{"id":61092,"date":"2024-09-09T16:55:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T07:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=61092"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:07:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:07:49","slug":"material-matters-rason-customs-loosens-grip-on-fabric-imports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/material-matters-rason-customs-loosens-grip-on-fabric-imports\/","title":{"rendered":"Material matters: Rason customs loosens grip on fabric imports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean customs officials in Wonjong village, Rason, are allowing imported fabrics to pass through easily and then be distributed to wholesalers nationwide, a source in North Hamgyong province told The Daily NK on Thursday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since importers are fulfilling orders from wholesalers, they are able to ship the fabric as soon as it clears customs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The importers have the fabric packed and loaded onto container trucks, which can deliver the orders within a day or two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that the fabrics are entering the country, a wide range of fabrics are being sold in North Korean markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fabric imported on the Hunchun-Rason trade route is mostly for fall and winter outerwear and innerwear. The outerwear fabric typically comes in subtle shades such as olive green and black, while the innerwear fabric comes in a range of colors, some lighter and some darker, the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wholesalers buy the fabric at a price range of 80-150 Chinese yuan ($11-21) per meter and then sell it for at least 150 yuan per meter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Most of the fabric is sold wholesale in Pyongsong, South Pyongan province, and Nampo. Pyongsong and Nampo have better contract manufacturing technology than other areas, so fabric imported from China is often made into garments here and then distributed throughout the country,&#8221; the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, fabric wholesalers in Pyongsong have been supplying imported fabrics to local market vendors and garment manufacturers. This indicates that fabric distribution is helping to boost market activity and make garment manufacturers more profitable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the source noted that less fabric is being imported now than in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Chinese traders used to send the whole order even if only part of the price could be paid in advance. But now they only send fabric that is actually paid for. They refuse to give a cent of credit, no matter how long they&#8217;ve worked with the importers.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Credit transactions have become very rare, the source said, possibly because some Chinese traders were not paid for goods provided on credit during the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\"><em>The Daily NK works with a network of sources in North Korea, China, and elsewhere. For security reasons, their identities remain anonymous.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\"><em>Please send any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20240905-2\/\"><em>Read in Korean<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korean customs officials in Wonjong village, Rason, are allowing imported fabrics to pass through easily and then be distributed to wholesalers nationwide, a source in North Hamgyong province told The Daily NK on Thursday.\u00a0 Since importers are fulfilling orders from wholesalers, they are able to ship the fabric as soon as it clears customs. 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