Vietnam’s coal imports up nearly 60% y-o-y in Jan-May’24

  • Vietnam’s coal (coking, non-coking and met coke) imports rose by 27% m-o-m to 5.7 mnt in May’24 compared to 4.5 mnt in Apr, as per customs data collated by BigMint.
  • Indonesia emerged as the major exporter with 3.1 mnt followed by Australia (1.4 mnt).
  • Total import volumes (Jan-May’24) increased by 58% y-o-y to 22.1 mnt compared to 14 mnt in the year-ago period.