In March this year, Turkey’s billet and bloom imports amounted to 548,579 metric tons, up by 27.7 percent compared to February and by 255.4 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these imports totaled $267.10 million, increasing by 27.6 percent compared to the previous month and by 236.1 percent year on year.
In the January-March period, Turkey's billet and bloom imports amounted to 1.27 million mt, up 73.2 percent, while the value of these imports increased by 62.8 percent to $623.43 million, both year on year.
Turkey’s billet and bloom imports - Last 12 months
In the given period, Turkey’s largest billet and bloom import source was Russia, which supplied 387,948 mt, up 106.2 percent year on year. Russia was followed by China with 251,562 mt, up 145.7 percent, and UAE with 114,904 mt.
In the January-March period of 2025, Turkey’s largest billet and bloom import sources were mainly Malaysia, Russia, China, Ukraine and Pakistan, while the ranking changed significantly in the same period of 2026. Russia rose to first place with a 106.2 percent year-on-year increase to 387,948 mt, while China moved up to second place with a 145.7 percent increase. Imports from Malaysia, which was the largest supplier last year, fell by 60.3 percent to 106,223 mt, pushing the country down to fourth place. The UAE’s sharp 3,785.9 percent increase, making it the third-largest supplier, and the emergence this year of countries such as Indonesia, India, Algeria and Vietnam, which were not on last year’s list, indicate that Turkey’s billet and bloom import supply structure has been significantly reshaped. Overall, the 73.2 percent year-on-year increase in total imports was mainly driven by strong purchases from Russia and China, while new and growing supply sources supported the total volume despite the sharp decline in imports from Malaysia.
Turkey’s top 10 billet and bloom import sources in the January-March period:
| Country | Amount (mt) | |||||
| January-March 2026 | January-March 2025 | Y-o-y change (%) | March 2026 | March 2025 | Y-o-y change (%) | |
| Russia | 387,948 | 188,104 | 106.2 | 151,984 | 71,725 | 111.9 |
| China | 251,562 | 102,376 | 145.7 | 75,984 | 6 | >1000.0 |
| UAE | 114,904 | 2,957 | >1000.0 | 54,282 | 2,957 | >1000.0 |
| Malaysia | 106,223 | 267,792 | -60.3 | 52,906 | 28,591 | 85.0 |
| Indonesia | 89,533 | - | - | 83,033 | - | - |
| Oman | 62,254 | 21,010 | 196.3 | 31,690 | - | - |
| Ukraine | 53,329 | 60,535 | -11.9 | 4,101 | 10,011 | -59.0 |
| India | 50,696 | - | - | 41,034 | - | - |
| Algeria | 43,151 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pakistan | 32,043 | 28,342 | 13.1 | 8,476 | 9,319 | -9.0 |
Shares in Turkey’s billet and bloom imports - January-March 2026
