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Coal Importers & Exporters in Africa

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🗓 Coverage 2015–2026🗂 67 data fields per record⚡ Instant Excel / CSV delivery

Africa — Coal trade. Across the region we track about 1.4 million import and 4.4 million export shipments. The largest coal importers are Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria, sourcing mainly from Saudi Arabia, United States, Netherlands.

1.4 million
Import shipments
4.4 million
Export shipments
11
Countries in region
67
Data fields per record
2015 – 2026
Coverage
Export & Import
Trade flows
5
Importing countries
9
Exporting countries
67
Fields per record
Excel / CSV
Delivery
Egypt
Top importer
Saudi Arabia
Top supplier

Top Coal importing countries in Africa

#CountryImport shipmentsShare
1Coal in Egypt482,000+35%
2Coal in South Africa433,000+31%
3Coal in Nigeria237,000+17%
4Coal in Morocco147,000+11%
5Coal in Togo95,000+7%

Top suppliers of coal to Africa

#Supplier countryShipments to region
1Saudi Arabia239,000+ (17%)
2United States227,000+ (16%)
3Netherlands168,000+ (12%)
4Italy112,000+ (8%)
5Belgium99,000+ (7%)
6Spain78,000+ (5%)
7United Arab Emirates77,000+ (5%)
8India64,000+ (4%)
9China59,000+ (4%)
10Turkiye57,000+ (4%)
11United Kingdom45,000+ (3%)
12South Korea36,000+ (3%)
13Israel31,000+ (2%)
14Singapore26,000+ (2%)
15Malaysia25,000+ (2%)

Top Coal exporting countries in Africa

#CountryExport shipmentsShare
1Coal in Algeria884,000+20%
2Coal in Nigeria851,000+19%
3Coal in Angola820,000+19%
4Coal in Libya658,000+15%
5Coal in Egypt440,000+10%
6Coal in South Africa319,000+7%
7Coal in Congo163,000+4%
8Coal in Gabon132,000+3%
9Coal in Equatorial Guinea110,000+3%

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What a Coal shipment record contains

A single Coal shipment record in Africa holds 67 fields: the HS code and product, the value, weight and TEU/CBM, the origin and destination ports, the vessel and container details, and the companies on both sides of the deal. The key fields are listed below. Market-level totals on this page are free. The company-level contact fields (🔒) are included in the paid dataset.

Shipment & dates

  • bill_of_lading_no Unique bill of lading number
  • master_bill_of_lading Master B/L reference
  • bill_type_code B/L type (e.g. seaway bill)
  • flow Trade direction (import / export)
  • sailing_date Date the vessel departed origin
  • estimate_arrival_date Estimated arrival date
  • actual_arrival_date Actual arrival date
  • year Shipment year
  • month Shipment month
  • period Reporting period (year-month)
  • mode_of_transportation Sea / air / land mode
  • system_identity_id Internal record identifier

Product & HS classification

  • hs_code Harmonised System (HS) code
  • product_description Full commercial description of goods
  • hs_code_sure_level Confidence level of the HS match
  • marks_and_numbers Shipping marks & numbers

Route & geography

  • origin_country Country goods shipped from
  • destination_country Country goods shipped to
  • del_country Final delivery country
  • country_sure_level Confidence level of the country match
  • origin_port Port of loading
  • destination_port Port of discharge
  • port_of_final_delivery Final delivery point

Value, quantity & weight

  • lane_value_usd Shipment value on the lane (USD)
  • cif_value_usd CIF value (USD)
  • estimated_value_usd Estimated value (USD)
  • per_shipment_quantity Quantity in this shipment
  • quantity_unit Unit of quantity
  • per_shipment_weight_kg Shipment weight (kg)
  • weight_unit Unit of weight
  • cbm Cubic metres (volume)
  • teu Twenty-foot equivalent units
  • feu Forty-foot equivalent units

Supplier / exporter

  • supplier_name Exporter / shipper company name 🔒 paid
  • supplier_address Supplier full address 🔒 paid
  • supplier_city Supplier city 🔒 paid
  • supplier_phone Supplier phone number 🔒 paid
  • supplier_website Supplier website 🔒 paid
  • supplier_contact Supplier contact 🔒 paid
  • indicator_true_supplier Verified-supplier flag

Buyer / importer

  • importer_name Importer / consignee company name 🔒 paid
  • importer_address Importer full address 🔒 paid
  • importer_city Importer city 🔒 paid
  • importer_phone Importer phone number 🔒 paid
  • importer_website Importer website 🔒 paid
  • importer_contact Importer contact 🔒 paid
  • indicator_true_buyer Verified-buyer flag

Notify parties

  • notify_party_name Notify party company name 🔒 paid
  • notify_party_address Notify party address 🔒 paid
  • also_notify_name Additional notify party 🔒 paid

Vessel & voyage

  • vessel_name Vessel name
  • vessel_code IMO vessel code
  • vessel_country_code Vessel flag country
  • voyage Voyage number
  • manifest_no Manifest number
  • carrier_sasc_code Carrier SCAC code
  • freight_forwarder_name Freight forwarder

Container details

  • container_id Container number
  • container_size Container size
  • container_type Container type
  • container_desc_code Container description code
  • container_load_status FCL / LCL load status
  • container_type_of_service Service type

Booking contacts

  • booking_contact_email Booking contact email 🔒 paid
  • booking_contact_phone Booking contact phone 🔒 paid

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