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Afghanistan: oil import rules

These are the same rules the Regulatory Matrix API serves for Afghanistan-bound trade: which products private parties can move, which run through a government or monopoly route, and which are closed outright.

Open to private trade0
Restricted3
Blocked0

Compiled regulatory guidance from OilFlow Network, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the relevant national regulator before structuring a deal.

Product-by-product

Crude oilRESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeMinimal domestic refining. De facto Taliban-controlled regulator. OFAC targeted sanctions and asset freezes apply to specified Taliban-affiliated entities and individuals; humanitarian and basic-commerce carve-outs in OFAC General Licences 14-20 (2022) cover limited transactions.
Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)RESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeImports largely via Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan corridors. Significant smuggling premium. Counterparty due diligence is severely degraded, treat any Afghan counterparty engagement as enhanced-EDD.
LPGRESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeBulk LPG imports from Turkmenistan and Iran. Same EDD constraints.

Frequently asked

Can private companies import crude oil into Afghanistan?
Minimal domestic refining. De facto Taliban-controlled regulator. OFAC targeted sanctions and asset freezes apply to specified Taliban-affiliated entities and individuals; humanitarian and basic-commerce carve-outs in OFAC General Licences 14-20 (2022) cover limited transactions.
Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Afghanistan?
Imports largely via Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan corridors. Significant smuggling premium. Counterparty due diligence is severely degraded, treat any Afghan counterparty engagement as enhanced-EDD.
Does OilFlow screen counterparties against Afghanistan regulations?
Yes. The same rule table shown on this page ships in the Regulatory Matrix API; counterparty checks destined for Afghanistan are gated against these rules automatically.

Use this jurisdiction

This rule table is one leg of every counterparty check we run: the tradability rule for the destination country fires alongside the fraud cluster match and the eight-list sanctions screen. Compliance teams that want to call /api/v1/regulatory/check from their own intake systems are scoped on a call, no list price. Screening a named counterparty into Afghanistan? Run the free check below. A Counterparty Screen is $95, ordered by email to [email protected]: machine output on one named counterparty inside the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel.

Screen a counterparty into Afghanistan

Paste the company or person name from the pitch. Free, no signup, answer in seconds. Vessels are not screened here.

Order on one named counterparty

Counterparty Screen$95

One name, delivered within the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel, no human read. PEP is not screened; adverse media is not swept.

Counterparty File$500

One named counterparty, the Screen's steps plus a named human's written read and signature, in your inbox by the end of the third business day or the fee is refunded in full.

Email [email protected] with the product and the counterparty name in the subject. An invoice comes back by reply. Both are prepaid by invoice or marketplace order; there is no card checkout.