According to the customs data, in May 2022, China imported 31.383 million tons of thermal coal (including lignite, bituminous coal and sub bituminous coal, the same below), a significant increase of 108.11% year-on-year and 1.3% month on month. According to the customs data, it reached a new high since January 2021.
According to the customs data, from January to may 2023, China imported 137 million tons of thermal coal, an increase of 65.1371 million tons year-on-year, or 91.24%.
According to customs data, in May 2022, China imported 13.929 million tons of lignite, an increase of 39.43% year-on-year and a decrease of 9.52% month on month.
According to customs data, from January to may 2022, China imported 712.15 billion tons of lignite, an increase of 29.549 million tons, or 70.92%.