Chinese customs data has confirmed Australian coal was imported in February, although volumes were low.
| China imported US$42 million worth of Australian coal last month, according to government data, the first confirmation that Beijing has lifted an unofficial ban on the key export.
Beijing has ended an unofficial ban on Australian coal that has been in force for more than two years.The total of 207,236 tonnes was a fraction of the 92 million tonnes of coal Australia exported to China in 2019, but analysts said they expected volumes to increase, now that theCoal imports from Indonesia, Mongolia and Russia overshadowed the volumes from Australia in the same period.
The Albanese government has asked China to remove sanctions on $20 billion worth of Australian exports, including coal, wine, seafood and other products imposed in 2020. There have been indications China is also easing restrictions on Australian lobsters, cotton and timber.China has never formally acknowledged the political bans imposed after the Morrison government called for an inquiry into the origins of COVID-19. Politically motivated sanctions would breach international trading rules.
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