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Coking Coal: Imports

Answer

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website (www.uktradeinfo.com). From this website, it is possible to build your own data tables based upon bespoke search criteria.

The quantity and value of coking coal imported by country of origin from 2018 onwards appears in the table below.

Prior to 2022, the source of data for movements from the EU to the UK was Intrastat, this did not collect information on country of origin. The information on the country of dispatch has been given as an alternative.

Imports of Coking coal '27011210' from EU Member States by Country of Dispatch, 2018-2021
Year	Country of Dispatch	Statistical Value (£)	Net mass (kg)
2018	Ireland	6,013,523	23,926,410
2019	Ireland	6,549,306	26,035,264
2020	Ireland	7,451,763	29,642,038
2020	Poland	10,279	17,354
2021	Ireland	6,099,655	24,252,668
2021	Poland	13,977	27,632
		26,138,503	103,901,366
Imports of Coking coal '27011210' by Country of Origin, 2018-2022
Year	Country of Origin	Statistical Value (£)	Net mass (kg)
2018	Australia	141,968,735	722,193,000
2018	Japan	55,241,352	176,000,000
2018	Russia	87,702,370	808,461,607
2018	United States	159,587,927	1,000,531,665
2019	Australia	105,663,842	507,541,670
2019	Japan	12,732,709	44,000,000
2019	Russia	80,538,472	783,977,229
2019	United States	121,656,062	827,660,496
2020	Australia	46,943,870	411,294,000
2020	Russia	51,751,791	792,601,202
2020	United States	91,348,179	918,790,529
2021	Australia	53,099,836	463,973,000
2021	Brazil	18,484,677	155,895,000
2021	Russia	57,298,064	557,418,494
2021	United States	102,420,594	796,150,720
2022	Unknown	10,340,349	26,014,912
2022	Australia	125,256,312	381,674,000
2022	Canada	13,898,412	38,500,000
2022	Kazakhstan	4,852	28,640
2022	Russia	14,639,058	80,642,000
2022	Sweden	17,356,927	157,638,000
2022	United States	303,375,807	999,093,710
		1,671,310,197	10,650,079,874
	Grand Total	1,697,448,700	10,753,981,240
			Data source: Overseas Trade Statistics
Note:
1. 'Unknown' country of origin has not been disclosed and is left blank on entry to the customs declaration data.
2. Sanctions against imports from Russia began in February 2022 following Russian military action in Ukraine.
3. Prior to 2022, the source of data for movements from the EU to the UK was Intrastat, this did not collect information on country of origin.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

160426

Session

2022-23

Transferred

Yes

Subjects

Imports Coking coal

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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