Tracking Chinese Tariffs on US Coals: Unchanged at 28% as of 10 Nov 2025
- Met Coal Junkie
- Nov 5
- 1 min read
Changes in China’s Import Tariff Policy on U.S. Coking Coal
Date | Policy Change | Tariff Rate |
February 10 | Imposed a 15% tariff on coal imported from the United States. | 3% Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) + 15% Additional Tariff |
April 10 | Imposed an 84% additional tariff on all U.S. imports. | 3% MFN + 15% Additional Tariff + 84% New Tariff |
April 12 | Increased the tariff to 125%. | 3% MFN + 15% Additional Tariff + 125% New Tariff |
May 14 | Suspended the 24% additional tariff, retaining only 10%. | 3% MFN + 15% Additional Tariff + 10% Retained |
August 12 | Extended the same policy for another 90 days. | 3% MFN + 15% Additional Tariff + 10% Retained |
November 10 | Continued suspension of the 24% additional tariff, keeping the 10% rate. | 3% MFN + 15% Additional Tariff + 10% Retained |
Summary: Between February and November, China’s import tariff policy on U.S. coking coal underwent several adjustments. Initially, tariffs increased sharply amid escalating trade tensions, peaking at 125%. Later, China eased the measures by suspending parts of the additional tariffs and maintaining a moderate 10% surcharge alongside the standard MFN and previous 15% add-on rates.