Complicit Dossier

Procurement and supply networks · company · Hong Kong

Portex Trade Limited

  • Documented supplier or backer
  • Grade A: Official recordStrongest record: official record
  • Sanctioned byUKUS
  • 2 documented ties · 2 steps from the SAF

Also recorded as: PORTEX TRADE FZE; CLOUD COMPUTING INTERNATIONAL HONG KONG LIMITED; Portex Trade FZE; Cloud Computing International Hong Kong Limited; PORTEX TRADE LIMITED; Cloud Computing International (Hong Kong) Limited (former name, 2011-2013); 雲計算國際(香港)有限公司; بورتكس; …

OFAC (16 Jan 2025): Abdalla is COO of Portex, 'a company that has transacted with entities involved in the sale of military equipment'; he 'coordinated the acquisition of Iranian-made UAVs from an Azerbaijani defense company for shipment to Sudan'. UK (16 Jul 2026): Portex 'is associated with Defense Industries System (DIS)... is involved in the supply to Sudan (specifically the SAF) of military goods or military technology'.

Response

No response is recorded. Named parties have not yet been asked for comment.

Records

5

Each record carries its own grade. A grade describes the source for that record, not the actor.

Grade A: Official record

Portex Trade Limited

OFAC (16 Jan 2025): Abdalla is COO of Portex, 'a company that has transacted with entities involved in the sale of military equipment'; he 'coordinated the acquisition of Iranian-made UAVs from an Azerbaijani defense company for shipment to Sudan'. UK (16 Jul 2026): Portex 'is associated with Defense Industries System (DIS)... is involved in the supply to Sudan (specifically the SAF) of military goods or military technology'.

Why this grade
A (identity, numbers, designations); C (dissolution date - third-party registry mirror)
Sanctions
US OFAC, SUDAN-EO14098, 2025-01-16, owned or controlled by / acted for Ahmad Abdalla; UK, 2026-07-16
  1. 1US Treasury: Treasury Sanctions Leader of Sudanese Armed Forces and Weapons Supplier · home.treasury.gov · 16 Jan 2025
  2. 2OFAC SDN list (XML), publication dated 10/02/2026, record 19488; local copy raw/sdn.xml parsed with scripts/sdn_sudan.py · treasury.gov · 2 Oct 2026
  3. 3UK HM Treasury/OFSI Financial Sanctions Notice: Sudan, 16 July 2026 · assets.publishing.service.gov.uk · 16 Jul 2026
  4. 4UK FCDO press release: UK sanctions illicit gold networks fuelling Sudan's war · gov.uk · 16 Jul 2026
  5. 5crhk.guru mirror of HK Companies Registry record for BRN 58369682 · crhk.guru
  6. 6OpenCorporates: PORTEX TRADE LIMITED (HK 1602116) · opencorporates.com
  7. 7Iran Watch supplier entry: Ahmed Abdalla · iranwatch.org · 26 Feb 2025

NamesIranAzerbaijanDIS

Grade A: Official record

Portex Trade Limited

2024-2026mixed sourcing

One of six companies charged. Independently, OFAC (16 Jan 2025) says its COO Ahmad Abdalla is a DIS official who coordinated UAV acquisition for Sudan, and the UK (16 Jul 2026) says Portex 'is associated with Defense Industries System'. Probably the company the UAE's April 2025 statement described as 'listed under US sanctions'. Prosecutors say payments 'were passed through licensed companies and bank accounts inside the country under cover of sham commercial transactions'.

Why this grade
A for the sanctions listings; C for the UAE charge
Response
No company statement found. Defence counsel said some companies were shells opened in defendants' names by co-accused (6 Aug 2026 hearing).
Sanctions
US OFAC SDN (E.O. 14098) 16 Jan 2025; UK 16 Jul 2026 (SUD0060).
›Research notes

UAE state or UAE-based media relaying the UAE Public Prosecution. The UAE is a party-aligned source (accused by Sudan, UN experts and others of arming the RSF); graded no higher than C. Company names are as transliterated by Khaleej Times; Arabic spellings in aliases are back-transliterations except where taken from Al Khaleej, and should be checked against the WAM Arabic text.

  1. 1Khaleej Times (UAE): UAE charges 13 suspects, 6 firms in Sudan arms smuggling case · khaleejtimes.com · 30 Apr 2026read via summary
  2. 2Al Khaleej (UAE): تعرف إلى المتورطين في قضية العتاد العسكري لسلطة بورتسودان · alkhaleej.ae · 30 Apr 2026read via summary
  3. 3Al Khaleej (UAE): هكذا أسقطت الإمارات شبكة تضم 19 متهماً في عتاد عسكري لبورتسودان بطلب من البرهان · alkhaleej.ae · 30 Apr 2026read via summary
  4. 4US Treasury: Treasury Sanctions Leader of Sudanese Armed Forces and Weapons Supplier · home.treasury.gov · 16 Jan 2025

NamesAhmad AbdallaDISUAE

Grade A: Official record

Portex Trade Limited

See first-pass record: OFAC (16 Jan 2025) and UK (16 Jul 2026) designations as controlled by a DIS procurement official.

Why this grade
A (absence from official live-company register on 2026-10-03); C (exact dissolution date - mirror only)
Sanctions
US OFAC, 2025-01-16; UK, 2026-07-16
›Research notes

If dissolved on 5 June 2026 the UK designation of 16 July 2026 post-dates dissolution. Confirm with a paid ICRIS 'Company Particulars' search or the Gazette deregistration notice before publishing the date. No 'Portex Trade FZE' found in any register reachable (UAE free-zone registers are not publicly searchable from here).

  1. 1Hong Kong Companies Registry open data API - 'Registered Office Address of Live Local Companies' - name prefix PORTEX returns only PORTEX LIMITED (BRN 79517262, inc. 2026-01-04); BRN 58369682 returns no record - raw/p2/hkcr_live_portex_prefix.json · data.cr.gov.hk · 3 Oct 2026
  2. 2OpenCorporates: PORTEX TRADE LIMITED - status 'Live' (update date not visible without login) · opencorporates.comread via summary
  3. 3hkgbusiness mirror - status 'Live', incorporated 17 May 2011 · hkgbusiness.comread via summary
  4. 4crhk.guru mirror (first pass, raw/crhk_portex.html): dormant 4 Aug 2025, dissolved 5 Jun 2026 · crhk.guru

NamesUAE

Grade A: Official record

UK press release wording on Portex Trade Limited (16 July 2026)

16 July 2026

FCDO press release: "These measures target eleven individuals and entities suspected of being linked to the financing, procurement and commercial networks supporting the RSF or the SAF and fuelling Sudan’s conflict. [...] Portex Trade Limited – Sudanese Hong Kong-based company suspected of being used by Ahmad Abdalla to support SAF procurement activity and evade existing sanctions restrictions."

Response
No company statement found.
Sanctions
UK, SUD0060, 16 July 2026.
›Research notes

Every description in the release uses "suspected of". Read through the GOV.UK content API.

  1. 1FCDO press release, "UK sanctions illicit gold networks fuelling Sudan's war amid crisis around El Obeid" · gov.uk · 16 Jul 2026

NamesAhmad Abdalla

Checked against the document

4

Statements compared with the wording of the primary document.

  • “Portex Trade Limited (Portex) is a Hong Kong-based company controlled by Abdalla. Portex is being designated for being a foreign person who is owned or controlled by, or has acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Abdalla”

    US Treasury press release jy2789; OFAC recent actions 16 Jan 202516 Jan 2025verified verbatim

  • OFAC recent-actions pages and SDN.XML published 2 Oct 20262 Oct 2026verified verbatim

  • “updated the UK Sanctions List on GOV.UK with the following 11 additions.”

    UK Sanctions Notice: Sudan, 16 July 202616 Jul 2026verified verbatim

  • “The Secretary of State considers that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that Portex Trade Limited is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 because it is associated with Defense Industries System (DIS) (an involved person), supports activity which the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) is involved in, is involved in the supply to Sudan (specifically the SAF) of military goods or military technology or material related to such goods or technology”

    UK Sanctions List, SUD0060, statement of reasons16 Jul 2026verified verbatim

Relationships

3

← means the other party acts on this one; → means this one acts on the other.

Ownership and control · 1

Arms and supply · 2

Weapons, sites and other subjects

3

Recorded links to things, places, events and authorities rather than to organisations or people.

  • From UAE prosecution

    alleges trafficking of arms via UAE for the SAF (UAE state claim) · 2025 - 2026

    Grade D: Unverified lead

  • To UAE State Security prosecution: 'Sudan military materiel case' (alleged ammunition trafficking for the Port Sudan authority)

    defendant company · 2026

    Grade C: Single source

  • From UAE Public Prosecution

    referred to State Security Court for alleged ammunition trafficking to the SAF (UAE state claim) · 30 Apr 2026

    Grade D: Unverified lead

Sanctions listings

2

  • United States (OFAC)16 Jan 2025OFAC SDN UID 52600

    ›Stated reason

    Portex Trade Limited (Portex) is a Hong Kong-based company controlled by Abdalla. Portex is being designated for being a foreign person who is owned or controlled by, or has acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Abdalla, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 14098. home.treasury.gov

  • United Kingdom16 Jul 2026SUD0060

    ›Stated reason

    The Secretary of State considers that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that Portex Trade Limited is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 because it is associated with Defense Industries System (DIS) (an involved person), supports activity which the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) is involved in, is involved in the supply to Sudan (specifically the SAF) of military goods or military technology or material related to such goods or technology, and thereby engages in activity whichthreatens the peace, stability and security of Sudan. sanctionslist.fcdo.gov.uk

Dated events

2

  1. OFAC designates Burhan, Ahmad Abdalla and Portex Trade Limited; cites Iranian-made UAVs obtained from an Azerbaijani defense company. home.treasury.gov

    Grade A: Official record

  2. UAE refers 13 individuals and six companies (including Portex Trade Limited) to the State Security Court over alleged ammunition trafficking for the SAF (UAE state claim; noted by UN FFM para 127). emirates247.com

    Grade D: Unverified lead

1 more event below grade A (corroborated, single-source or unverified). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

1 more event at grade C (single source) or D (unverified lead). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

1 more event at grade D (unverified lead). Change “Evidence shown” to see it.

Geography

Tags come from the recorded jurisdiction and from place names in the records. Coordinates on the map are approximate.

Based in
Hong Kong
Also named
United Arab Emirates (6), Iran (1), Azerbaijan (1)
Places
Hong Kong

Position in the network

Derived by analysing the documented relationships. Nothing in this section is a finding.

Still connected to the SAF when only official records are counted.

›Possible links to investigate · 1