In 2021, Mongolia’s coking coal exports to China fell by almost 41 percent to 12.74 million tonnes, and coking coal imports accounted for 25.7 percent.

The Fengkuang report outlines that there is still great uncertainty on the future of the coking coal import market in 2022.

This includes whether new Australian coal will be imported, and the impact on Mongolian coal customs clearance.

China imported 6.79 million tonnes of coking coal in December, a decrease of 3.28 percent from the previous month.

The cumulative import of coking coal for 2021 was 49.6 million tonnes, a decrease of 16.2 million from the same period last year or 24.6 percent.