North Korea procured nearly $140,000 worth of sanctioned cars, laptops, microchips and agricultural machinery from China last month, NK Pro analysis of official trade data shows, while trade in fabrics, cooking oil and wigs drove bilateral exchange to record highs.

Fabrics led the way as North Korea’s top import from China in September at $24.3 million, followed by soybean oil at $16.2 million and human hair at $14.9 million, China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) reported on Monday.

The shipments of hair marked an increase from $13.5 million in August and showed that China’s outsourcing of wig