North Korean trade with China rises 3.7% in August thanks to wig exports: data



Analysis North Korean trade with China rises 3.7% in August thanks to wig exports: data Trade reversed a three-month downward trend, marking an uptick due to leisure goods, human hair and wig trade Anton Sokolin \| Veronica Hou September 21, 2026 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A truck crossing the DPRK-China border in Jan. 2017 \| Image: NK Pro North Korean trade with China saw an uptick in August on the back of growing exports, official data showed, with likely sanctioned leisure goods, human hair, wigs and fabrics dominating the bilateral exchange. China-North Korea trade rose to about $238 million in August, up roughly 3.7% from July’s $229.4 million, according to data released by China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) over the weekend. (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Why a spate of public disputes is déjà vu for the US-ROK alliance 02No summit, new bridge: What to make of Kim Jong Un’s unusual visit to Dandong 03How South Koreans weigh the costs of unification with North Korea 04All the missiles and weapons at North Korea’s new ‘defense revolution’ museum 05Why the inter-Korean border remains unmarked, despite military risks 06How the DMZ blasts unfolded, from mine laying to North Korean denials 07North Korean TV airs outdated map laying claim to South Korean border islands 08How North Korea’s newest ‘hypersonic’ missile could foil adversary defenses

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North Korean trade with China rises 3.7% in August thanks to wig exports: data

Trade reversed a three-month downward trend, marking an uptick due to leisure goods, human hair and wig trade

Anton Sokolin | Veronica Hou September 21, 2026

North Korean trade with China rises 3.7% in August thanks to wig exports: data

A truck crossing the DPRK-China border in Jan. 2017 | Image: NK Pro

North Korean trade with China saw an uptick in August on the back of growing exports, official data showed, with likely sanctioned leisure goods, human hair, wigs and fabrics dominating the bilateral exchange.

China-North Korea trade rose to about $238 million in August, up roughly 3.7% from July’s $229.4 million, according to data released by China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) over the weekend. (function(){function e(){window.addEventListener(`message`,function(e){if(e.data[`datawrapper-height`]!==void 0){var t=document.querySelectorAll(`iframe`);for(var n in e.data[`datawrapper-height`])for(var r=0,i;i=t[r];r++)if

01Why a spate of public disputes is déjà vu for the US-ROK alliance
02No summit, new bridge: What to make of Kim Jong Un’s unusual visit to Dandong
03How South Koreans weigh the costs of unification with North Korea
04All the missiles and weapons at North Korea’s new ‘defense revolution’ museum
05Why the inter-Korean border remains unmarked, despite military risks
06How the DMZ blasts unfolded, from mine laying to North Korean denials
07North Korean TV airs outdated map laying claim to South Korean border islands
08How North Korea’s newest ‘hypersonic’ missile could foil adversary defenses

North Korean trade with China rises 3.7% in August thanks to wig exports: data

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