According to preliminary census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of plates in coil totaled 100,063 mt in April 2023, down 3.9 percent from March and down 14.2 percent from April 2022 levels. By value, plates in coil imports totaled $94.0 million in April 2023, compared to $88.3 million in March and $141.9 million in April 2022.
The US imported the most plates in coil from Canada in April, with 56,047 mt, compared to 70,554 mt in March and 68,925 mt in April 2022. Other top sources of imported plates in coil in April include Mexico, with 19,250 mt; Netherlands, with 7,712 mt; South Korea, with 7,395 mt; and Germany, with 5,726 mt.