Coal imports via the ports of Guangxi Province in China have continuously increased in recent years, rising to 16.905 million mt in 2010 from 3.4 million mt in 2005. Accordingly, coal imports via ports in Guangxi Province now rank second in China after Guangdong Province, according to the General Administration of Customs of China.
According to the data released by China's General Administration of Customs, in January-September this year coal imports via the ports of Guangxi Province reached 18.758 million mt, accounting for 15.2 percent of China's overall coal imports during the period. The average coal import price at Guangxi ports during the January-September period stood at $97.7/mt, up 13.8 percent year on year. In particular, anthracite coal imports via ports in Guangxi Province in January-September reached 9.033 million mt, accounting for 48.2 percent of the province's overall coal imports.