WASHINGTON—The Trump administration on Nov. 5 issued licenses allowing some U.S. companies to pay taxes in Venezuela in spite of a broad range of U.S. sanctions, but also issued more sanctions on top officials in Nicolas Maduro’s regime.
The exemptions made clear that payments to the government for taxes, import duties, and other transactions “necessary and ordinarily incident to such persons’ day-to-day operations” would be permitted, even as an Aug. 5 executive order bars U.S. companies from dealing with the Venezuelan government.
