{"id":64169,"date":"2025-07-14T15:01:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T06:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=64169"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:48:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:48:54","slug":"n-korea-launches-handmade-soap-production-line-for-export-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-korea-launches-handmade-soap-production-line-for-export-to-china\/","title":{"rendered":"N. Korea launches handmade soap production line for export to China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sinuiju Cosmetics Factory, North Korea\u2019s leading cosmetics producer, has launched a production line to manufacture handmade soap for export using Chinese-made equipment. The soap produced is already being exported to China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSinuiju Cosmetics Factory, early this year, was equipped with a production line to make handmade soap shaped like Korean clothing to earn foreign currency,\u201d a source in North Pyongan province told Daily NK on Monday. \u201cTrial production began in mid-June after assembling the equipment that was imported from China between March and May, with small numbers of packaged products being exported to China from early this month.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The handmade soap is a premium product for souvenirs, in contrast with the factory\u2019s existing products, which emphasize their use of Korean ginseng. The handcrafted soap is produced on a separate production line from the one used for soap for the domestic market, according to the source.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behind the factory\u2019s creation of a separate production line for exports is North Korea\u2019s strategy to diversify its operations to earn foreign currency amid international sanctions. In other words, the North wants to secure means to sustainably earn foreign currency even amid sanctions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With North Korea\u2019s major export items, such as seafood and underground resources like coal and minerals, subject to international sanctions, exports of daily consumer items have emerged as an alternative. The authorities are targeting overseas markets with goods that emphasize tradition and natural ingredients.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><em>Joint venture expands distribution network<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI understand the authorities are considering creating a separate factory or a specialized team to earn foreign currency if the handmade soap exports yield certain results,\u201d the source said. \u201cInternally, people hope this trial project could become a breakthrough to earn foreign currency.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new production line for handmade soap was a joint venture with Chinese investors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Chinese investors who provided the equipment receive the goods produced and distribute them in China on their own to earn profits,\u201d the source said. \u201cThe Chinese investors plan to expand their distribution network to the Southeast Asian market.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a source in China, the handmade soap is distributed alongside Sinuiju Cosmetic Factory\u2019s existing ginseng soap and \u201cSpring Scent\u201d cosmetics in several Chinese cities, including Dandong, Liaoning province, and Yantai, Shandong province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ginseng soap sells for 6 Chinese yuan per bar, but the handmade soap, shaped like traditional Korean clothes, sells for twice that price, or 12 yuan, the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The item is being heavily promoted as a \u201ctraditional artisan craft\u201d in China because it is shaped like Korea\u2019s traditional clothing, and the final production stage involves handicraft.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20250707-2\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sinuiju Cosmetics Factory, North Korea\u2019s leading cosmetics producer, has launched a production line to manufacture handmade soap for export using Chinese-made equipment. 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