today plate 276 · new routes · 2025 data

Wigs are nearly half of what North Korea sells China

  • 46.5% Share of China's imports from North Korea that were wigs, false eyelashes and the like in 2025, up from 0.01% in 2014.
  • $205 M Value of those hair goods in 2025, more than coal, ores and steel combined ($107 M).
  • −85% Fall in China's total imports from North Korea, $2.87 bn to $441 M: coal and clothing all but vanished.
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