Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Type of sectoral sanctions
Dual-use goods export
Measures
It is prohibited to export to DPRK (1) items, materials and equipment relating to dual-use goods and technology; (2) and any other item listed in the conventional arms dual-use list adopted by the UN Sanctions Committee pursuant to paragraph 7 of UNSCR 2321 (2016). Related assistance, technical training, advice and services are also prohibited.
Additional Sanctions
Arms export
Arms procurement
Aviation and jet fuel
Crude oil
Dual-use goods export
Earth and stone
Financial measures
Flights, airports, aircrafts
Food and agricultural products
Gold, precious metals, diamonds
Industrial machinery, transportation vehicles, and iron, steel and other metals
Inspections
Investments
Luxury goods
Machinery and electrical equipment
Other items
Other restrictions
Petrol products
Ports and vessels
Refined petroleum products
Restrictions on goods
Restrictions on services
Seafood
Training and education
Vessels
Vigilance
Wood
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures in relation to the non-proliferation of the weapons of mass destruction
Regime
UN, EU country specific
Target State
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Official Information
The ongoing nuclear and ballistic missile-related activities of the DPRK represent a serious threat to international peace and security. These activities undermine the global non-proliferation and disarmament regime of which the EU has been a steadfast supporter for decades. In this context, the EU has implemented the restrictive measures imposed b...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02016D0849-20230404