Trade Data
Information related to trade data on North Korea
North Korean imports of Chinese fertilizer soared in 2018: data
Shipments were the highest since 2011, though cereal imports remained constant
China continued imports of sanctioned iron, steel from North Korea in 2018
Though exports of designated materials fell substantially
North Korean imports from China drop in the first month of 2019
But exports of DPRK goods to neighboring China remained at historic lows
Chinese reported fuel exports to North Korea just USD$8 million in 2018: ITC
The number is the lowest in the nearly 20-year reporting period
Chinese company planning to construct Sinuiju’s “first foreign-owned” SEZ this spring
Five Continents Int’l Development Corp. also involved in Wonsan-Kalma, company materials claim
Russian fuel exports to North Korea hit yearly highs in December: UN data
Figures continue an upward trend seen throughout the winter months
ROK sent $1 million of sanctioned goods to DPRK from September-December: data
Seoul insists it operates within the "framework of sanctions on North Korea"
North Korean exports to China plummeted in 2018, hit lowest levels in decades: data
Imports also down USD$1 billion when compared to the previous year
Value of Russian fuel exports to North Korea climbed in November: data
DPRK appears to have paid more per tonne than in previous months
Russian fuel exports to North Korea remain high in winter months
Moscow's reported shipments higher than Beijing's in 2018