According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the January-April period this year France’s basic steel product and ferroalloy imports amounted to a value of €3.14 billion, decreasing by 0.7 percent year on year.
In the given period, France imported €702.27 million of steel pipes and tubes - up 2.3 percent, €178.94 million of cold rolled steel bars - down by 2.1 percent, €217.45 million of cold rolled steel strip - dropping by 5.7 percent, €159.64 million of cold drawn wire - falling by 6.4 percent, and €809.4 million of metal structures and parts - decreasing by 8.5 percent, all compared to the same period of 2025.