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Reconnaissance General Bureau

First seen Apr 27, 2022 · Last confirmed Apr 24, 2026 · Last updated Apr 21, 2026

Entity Overview

Full Name
Reconnaissance General Bureau
Entity Type
Company (Company)
Countries
North Korea
OpenSanctions ID
NK-379HDReSyxwLoqHZrJYVNK
First Seen
Apr 27, 2022
Last Confirmed On List
Apr 24, 2026
Last Updated
Apr 21, 2026

Cross-Source Intelligence

Risk Level

Critical

19 lists confirmed

OFAC SDN

Match

Direct SDN search

BIS CSL

Match

Consolidated Screening List

SAM.gov

Clear

No exclusions

Fed Register

5 mentions

Designation notices & actions

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Data compiled from OpenSanctions, OFAC SDN, BIS Consolidated Screening List, Federal Register · As of 2026-04-26 · Updates daily

Multi-List Designation

Reconnaissance General Bureau appears on 19 distinct sanctions and screening lists across multiple jurisdictions, indicating broad international consensus on restriction.

Sanctions Lists (18)

United States1 list
  • us_ofac_sdn
Australia1 list
  • au_dfat_sanctions
Other Jurisdictions16 lists
  • gb_fcdo_sanctions
  • il_wmd_sanctions
  • za_fic_sanctions
  • ch_seco_sanctions
  • tw_shtc
  • mc_fund_freezes
  • be_fod_sanctions
  • jp_meti_eul
  • qa_nctc_sanctions
  • jp_mof_sanctions
  • eu_fsf
  • un_sc_sanctions
  • ua_sfms_blacklist
  • fr_tresor_gels_avoir
  • md_terror_sanctions
  • us_trade_csl

Programs & Topics

export.controlsanction

Addresses

北朝鮮平壌特別市兄弟山区域; Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, RPDC; Nungrado, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Nungrado, Pyongyang, RPDC; Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF; Hyongjesan-Guyok Pyongyang Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Alternate address: Nungrado, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Pyongyang, North Korea; 北朝鮮平壌特別市兄弟山区域；北朝鮮平壌特別市綾羅島; ；北朝鮮平壌特別市綾羅島; Nungrado Pyongyang Korea, North; Hyongjesan- Guyok, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Hyongjesan-Guyok Pyongyang Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Nungrado Pyongyang Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea; Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, DPR Korea; Hyongjesan-Guyok Pyongyang Korea, North; Nungrado, Pyongyang; Nungrado, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF; Nungrado Pyongyang Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Nungrado, Pyongyang, DPR Korea; Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang

Aliases (20)

Also Known As
KPA Unit 586
Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB)
偵察総局
RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BUREAU (RGB)
Bureau général de reconnaissance
RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BUREAU
Chongch’al Ch’ongguk
المكتب العام للاستطلاع
レコネッサンス・ジェネラル・ビューロー
Chongch'al Ch'ongguk
CHONGCH'AL CH'ONGGUK
General Bureau of Reconnaissance
Chongchal Chongguk
KPA UNIT 586
Chongch'ai Ch'ongguk
BGR
General Bureau of Surveillance
General Reconnaissance Bureau
RGB
偵察総局；チョンチャル・チョングック；ケー・ピー・エー・ユニット586；アール・ジー・ビー

Also Found on Consolidated Screening List (1)

This entity also appears on the BIS Consolidated Screening List (CSL). Cross-screening confirms presence across multiple US government screening databases.

RECONNAISSANCE GENERAL BUREAUCSL
Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) - Treasury Department

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