Coking Coal: Imports

(asked on 7th March 2023) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much coking coal has been imported since 2018; and what the value was of the imports by country of origin.


Answered by
Victoria Atkins Portrait
Victoria Atkins
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
This question was answered on 15th March 2023

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.

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