GACC: China's Sept coking coal imports climb higher; Australian supply soars

China's coking coal imports climbed to 13.47 million tonnes in September, ranking the third-highest monthly total on record, behind July's 13.62 million tonnes and the peak of 13.77 million tonnes recorded in December 2025, according to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs (GACC).

The volume of September imports recovered by 3% from the previous month and remained 23.3% higher than the year-ago level, though the on-year growth narrowed further from 28.7% in August, Mysteel Global noted. The import value spiked by 13.5% on month to a total of $1.96 billion in September. This