Trade Data
Information related to trade data on North Korea
$4.8 million in alcohol exports to China likely re-exported to North Korea: data
Wine, vodka, and whisky being held in Chinese entrepôt zones potentially being exported on to the DPRK
May 19, 2020
Russia’s reported oil exports to North Korea dip slightly in March: data
Russia's reported refined petroleum shipments to DPRK are contrast to China's record low report for the same month
May 18, 2020
Millions of dollars’ worth of exports to China likely rerouted to North Korea
Data could reveal "serious loophole" in the global sanctions regime, official previously told NK Pro
May 12, 2020
Some North Korean exports to China resold in EU and South Korea, data suggests
Figures could represent what may be a significant and previously-unreported loophole in global sanctions regime
May 11, 2020
MSG nation: monosodium glutamate remains an “essential” good in North Korea
Monosodium glutamate consumption is historically ubiquitous and remains a top imported product
May 7, 2020
What Chinese trade data reveals about North Korean smoking habits
Tobacco exports are on-par with essential goods, with the average smoker getting through eight cigarettes a day
May 1, 2020
U.S. “closely” watching North Korea for famine, COVID-19: Pompeo
Secretary of State's comments come amid DPRK claims of no coronavirus cases, UN warnings of food insecurity in the North
April 29, 2020
China reports minuscule levels of food exports to North Korea in March
New customs data follows reports of panic buying in Pyongyang supermarkets
April 29, 2020
KP or KR? Typos land countries in hot water for breaching North Korea sanctions
Some countries suspected of violating DPRK trade sanctions may simply have listed wrong Korea in their customs data
April 28, 2020
Russia’s reported oil exports to North Korea grew 42% in February: data
UN data suggest refined petroleum shipments continued to DPRK in February despite border shutdown
April 25, 2020
