Title 21Food and DrugsRelease 119-73

§2312 Imposition of sanctions

Title 21 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN TRAFFICKERS OF ILLICIT SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN OPIOID TRAFFICKERS › § 2312

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President must use the sanctions listed in section 2313: at least five for each foreign company and at least four for each foreign individual when they meet any of these tests. They are named as a foreign opioid trafficker in the section 2311(a) report; are owned, controlled by, supply precursors for, or act for such a trafficker; on or after December 18, 2025, engaged in a pattern that materially aided opioid trafficking; or knowingly provided a pattern of significant financial, material, or technological support for that activity or are owned, controlled by, or acting for someone who did.

Full Legal Text

Title 21, §2312

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The President shall impose five or more of the sanctions described in section 2313 of this title with respect to each foreign person that is an entity, and four or more of such sanctions with respect to each foreign person that is an individual, that—
(1)is identified as a foreign opioid trafficker in a report submitted under section 2311(a) of this title;
(2)the President determines is owned, controlled, directed by, knowingly supplying or sourcing precursors for, or knowingly acting for or on behalf of, such a foreign opioid trafficker;
(3)the President determines has knowingly engaged in, on or after December 18, 2025, a pattern of significant activity that has materially contributed to opioid trafficking; or
(4)the President determines—
(A)has knowingly engaged in a pattern of providing significant financial, material, or technological support for, including through the provision of goods or services in support of, any activity or transaction described in paragraph (3); or
(B)is owned, controlled, or directed by any foreign person described in subparagraph (A) or in paragraph (3), or has knowingly acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, such a foreign person.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

2025—Pars. (3), (4). Pub. L. 119–60 added pars. (3) and (4).

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions Functions and authorities of President under this section delegated to Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, by section 1(d)(v) of Memorandum of President of the United States, Mar. 31, 2020, 85 F.R. 22343, set out as a note under section 2311 of this title.

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21 U.S.C. § 2312

Title 21Food and Drugs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73