A surge in textile imports helped drive North Korea’s trade with China to new heights in November, NK Pro analysis of trade data shows, while revealing that the two sides exchanged a wide variety of sanctioned goods.

Fabrics dominated the DPRK’s import charts at over $36.6 million last month, skyrocketing from $20.7 million in October, according to data from China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC).

Experts say North Korea procures large quantities of fabrics from China for processing into clothes or other goods and then exports the finished products back across the border, in