BEIJING: Chinese exports to North Korea accelerated in September, with major exports including wool and hair for wig production and agricultural products, Chinese customs data showed up on Friday.
Chinese shipments to North Korea in September rose 15.9% from August to $188.7 million in value, an acceleration from a month-on-month gain of 4.1% in the previous month, it showed data released by the Chinese General Administration of Customs.
Chinese shipments to North Korea in September rose 15.9% from August to $188.7 million in value, an acceleration from a month-on-month gain of 4.1% in the previous month, it showed data released by the Chinese General Administration of Customs.
Major Chinese shipments to Pyongyang include processed hair and wool for use in wigs, cream, wheat flour, soybean oil, granulated sugar and rice.
China’s total exports to North Korea reached $1.4 billion in the January-September period, up 179.8% from the same period a year earlier.
Chinese national broadcaster CCTV reported on September 25 that North Korea had admitted foreigners and that visitors would be subject to a two-day quarantine upon arrival. But China has not been informed through diplomatic channels of a possible reopening North Korea’s borders, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on September 26.
