North Korea has likely exported millions of dollars worth of goods through China to countries around the world this year, including South Korea and the U.S., an NK Pro analysis has found.

The findings suggest the DPRK is leveraging its close ties with Beijing to disguise its exports as Chinese shipments, potentially concealing shipments from sanctions monitors.

Trade data released by China’s General Administration of Customs suggests Pyongyang has exported products ranging from accordions to railway stock brakes to entrepôt trade zones in neighboring Chinese provinces, only for China to then ship