Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Chol Nam Kim

Position

President of Korea Kumsan Trading Corporation, Former Director, Dandong Office of Sobaeksu United Corp.

Nationality

North Korea

DoB

1970-02-19

Address

North Korea

Reg. ID

563120238

Official reason

President of Korea Kumsan Trading Corporation, a company that procures supplies for General Bureau of Atomic Energy and serves as a cash route to DPRK.

Other Information

Associations with KOMID, Korea Sobaeksu United Corporation, Namhung Trading Corporation, and Namchongang Trading Corporation The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Date of listing

2020-12-31

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Regime

UN, UK country specific

Target State

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions

Sanctions Portfolio

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...

Official Information

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions measures relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Regul...

Additional Details

Licencing, exception and direction provisions are contained in Part 9 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/411