Korea Mining and Development Trading Corporation
{{Infobox company
| name =
| trading_name = {{Unbulleted list|
- KOMID
- Korea Kumryong Trading Corporation
- Kapmun Tosong Trade
- Korean Mining and Development Corp.
- Korea Mining Development Trading Corp.
- CSC
- Changgwang Shinyong Corporation}}
| native_name = 조선광업개발무역회사
| native_name_lang = ko
| industry = Arms manufacturing
| hq_location = Central District, Pyongyang, North Korea
| key_people = {{unbulleted list|Yo'n Cho'ng Nam (chief representative)}}
| subsid = {{plainlist|
- Korea Taesong Trading Company
- Korea Heungjin Trading Company
- Hong Kong Electronics
- Hesong Trading Corporation
- Tosong Technology Trading Corporation{{cite web | title=Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) | website=Iran Watch | date=2009-04-24 | url=https://www.iranwatch.org/suppliers/korea-mining-development-trading-corporation-komid | access-date=2020-05-23}}}}
}}
Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (also known as Changgwang Shinyong Corporation, Kapmun Tosong, KOMID; {{Langx|ko|조선광업개발무역회사}}) is North Korea’s primary arms dealer, and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.
History
Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID), a North Korean state-owned entity, was previously listed in the annex to E.O. 13382 on July 1, 2005 for its role in North Korea's proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. It was also sanctioned by the United Nations in April 2009 and 29 October 2014.{{cite web | url=https://www.un.org/sc/suborg/en/sanctions/1718/materials/summaries/entity/korea-mining-development-trading-corporation | title=UN NARRATIVE SUMMARIES OF REASONS FOR LISTING | publisher=United Nations | accessdate=14 September 2017}} KOMID has offices in multiple countries around the world and facilitates weapons sales for the North Korean government.{{cite web | url=https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl9733.aspx | title=Treasury Imposes Sanctions Against the Government of The Democratic People's Republic Of Korea | publisher=US Treasury | date=January 2, 2015 | accessdate=6 January 2016}}
=Employees=
- Yo’n Cho’ng Nam (chief representative);{{cite web | url=http://www.ifmat.org/graylist/development-trading-corporation/ | title=Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) | date=26 December 2016 | publisher=IRAN Watch | accessdate=14 September 2017}}
- Ko Ch’o’l-Chae (deputy chief representative);
- Kim Kyu (external affairs officer);
- Kil Jong Hun;
- Kim Kwang Yon;
- Jang Song Chol;
- Kim Yong Chol;
- Jang Yong Son;
- Ryu Jin;
- Kang Ryong.