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US exports of coal to India increased in Q1 this year , compared to the same period last year . The increase makes the country the largest buyer of US coal , and helps offset a decline in domestic demand in the US . Overall , the US Energy Information agency estimates total US coal exports for 2018 to exceed 10 million tonnes , a rise of 7.2 % on 2017 . In the first four months of the year , imports accounted for nearly a fifth of all exports , at seven million tons .