FEATURE: US coking coal loses favor in China as tariff tensions alter trade flows

China's coking coal import landscape has experienced some structural shifts since early this year, with US coal cargoes losing competitive advantage after Beijing's tit-for-tat tariff on US goods from February, while opening new opportunities for other coal-supplying countries, Mysteel Global observes.

US coal shipments to China decline sharply The new statistics released by the General Administration of Customs of China showed that China's coking coal imports from the US in March dwindled to 207,703 tonnes, the lowest level since January 2023. The volume also presented a drastic 83.6% fall from