# China exports to Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from China to Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/CHN-PRK/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, China reported $894.6M in goods exports to Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $894.6M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 100% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 10 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 31 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 23.8% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 670300 | Human hair, dressed, thinned, bleached or otherwise worked: wool or other animal hair or other textile materials, prepared for use in making wigs or the like | $168.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $89.0M | 29.8% | High attention |
| 3 | 391810 | Floor, wall or ceiling coverings: of polymers of vinyl chloride, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles | $42.3M | 8.6% | High attention |
| 4 | 540769 | Fabrics, woven: containing less than 85% by weight of non-textured polyester filaments | $34.4M | 62.3% | Critical attention |
| 5 | 540752 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $29.6M | 41.7% | High attention |
| 6 | 600632 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyed | $29.0M | 43.9% | High attention |
| 7 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $22.0M | 48.3% | High attention |
| 8 | 292242 | Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters: glutamic acid and its esters: salts thereof | $20.8M | 29.4% | High attention |
| 9 | 940350 | Furniture: wooden, for bedroom use | $20.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 080521 | Fruit, edible: mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), fresh or dried | $17.7M | 13.5% | High attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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