GACC: China's Aug coal imports dip as record-prices curb appetite

China's coal imports totalled 42.09 million tonnes in August, down 1.5% from July and identically below the year-earlier level of 42.74 million tonnes, according to preliminary data released by the General Administration of Customs (GACC) on Tuesday.

The figure ended two consecutive months of on-year gains partly due to elevated coal prices last month and a high base of importing tonnage in August 2025, although the recovery of coal imports in the past month only stalled at an elevated level rather than reversing sharply, as pressure