China's imports of thermal coal totaled 30.60 million tonnes in June, up 27.9% year on year and 38.3% from a month earlier, according to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs.

The import value reached $2.48 billion in June, up 60.48% year on year and 51.85% month on month, implying an average import price of $80.88/t, which rose 25.51% from a year earlier and 9.78% from the previous month.

For the first half of 2026, China's cumulative thermal coal imports stood at 159 million tonnes, down 6.16% year on year, with the total value at $11.04 billion, a decline of 3.49% from the same period last year.

The average import price for the January-June period was $69.62/t, up 2.84% year on year.