Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Type of sectoral sanctions

Financial measures

Measures

1) Member States shall not enter into new commitments for grants, financial assistance or concessional loans to the DPRK. 2) It is prohibited to sell or purchase, broker or assist in the issuance of DPRK public bonds issued after 18 February 2013 to or from the Government of the DPRK. 3) It is prohibited for the financial insitutions in the Membe...

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