According to final census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of cut-length plate totaled 46,127 mt in September 2023, down 21.2 percent from August but up 13.4 percent from September 2022 levels. By value, cut-length plate imports totaled $64.6 million in September 2023, compared to $82.9 million in August and $64.2 million in September 2022.
The US imported the most cut-length plate from South Korea in September, with 20,232 mt, compared to 26,812 mt in August and 18,901 in September 2022. Other top sources of imported cut-length plate in September include Canada, with 19,745 mt; Japan, with 2,452 mt; Sweden, with 1,409 mt; and Finland, with 1,324 mt.