Turkey’s coking coal imports rise 7.1% in first nine months

Turkey imported 561,922 metric tons of coking coal in September, up 15% from August but down 8.7% year on year. The value of imports reached $123.48 million, rising 24.8% month on month and 13.3% year on year, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK).

Imports totaled 4.14 million metric tons in January–September, a 7.1% year-on-year increase. Their value rose 18.3% to $838.33 million.

Turkey’s coking coal imports over the past 12 months

The US remained the largest supplier in the first nine months, shipping 2.30 million metric tons, up 48% year on year. Australia supplied 1.36 million metric tons, down 17.9%, while shipments from Russia fell 43.5% to 279,445 metric tons. Overall import growth slowed from 10.1% in January–August to 7.1% in January–September.

Australia was the largest supplier in September, nearly doubling shipments year on year to 336,227 metric tons. Imports from the US fell 39.6% to 225,695 metric tons, and no shipments came from Russia. The rise in import value despite lower volumes points to a marked increase in the average declared price per metric ton.

Sources of Turkey’s coking coal imports in January–September 2026:

Supplier shares in Turkey’s coking coal imports, January–September 2026