【Russian Coal Exports to India Fall 2% in H1 2026, While Market Share Rises to 12.2%】

Russian coal exports to India declined 2% year on year to 14.5 Mt in the first half of 2026, a reduction of 0.3 Mt. India’s total coal imports fell by a sharper 9.4% to 118.9 Mt, down 12.4 Mt. Because Russian volumes declined more slowly than the overall Indian import market, Russia’s share increased by 0.9 percentage points to 12.2%.

Performance among major suppliers was mixed. Indonesian shipments to India fell 17.4% to 42.8 Mt, South African volumes declined 14.1% to 16.4 Mt, and Australian shipments edged down 0.6% to 16.7 Mt. US deliveries, meanwhile, increased 9.1% to 13.2 Mt. The figures indicate that India’s overall import demand contracted, while Russian coal relatively maintained its position within the smaller market.