China's June crude oil imports from Iran rose 26.5 per cent from a year earlier to 2.76 million tonnes, or 671,800 barrels per day (bpd), customs data showed on Tuesday.

On a daily basis, June imports rose 29.6 per cent from 518,400 bpd in May.

China's Iran crude imports in the first half the year were 14.61 million tonnes, or 589,400 bpd, down 6.1 percent on year. – Reuters