BEIJING: China imported 5.08 million tons of coal from Australia in the first month of 2015 and down 47.3 percent as compared to last year, with shipments disrupted by quality inspections at Chinese ports as well as falling demand.
Imports from Indonesia, China’s second biggest supplier, fell 56.6 percent to 3.2 million tons, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Friday.
Total imports, excluding lower quality lignite, fell 51 percent in January to 13.6 million tons, according to the data. Earlier figures, which included lignite, put total shipments at 16.78 million tons, down 38.4 percent on the month.
