Indian trade with North Korea continued this year despite a reported ban issued in 2017, with several sanctioned commodities also appearing in India’s trade figures.

The numbers, compiled by the ITC trade map, show trade continuing between the two countries in both directions, with Indian exports varying from being worth millions each month to just a few hundred thousand dollars.

A recent high in December last year saw shipments from India rise to over $7 million in value, though they since dropped again to $500,000 in February, after which no figures are available.

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