Energy Information Administration
Table Posted: August 19, 2008
Next Update: December 2008
Coking Coal Import Costs
( U.S. Dollars per Metric Ton 1 - Average Unit Value, CIF 2)
Country	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Belgium	45.69	44.05	48.67	46.59	49.25	78.98	108.68	126.85	NA
France	49.41	47.26	52.47	60.26	62.05	75.46	109.69	133.48	NA
Germany	45.26	46.10	51.30	59.53	64.00	74.74	113.48	135.72	NA
Italy	50.28	50.55	55.48	57.67	60.39	77.24	103.02	112.05	NA
Japan	42.95	39.46	41.13	42.14	41.73	61.40	88.80	93.10	NA
Netherlands	47.44	46.87	55.37	55.55	63.00	78.99	104.06	125.70	NA
Spain	51.72	49.11	52.32	57.10	60.44	79.30	116.50	134.81	NA
United Kingdom	49.41	46.84	53.14	56.81	57.34	77.73	116.05	128.51	NA
1 To convert U.S. dollars per metric ton to U.S. dollars per short ton divide by 1.1023
2 CIF (cargo, insurance and freight) refers to cargos for which the seller pays for the transportation and insurance up to
the port of destination. It is similar to the  terms of an f.o.b. (free on board) sale, except that the seller, as a service for which
he is compensated, arranges for transportation and insurance.
NA=Not available.
Source: Energy Prices & Taxes - Quarterly Statistics, First Quarter 2008, Part I, Table 18,  Paris: International
Energy Agency, 2008.  The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) maintains annual and quarterly time
series of this price data that begin with the year 1980 and that also include the most recent quarterly prices.
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