BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s coal imports from Russia rose 6% in March from the same month last year to 7.33 million metric tons, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Sunday, despite logistical constraints and Western sanctions.
Coal imports from China’s largest supplier Indonesia declined 9% to 17.96 million tons, after Indonesia started using its government-set benchmark coal price as the floor price for transactions from March 1.
China’s overall coal imports fell 6% in March, dragged down by high port inventories and weak domestic demand that have pushed spot prices to four-year lows.
Below are the details of imports from key suppliers with volume in metric tons:
Country March 2025 Year-on-year Jan-March Year-on-year
% change 2025 % change
Indonesia 17,958,744 -9% 52,585,224 1%
Russia 7,326,378 6% 19,975,210 9%
Australia 4,402,075 14% 16,449,887 4%
Mongolia 6,807,526 5% 17,490,086 5%
(Reporting by Colleen Howe in Beijing; Editing by William Mallard)
