According to the RF Federal Customs Service, in January-July 2021 Russia exported 116.4 mn tons of coal, up 10.9% year-on-year. In terms of value, coal export amounted to over $7.9 bn, up 15.8% year-on-year.
Coal import during the period under report made 12.2 mn tons, down 0.8% year-on-year, worth $226.9 mn, up 30.9% year-on-year.
Coke and coal char export in January-July 2021 made 1.9 mn tons, up 42.1% year-on-year, worth $485.6 mn (up 2.1-fold year-on-year).
In July, coal export made 14.5 mn tons, down 3.2% year-on-year and down 29.1% month-on-month. Value-wise, coal export increased by 14.9% year-on-year and declined by 27.7% month-on-month making 1.1 bn.
Coke and coal char export in July amounted to 200.1 thousand tons, down 27.7% year-on-year and down 28.9% month-on-month. In terms of value it was worth $62.7 mn, up 32.6% year-on-year and down 24.8% month-on-month.