en.Wedoany.com Reported - According to Chinese customs data, in April 2026, China imported approximately 11.33 million tons of coal from Mongolia, a year-on-year increase of 61%; during the same period, China imported about 11.12 million tons of coal from Indonesia, a year-on-year decrease of 22%. In April, Mongolia surpassed Indonesia in monthly coal supply, becoming China's largest source of coal imports for that month.

It should be noted that this change is primarily reflected in the April monthly data and does not indicate that Mongolia has fully overtaken Indonesia on an annual or cumulative total basis. Looking at the cumulative data for the first four months of this year, Indonesia's coal exports to China remain significantly higher than Mongolia's.

China's total coal imports in April fell by approximately 14% year-on-year. The growth in Mongolia's coal exports was not driven by an expansion in China's overall import demand, but rather by a shift in the structure of supply sources.

During the same period, China's coal imports from major sources such as Indonesia, Russia, and Australia all declined to varying degrees. Indonesian coal has become less attractive to the Chinese market due to factors such as price, calorific value, and shipping costs; coal from Russia and Australia has also seen a decline in exports to China, influenced by transportation, price, and market factors.

For Mongolia, while the April data is impressive, it should be viewed rationally. Mongolia's coal exports are highly dependent on the Chinese market, and whether it can maintain growth momentum in the future depends on multiple factors, including port clearance efficiency, railway transport capacity, coal prices, contract stability, and China's domestic coal supply situation.

Therefore, the more accurate significance of this data lies in the fact that, against the backdrop of a decline in China's total coal imports, Mongolia's coal captured a larger market share in April. Whether this advantage can translate into a long-term trend still requires observation of data in the coming months.

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