BIS Entity ListCriticalEntity

208th Research Institute

🇨🇳ChinaCovered NationAdded 2025-08-26trade-csl-babe248817ff5c1383fced8c1dfefa1d15b5bd909afc6722a5150891::BIS_ENTITY_LIST

FEOC Flagged

208th Research Institute appears on 2 critical federal lists. Equipment, services, or transactions involving this entity likely fail FEOC requirements for IRA tax credits (45X, 48E, 30D).

Critical findings

BIS Entity List — Export controls list — entities posing significant risk to U.S. national security or foreign policy. License required for most exports.
OFAC SDN — Specially Designated Nationals list. Strict financial sanctions — U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with these entities.

Other appearances

State Nonproliferation

Covered nation: The IRA defines China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea as covered nations. Entities operating from these jurisdictions face heightened FEOC scrutiny independent of specific list designations.

Risk Summary

List severityHighOn 2 critical lists

Country riskHighChina (covered nation)

Ownership transparencyHighNot in global LEI registry — opacity flag

Parent exposureMediumNo parent data

Cross-list countHigh3 federal lists

Relationships at a glance

5 nodes · 4 relationships · open Network tab for full view

State Nonproliferation2024

State Department

This entity

208th Research InstituteCovered

China

Inferred parent

China State Shipbuilding Corporation, Limited (CSSC) 7th Research Academy

Sibling/parent in list_entries: China State Shipbuilding Corporation, Limited (CSSC) 7th Research Academy (Shares group acronym (CSSC))

Federal-list cross-reference

This entity name appears on 3 federal lists.

BIS Entity ListCommerce / BIS

Export controls list — entities posing significant risk to U.S. national security or foreign policy. License required for most exports.

Listed as: 208th Research InstituteSince 2025-08-26#trade-csl-babe248817ff5c1383fced8c1dfefa1d15b5bd909afc6722a5150891::BIS_ENTITY_LIST

Source

OFAC SDNTreasury OFAC

Specially Designated Nationals list. Strict financial sanctions — U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with these entities.

Listed as: FSB CRIMINALISTICS INSTITUTE#32739

Source

State NonproliferationState Department

Designated under nonproliferation sanctions for proliferation-related activities.

Listed as: Astronautics Research InstituteSince 2024-11-21#NK-eekRa6fAS2idTn7uiSvMkL::STATE_NONPROLIFERATION

Source

Likely parent entity

Inferred · medium confidence

Resolved parent

China State Shipbuilding Corporation, Limited (CSSC) 7th Research Academy

Why this is likely the parent

· Shares group acronym (CSSC)

Stripped: chinaGroup: CSSCRoot: "state shipbuilding corporation limited 715th research institute"

Inferred parents are name-based heuristics, not legal control determinations. Verify with parent filings before procurement or compliance decisions.

Relationship graph

5 nodes · 4 relationships

State Nonproliferation2024

State Department

This entity

208th Research InstituteCovered

China

Inferred parent

China State Shipbuilding Corporation, Limited (CSSC) 7th Research Academy

Sibling/parent in list_entries: China State Shipbuilding Corporation, Limited (CSSC) 7th Research Academy (Shares group acronym (CSSC))

Click any node to open its source. Federal lists at top, primary entity in center, parents and curated profile below.

Also known as

Beijing Electronic Document Service Center

Known addresses

50 Yongding Road, Haidian District, Beijing
51 Yongding Road, Haidian District, Beijing
52 Yongding Road, Haidian District, Beijing
58 Yongding Road, Haidian District, Beijing
90 Dianzi Road, Section One, Xian

Sanctions programs / authorities

US-BIS-EL

Sanctioning authority notes

Entity List (EL) - Bureau of Industry and Security

Data sources

BIS Entity List · Commerce / BIS · listed 2025-08-26source
OFAC SDN · Treasury OFACsource
State Nonproliferation · State Department · listed 2024-11-21source

Raw record (for audit / legal review)

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Informational only — not legal advice. Cross-list matching is name-based; verify identity with the source authority before procurement or compliance decisions.