German logistics company DHL Express will continue to deliver in North Korea, a spokesperson for the company’s South Korea branch told NK News on Tuesday, amid an increasingly strict international sanctions regime rendering business in the country challenging.

Guidance published on November 13 saw the company include North Korea as one of its destinations and offer rates for delivery and rules on items which can and cannot be sent to the DPRK.

DHL is a subsidiary of Deutsche Post, one of the world’s largest postal service and international courier services.

A DHL Korea spokesperson, who asked to remain anonymous, told NK News