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| Type | Company | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CHANGGWANG SINYONG CORPORATION · DPRKN MINING DEVELOPMENT TRADING COOPERATION · EXTERNAL TECHNOLOGY GENERAL CORPORATION · KOREA KUMRYONG TRADING COMPANY · KOREA MINING DEVELOPMENT TRADING CORPORATION · | [sources] | |||
| Alias | 221 General Bureau · CHANGGWANG SINYONG CORPORATION · Changgwang Sinyong Corporation · Changgwang Sinyong Corporation (蒼光信用会社) · Changgwang Trading Corp. · | [sources] | |||
| Weak alias | KOMID | [sources] | |||
| Incorporation date | not available | [sources] | |||
| Jurisdiction | not available | [sources] | |||
| Country | China · Iran · North Korea · Russia · Syria · | [sources] | |||
| Abbreviation | KOMID | [sources] | |||
| Description | KOMID is the primary DPRK arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons. It has been involved in numerous sanctions violations and operates in various countries. KOMID uses an extensive network of subsidiaries, companies and individuals on its behalf. According to Paragraph 119 (p. 70) of the UN Panel of Experts September 2022 report, KOMID still has an ongoing relationship with Equatorial Guinea. US authorities reported that KOMID and the Wagner Group were behind a deal to deliver ammunition from the DPRK to Russia in November 2022. | [sources] | |||
| Registration number | not available | [sources] | |||
| Unique Entity ID | CFY3LXBMMXG9 · DLJ7QVMWYGC6 · DTPDBDW4BBF4 · DZQ4N9LBXL79 · HJY5EBJMDEH1 · | [sources] | |||
| Address | Beijing · Beijing China · CENTRAL DISTRICT, PYONGYANG · Central District Pyongyang Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Central District Pyongyang Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea · | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.nknews.org | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.
KPe.001. Primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.
Primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.
Primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.
(Date of UN designation: 2009-04-24)
Primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.
Primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.
principal courtier en armements de la RPDC et son principal exportateur de biens et de matériel en rapport avec les missiles balistiques et les armes conventionnelles
Primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.
Primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.
Other information: Primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.
チャングァン・シンヨン・コーポレーション、エクスターナル・テクノロジー・ジェネラル・コーポレーション、ノース・コリアン・マイニング・デベロップメント・トレーディング・コーポレーション
Changgwang Sinyong Corporation, External Technology General Corporation, North Korean Mining Development Trading Corporation
According to Paragraph 106 (p. 48) of the UN Panel of Experts March 2020 report, a UN Member State notes that KOMID adopted the name "221 General Bureau" in 2015, replacing the previous name "Mining Development Guidance Bureau", which it had been using since the mid-2000s.
Adresse : Central District, Pyongyang, RPDC
Primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.
(also KOREA MINING DEVELOPMENT TRADING CORPORATION, NORTH KOREAN MINING DEVELOPMENT TRADING CORPORATION, EXTERNAL TECHNOLOGY GENERAL CORPORATION)
(also KOREA MINING DEVELOPMENT TRADING CORPORATION)
(also KOREA MINING DEVELOPMENT TRADING CORPORATION, NORTH KOREAN MINING DEVELOPMENT TRADING CORPORATION, CHANGGWANG SINYONG CORPORATION)
(also KOREA MINING DEVELOPMENT TRADING CORPORATION)
(also NORTH KOREAN MINING DEVELOPMENT TRADING CORPORATION, CHANGGWANG SINYONG CORPORATION, EXTERNAL TECHNOLOGY GENERAL CORPORATION, KOREA KUMRYONG TRADING COMPANY, DPRKN MINING DEVELOPMENT TRADING COOPERATION, KOREAN MINING AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION)
(also KOREA MINING DEVELOPMENT TRADING CORPORATION)
(also KOREA MINING DEVELOPMENT TRADING CORPORATION, CHANGGWANG SINYONG CORPORATION, EXTERNAL TECHNOLOGY GENERAL CORPORATION)
Primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.
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| Sanctions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | - | |||
| Address | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full address | Country | |
| Central District, Pyongyang | North Korea | |
| Central District, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF | ||
| Agents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent | Role | Start date | End date | |
| KYONG NAM HWANG Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Acting for or on behalf of | - | - | |
| Assets and shares | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asset | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| KOREA KUMRYONG TRADING CORPORATION Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | - | - | - | |
| European Union | Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) | - |
| Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | Measures Against North Korea | - |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UN | UK sanctions relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | - |
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) | - | - |
| Monaco | La Principauté de Monaco | - | - | - |
| Australia | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | North Korea Sanctions | - |
| Moldova | Centrul Antiterorist al Serviciului de Informaţii şi Securitate al Republicii Moldova | Comitetul Consiliului de Securitate al ONU instituit prin Rezoluția 1718 (2006) | - | - |
| United Kingdom | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UN | UK sanctions relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | - |
| Central District, Pyongyang, DPR Korea · Central District, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea | North Korea |
| 北朝鮮平壌特別市中区域 | - |
| Damascus | Syria |
| Beijing | China |
| Moscow | Russia |
| Tehran | Iran |
| Central District, Pyongyang · Central District, Pyongyang, DPRK | North Korea |
| Chong Chol RI Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Acting for or on behalf of | - | - |
| Kim Yong Ju Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Acting for or on behalf of | - | - |
| Kim Song Chol Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Acting for or on behalf of | - | - |
| Kim Kwang Hyok Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Acting for or on behalf of | - | - |
| Jong Hyok Son Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Acting for or on behalf of | - | - |
| Tosong Technology Trading Corporation Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | - | - | - |
| Yong Chol Jo Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Representative in Syria | - | - | |
| Abu Rim Debarred entity · Sanctioned entity | Deputy Head of KOMID in Syria | - | - | |
| Yu Kyong Jin | Employee based in Uganda | - | ||
| Yong Chol Kim Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Representative in Iran | - | ||
| Han Se Pak Debarred entity · Export controlled · Politician · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | President/Chairman | - | - | |
| Jin Ryu Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Representative in Namibia · Representative in Syria | - | - | |
| KYONG NAM HWANG Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Representative in Egypt | - | - | |
| Yong Son Jang Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Representative in Iran | - | ||
| Pak Gwang Il | Second Representative in Syria | - | ||
| Ryong Kang Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Second Representative in Syria | - | - |
| Cho'ng-Nam YO'N Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - | |
| Jong Hyok Son Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - | |
| Kim Song Chol Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - | |
| Sok Chol Kim Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - | |
| KOREA KUMRYONG TRADING CORPORATION Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - | |
| Won Ho Ri Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - | |
| Tosong Technology Trading Corporation Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - | |
| CH'O'L-CHAE KO Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - | |
| Yong Chol Jo Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - | |
| LEADER (HONG KONG) INTERNATIONAL Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - |
| KOREA KUMRYONG TRADING CORPORATION Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Korea Kumryong Trading is an alias used by KOMID | - | - | |
| Second Economic Committee Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | The Second Economic Committee directs the activities of KOMID | - | - | |
| Chosun Keumcheong Technology General Trade Corporation | Chosun Keumchong Technology General Trade Corp. is a KOMID front company | - | - | |
| Korea Taesong Trading Company Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Subsidiary of KOMID | - | - | |
| Korea Changgwang Trading Corporation (Beijing Branch) | Korea Changgwang Trading Corp. is an alias of the Korea Mining Development Trading Corp. | - | - | |
| Hesong Trading Corporation Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Subsidiary of KOMID | - | - | |
| 221 General Bureau of the Reconnaissance General Bureau | Related | - | - | |
| LEADER (HONG KONG) INTERNATIONAL Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | KOMID used Leader to facilitate shipping on their behalf | - | - | |
| Munitions Industry Department Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | The Munitions Industry Department is responsible for overseeing activities of the DPRK’s military industries, including KOMID. | - | - | |
| Tosong Technology Trading Corporation Debarred entity · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Subsidiary of KOMID | - | - |