Chinese customs bureaus have stalled Australian and South African coal deliveries that exceed fluorine limits under the country’s new quality regulations, renewing uncertainty over the country's appetite for foreign coal. Chinese customs have stopped one shipment of high-ash Australian coal at eastern Ningbo’s Beilun port and a separate cargo of South African coal at southern Guangxi’s Fangcheng port over the past two weeks, according to market participants with exposure to China’s import market — although this could not be confirmed directly with the counterparties or with Chinese customs.
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