Multiple European nations imported North Korean weapons or munitions in 2024 despite Pyongyang’s military support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, along with millions in other DPRK goods, an NK Pro investigation has found.

Official trade data reported to the U.N. Commodity Trade Statistics Database (U.N. Comtrade) shows that at least 10 EU states brought in North Korean products ranging from electronic equipment and machinery to textiles, with Poland, Austria and Luxembourg leading the way.

Most notably, three countries imported anywhere from $14 to a few thousand dollars worth of North Korea shotgun shells and