Private traders still control goods distribution after passing through customs

Private traders still control goods distribution after passing through customs

North Korea has consolidated its foreign trade under officially licensed trading companies, sidelining independent traders from the import process. But once goods clear customs, it is still individual traders, not the companies whose names appear on the paperwork, who control how those goods reach North Korea’s markets, according to a source inside the country. A source in Ryanggang province told Daily NK on Wednesday that large volumes of Chine…

Private traders still control goods distribution after passing through customs - The Press United

North Korea has consolidated its foreign trade under officially licensed trading companies, sidelining independent traders from the import process. But once goods clear customs, it is still individual traders, not the companies whose names appear on the paperwork, who control how those goods reach North Korea’s markets, according to a source inside the country. A […] The post Private traders still control goods distribution after passing through…