31 CFR § 800.225 - Hold.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s800.225"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "31 CFR § 800.225 - Hold."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "800.225"
section_name: "Hold."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF INVESTMENT SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "800"
part_name: "REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CERTAIN INVESTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES BY FOREIGN PERSONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "50 U.S.C. 4565; E.O. 11858, as amended, 73 FR 4677."
regulatory_source: "85 FR 3124, Jan. 17, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "800"
---


# 800.225 Hold.

The terms *hold(s)* and *holding* mean legal or beneficial ownership, whether direct or indirect, whether through fiduciaries, agents, or other means.