Procurement of DPRK coal by Member States

The Security Council decided, in paragraph 8 of resolution 2371 (2017) ,adopted on 5 August 2017, that the DPRK shall not supply, sell or transfer, directly or indirectly, from its territory or by its nationals or using its flag vessels or aircraft, coal, and that all States shall prohibit the procurement of such material from the DPRK by their nationals, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, and whether or not originating in the territory of the DPRK, replacing paragraph 26 of resolution 2321 (2016).

In this regard, Member States have until 30 August 2017 to notify the Committee of the aggregate amount of the volume of procured coal from the DPRK in July 2017 and until 30 September 2017 to notify the 1718 Committee of the aggregate amount of the volume of procured coal from the DPRK between 1 and 4 August 2017, as required by paragraph 26 of resolution 2321 (2016).

This website is updated in real time upon receipt of reports by Member States.

2017

Pursuant to paragraph 26 (b) of resolution 2321 (2016), total exports to all Member States of coal originating from the DPRK shall not exceed the aggregate of 400,870,018 US dollars or 7,500,000 metric tons, whichever is lower, between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017.

Current Status of Exports for 2017 as of last notification by Member States

Value [USD]

Percentile of cap value [%]

Volume [metric tons]

Percentile of cap volume [%]
413,555,897.24 103.16 4,828,327.60 64.38

Percentile

Aggregate value

(in US dollars)

Aggregate volume

(in metric tons)

Notification to Member States (date)

75 %

300,652,513.50

5,625,000

90 %

360,783,016.20

6,750,000

95 %

380,826,517.10

7,125,000

Total

400,870,018.00

7,500,000

2017 monthly reports received from Member States

Month

Value of reported coal volume

(in US dollars)

Volume reported for each month

(in metric tons)

Number of reporting Member States

Average mean price (Panel of Experts)

(in US dollars)

January 2017

126,390,037.84

1,441,985.60

1

87.65

February 2017

104,590,640.00

1,232,000.00

1

84.895

March 2017

575,219.40

6,342

1

90.70

April 2017

-

-

0

91.83

May 2017

-

-

0

80.93

June 2017

-

-

0

84.22

July 2017

-

-

0

91.62

August 2017

138,000,000*

*The Committee has decided to use the price provided by the reporting Member State to calculate the value of the procurement.

1,637,000

1

97.95

September 2017

44,000,000*

*The Committee has decided to use the price provided by the reporting Member State to calculate the value of the procurement.

511,000

1

102.04

October 2017

-

-

-

-

November 2017

-

-

-

-

December 2017

-

-

-

-

Member States, when notifying the Committee on the aggregate amount of coal procurement for each month, are required by resolution 2321 (2016) to use the following Standard Form:

30 November 2016

Standard Form for Notification of Import of Coal from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) pursuant to paragraph 26 (b) and Annex V of resolution 2321 (2016) Document PDF

2016

Pursuant to paragraph 26 (b) of resolution 2321 (2016), total exports to all Member States of coal originating from the DPRK shall not exceed the aggregate of $ 53,495,894 US dollars or 1,000,866 metric tons, whichever is lower, between 30 November 2016 and 31 December 2016.

Monthly reports received from Member States

Month

Amount reported for each month

(in metric tons)

Number of reporting Member States

December 2016

2,001,634.43

1

Total 2016 volume and value of procurement of Coal from the DPRK

Total value

(in US dollars)

Total volume of procurement of coal from the DPRK reported by Member States

(in metric tons)

Average (mean) price of coal

(in US dollars)

183,890,154.99

2,001,634.43

91.87