According to the data released by China's customs, in May China's overall coal exports reached 0.883 million t, declining by 40 percent as compared to the same period of last year. While China's coal imports totaled 13.57 million t, rising by 24.7 percent year on year. In this context, China's net coal imports had totaled 12.69 million t. Besides, China also imported 6125 t of coke during the month in question, dropping by 25 percent year over year.