China’s H1 Russian oil imports rise 16.7% y/y

China imported 57.28 million metric tons of crude oil from Russia in January-June 2026, up 16.7% from a year earlier, according to data from China’s General Administration of Customs.

The value of imports increased 31.1% year on year to $33.13 billion.

In the first half of 2025, China imported 49.11 million tons of Russian crude worth $25.27 billion.

N. Tebrizli