China imported 10.73 million tonnes of coking coal in November 2025, dropping 12.7% year on year but rising 1.3% month on month, according to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs (GAC). The volume has surpassed 10 million tonnes for four consecutive months.

The import value came in at $1.07 billion last month, slumping 37.0% year on year yet ticking up 2.2% from a month earlier. This translates to an average import price of $99.4/t, dropping $38.3/t from the preceding year while increasing $0.9/t month on month.

China imported a total of 104.86 million tonnes of coking coal in the first eleven months, 6.0% lower than the year-ago level, with the import value down 38.3% on the year to $10.53 billion, GAC data showed.