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List of countries / regions where remittance is not permitted, or are subject to restrictions

Due to a rapid increase in illegal remittances to certain countries, members are asked to contact SBI Remit’s customer support center if they wish to request remittances to the countries listed below, as we will need to carry out preliminary investigations for funds being remitted to these countries.

Countries that may require approval

  • ・ Russian Federation
  • ・ Belarus
  • ・ Latvia
  • ・ Ukraine
  • ・ Nigeria
  • ・ Poland
  • ・ Tajikistan
  • ・ Somalia
  • ・ Syria
  • ・ Iraq
  • ・ Libya

*Country names in red are currently unavailable

 

When sending money to one of these countries, SBI Remit will reconfirm the purpose of the remittance, even if you have already registered it as a remittance destination.
This is to ensure our members do not inadvertently become involved in criminal activity.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Example of how a member may become inadvertently involved in illegal remittance

You receive Emails or see advertisements in the name of fraudulent foreign companies that purport to be recruiting remittance agents, saying “We are looking for someone to carry out overseas remittances on our behalf – we will pay 10% of the funds remitted as compensation.” If you respond, money is remitted to your bank account with the instruction to “use an international remittance service to send these funds overseas”.
This type of money is considered very suspicious and is likely to be criminal proceeds. If you act as a proxy to remit these funds, you will be complicit in the criminal activity as a ‘carrier’ of criminal proceeds.

These cases involve sophisticatedly forged job recruitment websites, Emails and contracts signed by representatives, so caution is required. If you have any doubts, contact the nearest police station.

Countries where remittances are not permitted 1

Due to the provisions of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act、sending remittance to the following countries are not allowed

 

  • ・ North Korea
  • ・ Iran

Countries where remittances are not permitted 2

The following countries and regions do not accept remittances as of July 1, 2022.

 

Name of country / region Displayed name of country
/ region in drop down list		 Receiving Currency
People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria ALGERIA –
Bonaire – ST. Eustatius – SABA (BES) BONAIRE – ST. EUSTATIUS – SABA (BES) –
Papua New Guinea PAPUA NEW GUINEA –
Saint Martin (French) SAINT MARTIN (FRENCH) –
Saint Barthelmy SAINT BARTHELMY –
Republic of Tajikistan TAJIKISTAN –
Taiwan TAIWAN –
North Korea – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF –
Islamic Republic of Iran IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF –
State of Qatar QATAR –
Syrian Arab Republic SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC –
Republic of the Sudan SUDAN –
Saint Helena SAINT HELENA –
Federal Republic of Somalia SOMALIA –
Western Sahara WESTERN SAHARA –
East Africa EAST AFRICA –
Republic of Azerbaijan AZERBAIJAN –
Principality of Andorra ANDORRA –
Guernsey GUERNSEY –
Gdansk DANZIG –
Klaipedia MEMEL –
Greenland GREENLAND –
Saar SAAR –
Republic of San Marino SAN MARINO –
Jersey JERSEY –
Svalbard and Jan Mayen SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN –
Republic of Slovakia SLOVAKIA –
Serbia and Montenegro SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO –
Tuvan People’s Republic TANNU TUVA PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC –
Vatican City State HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) –
Khiva KHIVA –
Faroe Islands FAROE ISLANDS –
Bukhara BUKHARA –
Madeira Islands MADEIRA ISLANDS –
Principality of Monaco MONACO –
Montenegro MONTENEGRO –
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUGOSLAVIA –
Fiume FIUME –
Principality of Liechtenstein LIECHTENSTEIN –
Saint Pierre and Miquelon SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON –
Newfoundland NEWFOUNDLAND –
Republic of Cuba CUBA –
Guadeloupe GUADELOUPE –
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISL –
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) –
French Guiana FRENCH GUIANA –
Martinique (French territory) MARTINIQUE –
East Caribbean States EAST CARIBBEAN STATES –
Azores AZORES(PORTUGAL) –
American Samoa AMERICAN SAMOA –
British Virgin Islands BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY –
Republic of Kiribati KIRIBATI –
Cook Islands COOK ISLANDS –
Christmas Island CHRISTMAS ISLAND –
Cocos Islands COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS –
Tokelau TOKELAU –
Republic of Nauru NAURU –
Niue NIUE –
Norfolk Island NORFOLK ISLAND –
Republic of Palau PALAU –
Pitcairn PITCAIRN –
Bouvet Island BOUVET ISLAND –
French Polynesia FRENCH POLYNESIA –
French Southern Territories FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES –
Heard Island and McDonald Islands HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS –
Wallis and Futuna WALLIS AND FUTUNA –
United States Minor Outlying Islands UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS –
North Mariana Islands NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS –
Scotland SCOTLAND –
Netherlands Antilles NETHERLANDS ANTILLES –
New Caledonia NEW CALEDONIA –
Macao MACAO –
Name of country / region People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list ALGERIA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Bonaire – ST. Eustatius – SABA (BES)
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list BONAIRE – ST. EUSTATIUS – SABA (BES)
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Papua New Guinea
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Saint Martin (French)
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list SAINT MARTIN (FRENCH)
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Saint Barthelmy
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list SAINT BARTHELMY
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Republic of Tajikistan
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list TAJIKISTAN
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Taiwan
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list TAIWAN
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region North Korea – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region State of Qatar
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list QATAR
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Syrian Arab Republic
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Republic of the Sudan
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list SUDAN
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Saint Helena
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list SAINT HELENA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Federal Republic of Somalia
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list SOMALIA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Western Sahara
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list WESTERN SAHARA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region East Africa
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list EAST AFRICA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Republic of Azerbaijan
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list AZERBAIJAN
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Principality of Andorra
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list ANDORRA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Principality of Andorra
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list GUERNSEY
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Gdansk
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list DANZIG
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Klaipedia
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list MEMEL
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Greenland
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list GREENLAND
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Saar
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list SAAR
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Republic of San Marino
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list SAN MARINO
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Jersey
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list JERSEY
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Republic of Slovakia
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list SLOVAKIA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Serbia and Montenegro
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Tuvan People’s Republic
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list TANNU TUVA PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Vatican City State
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE)
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Khiva
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list KHIVA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Faroe Islands
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list FAROE ISLANDS
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Bukhara
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list BUKHARA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Madeira Islands
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list MADEIRA ISLANDS
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Principality of Monaco
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list MONACO
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Montenegro
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list MONTENEGRO
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list YUGOSLAVIA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Fiume
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list FIUME
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Principality of Liechtenstein
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list LIECHTENSTEIN
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Newfoundland
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list NEWFOUNDLAND
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Republic of Cuba
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list CUBA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Guadeloupe
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list GUADELOUPE
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISL
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region French Guiana
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list FRENCH GUIANA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Martinique (French territory)
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list MARTINIQUE
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region East Caribbean States
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list EAST CARIBBEAN STATES
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Azores
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list AZORES(PORTUGAL)
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region American Samoa
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list AMERICAN SAMOA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region British Virgin Islands
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Republic of Kiribati
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list KIRIBATI
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Cook Islands
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list COOK ISLANDS
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Christmas Island
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Cocos Islands
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Tokelau
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list TOKELAU
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Republic of Nauru
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list NAURU
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Niue
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list NIUE
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Norfolk Island
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list NORFOLK ISLAND
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Republic of Palau
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list PALAU
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Pitcairn
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list PITCAIRN
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Bouvet Island
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list BOUVET ISLAND
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region French Polynesia
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list FRENCH POLYNESIA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region French Southern Territories
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Wallis and Futuna
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list WALLIS AND FUTUNA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region United States Minor Outlying Islands
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region North Mariana Islands
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Scotland
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list SCOTLAND
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Netherlands Antilles
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region New Caledonia
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list NEW CALEDONIA
Receiving Currency –
Name of country / region Macao
Displayed name of country / region in drop down list MACAO
Receiving Currency –

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