The present state of knowledge of the calliphorid fauna of Eastern Asia is reviewed. The material from the family Calliphoridae collected in North Korea by six expeditions of researchers from the Institute of Zoology PAS, Warsaw, Poland has been presented. Twenty four species representing 10 genera has been identified. Twelve species are reported for the first time in the fauna of Korea. Two of them: Polleniopsis mongolica Séguy and Slomorhina discolor (Fabr.) are presented in colour images. Among these species there are five very rare ones, known only from original descriptions: Bellardia benshiensis Hsue, Bellardia heilongjiangensis Chen, Cui et Zh., Bellardia longistricta Fan et Quian, Bellardia oligochaeta Chen et Fan and Melinda maai Kur. At present, 48 species of the calliphorid flies are recorded from the Korean Peninsula.