aliases: KOREA SAMMA SHIPPING CO
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Rakrang 3-dong, Rakrang-guyok, Pyongyang, Korea, North
Identifiers: Company Number: IMO 5145892

SECO (Switzerland)Active listingID 38744

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Source: SECO (Switzerland)
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2025-04-15
Extractor: seco-xml-parser

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<target ssid="38744"><sanctions-set-id>3978</sanctions-set-id><foreign-identifier>KPe.065</foreign-identifier><entity><identity ssid="38746" main="true"><name ssid="38747" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Korea Samma Shipping Co.</value></name-part></name><name ssid="56575" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Korea Samma Shpg Co</value></name-part></name><address ssid="38748" place-id="3530" quality="good"><address-details>Rakrang 3-dong, Rakrang-guyok</address-details></address></identity><justification ssid="38745">A DPRK-flagged tanker, SAM MA 2 owned by Korea Samma Shipping Company, conducted a ship-to-ship transfer of oil and fabricated documents in mid-October 2017, loading almost 1,600 metric tons of fuel oil in one transaction. The ship master was instructed to erase SAMMA SHIPPING and the Korean words found on the ship’s seal and instead put 'Hai Xin You 606' to mask its identity as a DPRK vessel.</justification><other-information ssid="56574">IMO number: 5145892.</other-information></entity><modification modification-type="amended" enactment-date="2025-04-15" publication-date="2025-04-15" effective-date="2025-04-15"><added><target ssid="38744"><sanctions-set-id>3978</sanctions-set-id><foreign-identifier>KPe.065</foreign-identifier><entity><identity ssid="38746" main="true"><name ssid="38747" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Korea Samma Shipping Co.</value></name-part></name><name ssid="56575" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Korea Samma Shpg Co</value></name-part></name><address ssid="38748" place-id="3530" quality="good"><address-details>Rakrang 3-dong, Rakrang-guyok</address-details></address></identity><justification ssid="38745">A DPRK-flagged tanker, SAM MA 2 owned by Korea Samma Shipping Company, conducted a ship-to-ship transfer of oil and fabricated documents in mid-October 2017, loading almost 1,600 metric tons of fuel oil in one transaction. The ship master was instructed to erase SAMMA SHIPPING and the Korean words found on the ship’s seal and instead put 'Hai Xin You 606' to mask its identity as a DPRK vessel.</justification><other-information ssid="56574">IMO number: 5145892.</other-information></entity></target></added><removed><target ssid="38744"><sanctions-set-id>3978</sanctions-set-id><entity><identity ssid="38746" main="true"><name ssid="38747" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Korea Samma Shipping Co.</value></name-part></name><name ssid="56575" name-type="alias" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Korea Samma Shpg Co</value></name-part></name><address ssid="38748" place-id="3530" quality="good"><address-details>Rakrang 3-dong, Rakrang-guyok</address-details></address></identity><justification ssid="38745">A DPRK-flagged tanker, SAM MA 2 owned by Korea Samma Shipping Company, conducted a ship-to-ship transfer of oil and fabricated documents in mid-October 2017, loading almost 1,600 metric tons of fuel oil in one transaction. The ship master was instructed to erase SAMMA SHIPPING and the Korean words found on the ship’s seal and instead put 'Hai Xin You 606' to mask its identity as a DPRK vessel.</justification><other-information ssid="56574">IMO number: 5145892.</other-information></entity></target></removed></modification><modification modification-type="amended" enactment-date="2022-07-27" publication-date="2022-07-27" effective-date="2022-07-26"><added><identity ssid="38746" main="true"><name ssid="38747" name-type="primary-name" quality="good" lang="eng"><name-part order="1" name-part-type="whole-name"><value>Korea Samma Shipping Co.</value></name-part></name><name ssid="56575" name-type="alias" quality

Name on list: Korea Samma Shipping Co.
Programmes / regimes: North Korea
Listed on: 2018-03-30
Last updated: 2025-04-15
Aliases: Korea Samma Shpg Co
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Rakrang 3-dong, Rakrang-guyok, Pyongyang, DPR Korea
Identifiers: IMO: 5145892
Foreign identifier: KPe.065
Remarks: A DPRK-flagged tanker, SAM MA 2 owned by Korea Samma Shipping Company, conducted a ship-to-ship transfer of oil and fabricated documents in mid-October 2017, loading almost 1,600 metric tons of fuel oil in one transaction. The ship master was instructed to erase SAMMA SHIPPING and the Korean words found on the ship’s seal and instead put 'Hai Xin You 606' to mask its identity as a DPRK vessel. IMO number: 5145892.

UK Sanctions ListActive listingID DPR0163

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Source: UK Sanctions List
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2022-08-02
Extractor: uk-xml-parser

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<Designation>
    <LastUpdated>02/08/2022</LastUpdated>
    <DateDesignated>30/03/2018</DateDesignated>
    <UniqueID>DPR0163</UniqueID>
    <OFSIGroupID>13636</OFSIGroupID>
    <UNReferenceNumber>KPe.065</UNReferenceNumber>
    <Names>
      <Name>
        <Name6>KOREA SAMMA SHIPPING CO</Name6>
        <NameType>Primary name</NameType>
      </Name>
      <Name>
        <Name6>Korea Samma SHPG CO</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>A DPRK-flagged tanker, SAM MA 2 owned by Korea Samma Shipping Company, conducted a ship-to-ship transfer of oil and fabricated documents in mid-October 2017, loading almost 1,600 metric tons of fuel oil in one transaction. The ship master was instructed to erase SAMMA SHIPPING and the Korean words found on the ship’s seal and instead put “Hai Xin You 606” to mask its identity as a DPRK vessel. IMO number: 5145892.</OtherInformation>
    <UKStatementofReasons>
</UKStatementofReasons>
    <Addresses>
      <Address>
        <AddressLine4>Rakrang 3-dong</AddressLine4>
        <AddressLine5>Rakrang-guyok</AddressLine5>
        <AddressLine6>Pyongyang</AddressLine6>
        <AddressCountry>North Korea</AddressCountry>
      </Address>
    </Addresses>
  </Designation>

Name on list: KOREA SAMMA SHIPPING CO
Programmes / regimes: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Listed on: 2018-03-30
Last updated: 2022-08-02
Aliases: Korea Samma SHPG CO
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Rakrang 3-dong, Rakrang-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea
Identifiers: UN reference: KPe.065
OFSI group ID: 13636
Remarks: A DPRK-flagged tanker, SAM MA 2 owned by Korea Samma Shipping Company, conducted a ship-to-ship transfer of oil and fabricated documents in mid-October 2017, loading almost 1,600 metric tons of fuel oil in one transaction. The ship master was instructed to erase SAMMA SHIPPING and the Korean words found on the ship’s seal and instead put “Hai Xin You 606” to mask its identity as a DPRK vessel. IMO number: 5145892. 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 6908678

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Source: UN Security Council
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2022-07-26
Extractor: un-xml-parser

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<ENTITY>
      <DATAID>6908678</DATAID>
      <VERSIONNUM>1</VERSIONNUM>
      <FIRST_NAME>KOREA SAMMA SHIPPING CO</FIRST_NAME>
      <UN_LIST_TYPE>DPRK</UN_LIST_TYPE>
      <REFERENCE_NUMBER>KPe.065</REFERENCE_NUMBER>
      <LISTED_ON>2018-03-30</LISTED_ON>
      <COMMENTS1>A DPRK-flagged tanker, SAM MA 2 owned by Korea Samma Shipping Company, conducted a ship-to-ship transfer of oil and fabricated documents in mid-October 2017, loading almost 1,600 metric tons of fuel oil in one transaction.  The ship master was instructed to erase SAMMA SHIPPING and the Korean words found on the ship’s seal and instead put “Hai Xin You 606” to mask its identity as a DPRK vessel. IMO number: 5145892.</COMMENTS1>
      <HAS_INTERPOL_LINK>NO</HAS_INTERPOL_LINK>
      <INTERPOL_LINK/>
      <LIST_TYPE>
        <VALUE>UN List</VALUE>
      </LIST_TYPE>
      <LAST_DAY_UPDATED>
        <VALUE>2022-07-26</VALUE>
      </LAST_DAY_UPDATED>
      <ENTITY_ALIAS>
        <QUALITY>a.k.a.</QUALITY>
        <ALIAS_NAME>Korea Samma SHPG CO</ALIAS_NAME>
      </ENTITY_ALIAS>
      <ENTITY_ADDRESS>
        <STREET>Rakrang 3-dong, Rakrang-guyok</STREET>
        <CITY>Pyongyang</CITY>
        <COUNTRY>Democratic People's Republic of Korea</COUNTRY>
      </ENTITY_ADDRESS>
      <SORT_KEY/>
      <SORT_KEY_LAST_MOD/>
    </ENTITY>

Name on list: KOREA SAMMA SHIPPING CO
Programmes / regimes: DPRK
Listed on: 2018-03-30
Last updated: 2022-07-26
Aliases: Korea Samma SHPG CO
Countries: North Korea
Addresses: Rakrang 3-dong, Rakrang-guyok, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Identifiers: UN reference: KPe.065
Remarks: A DPRK-flagged tanker, SAM MA 2 owned by Korea Samma Shipping Company, conducted a ship-to-ship transfer of oil and fabricated documents in mid-October 2017, loading almost 1,600 metric tons of fuel oil in one transaction. The ship master was instructed to erase SAMMA SHIPPING and the Korean words found on the ship’s seal and instead put “Hai Xin You 606” to mask its identity as a DPRK vessel. IMO number: 5145892.

Linked parties & vessels (2)

Linked to (sanctions list) (1)

Sam Ma 2Sanctions-listed party · ofac, uk, seco
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OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List
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sanctions-group/1
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(Linked To: KOREA SAMMA SHPG CO)
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Owner/operator of vessel (as listed) (1)

Sam Ma 2Vessel · IMO 8106496 · Oil tanker · North Korea

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Source: UK Sanctions List
Retrieved: 2026-09-29
Source date: 2018-03-30
Extractor: sanctions-group/1

Raw evidence

<OtherInformation>Pursuant to paragraph 6 of Security Council Resolution 2371 (2017), paragraph 6 of Security Council Resolution 2375 (2017)and paragraph 12 of Security Council resolution 2321 (2016). DPRK oil tanker M/V SAM MA 2 imported refined petroleum products in October, early November and mid-November 2017 through multiple ship-to-ship transfers. Listed as asset of Korea Samma Shipping Co (OFSI ID: 13636, UN Reference Number: UN Ref KPe.065)</OtherInformation>

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OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List (U.S. Department of the Treasury – OFAC): U.S. blocking sanctions on individuals, entities and vessels. Official page.

UK Sanctions List (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office): UK financial, trade and shipping sanctions designations, including specified ships. Official page.

EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List (European Commission (DG FISMA)): Persons, groups and entities subject to EU financial sanctions, with legal acts. Official page.

UN Security Council Consolidated List (United Nations Security Council): Individuals and entities subject to UN Security Council sanctions measures. Official page.

Swiss SECO Sanctions List (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO): Persons, entities and objects subject to Swiss sanctions under the Embargo Act. Official page.

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