It is said that trucks going from North Korea to China through Hesan Customs in Yanggang Province are overloaded. Last year, it went out with nothing loaded, but this year, it is moving fully loaded with export goods. Accordingly, expectations among North Korean trade workers that trade between North Korea and China will expand are growing.
On the 15th, a Daily NK Yanggang Province source said, “Since the beginning of this month, trucks going to China through Hyesan Customs have been loaded with cargo,” adding, “Most of these trucks are loaded with ore or marine products.”
Before North Korea closed its borders in the name of coronavirus in January 2020, various export products were exported to China through Hyesan Customs, but after COVID-19, all imports and exports through Hyesan Customs were controlled.
Then, from the end of 2023, goods began coming in from China again through Hyesan Customs, and while North Korean goods had not been going out, they have been actively being taken out since this month.
Specifically, it is known that minerals, including coal and molybdenum, and marine products such as seaweed and sturgeon are being transferred to China through Hyesan customs.
Meanwhile, the source said that trucks are currently lined up at Tojang, which is used as a temporary customs office during national smuggling, to load up and go to China.
Traders as well as transporters are expressing anticipation at the news that North Korean goods are being exported by land.
The source said, “If our (North Korean) vehicles pass through customs to enter and exit China, people who drove trucks will be able to work again, and as the volume of cargo increases, imports will increase in some way.”
However, it is reported that North Korean authorities are thoroughly censoring exports to China.
A source said, “Vehicles that want to transport goods to China must first pass strict inspection before they can load the goods. The inspectors thoroughly check each and every item to make sure they do not contain any items that could leak information.” reported. It is said that inspection of exported goods is being carried out jointly by customs officials, National Security Agency, National Security Agency, and prosecutors.
Some say that since censorship is being thoroughly carried out, some are cautiously saying that it is dangerous to start exporting hastily.
A source said, “Drivers are trying to participate in sending goods to China through surveillance and crackdowns, but it is early days and censorship is too severe.” “It is,” he said.
Source: www.dailynk.com
