Compared with August, volumes rose by 2.9%

In September 2026, Australia increased its exports of coking coal by 12.4% year-on-year and by 2.9% month-on-month, to 14 million tonnes. This was reported by BigMint.

Supplies to China last month totalled 3.34 million tonnes, more than double the figure for September 2025. This represents a 20.1% increase compared with August.

Exports to Japan in September totalled 3.06 million tonnes (+14.6% year-on-year; +36.6% month-on-month). Meanwhile, exports to India over the same period fell to 1.63 million tonnes (-41.6% year-on-year; –56.3% month-on-month). Shipments to Vietnam also fell to 0.43 million tonnes (-37.7% year-on-year; -54.7% month-on-month).

In the third quarter, coking coal shipments from Australia totalled 39.89 million tonnes, an increase of 8.8% year-on-year.

Over the first nine months, Australian exports of this raw material rose by 4.5% year-on-year – to 114.03 million tonnes. The growth was concentrated in specific markets, amongst certain suppliers and at specific shipping terminals.

India remained the largest importer over the period, at 25.98 million tonnes (-12.3% year-on-year). Shipments to China totalled 15.37 million tonnes in January–September (+89.1% year-on-year).

The increase in exports to China offset the decline in exports to other destinations, notably India and South Korea. China also became the largest market for Australian coking coal in September alone.