China’s coal imports increase by 1.3 percent in January-March 2026

Thursday, 16 April 2026 09:51:28 (GMT+3)   |   Shanghai

In the January-March period this year, China’s coal imports (all types) totaled 116.279 million mt, up 1.3 percent year on year, according to the latest data released by China's General Administration of Customs (GACC).

In March alone, China’s coal imports amounted to 39.059 million mt, up 26.2 percent month on month.

EuniceOuyang
Eunice Ouyang
Editor

I graduated from University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, with 16 years of deep expertise in the steel industry. I am responsible for steel-related news and intelligence, as well as leading the content team in China.


Similar articles

Local coke prices in China see third round of cuts, coal prices stable or higher

07 Aug | Scrap & Raw Materials

Second round of decrease in Chinese local coke prices implemented, though local coal remains firm

31 Jul | Scrap & Raw Materials

Production halted at three Shanxi Coking Coal mines

30 Jul | Steel News

Local coke prices in China start to soften, steel mills to insist on further corrections

24 Jul | Scrap & Raw Materials

China's coke exports increase by 14.4 percent in H1 2026

22 Jul | Steel News

Local Chinese coke prices stable after lengthy uptrend, tenth round of hikes unlikely to happen

17 Jul | Scrap & Raw Materials

Local Chinese coke prices keep surging with eighth round of hikes achieved, ninth proposed

26 Jun | Scrap & Raw Materials

Seventh round of local coke price hikes implemented in China, import coking coal demand still high

16 Jun | Scrap & Raw Materials

China’s coal imports decrease by 3.2 percent in January-May 2026

10 Jun | Steel News

China’s NDRC: Coking coal prices to rise further in June

09 Jun | Steel News