In September this year, Turkey’s slab imports amounted to 294,309 metric tons, down by 12.5 percent compared to August and by 28.5 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these imports totaled $134.97 million, decreasing by 20.9 percent compared to the previous month and by 30.3 percent year on year.
In the January-September period, Turkey's slab imports amounted to 2.98 million mt, up 8.6 percent, while the value of these imports decreased by four percent to $1.44 billion, both year on year.
Turkey’s slab imports - last 12 months
In the given period, Turkey’s largest slab import source was Russia, which supplied 1.53 million mt, up by 49.5 percent year on year. Russia was followed by Malaysia with 724,373 mt, down by 28.0 percent, and Algeria with 440,973 mt, up 771 percent, year on year.
Turkey’s slab import sources in the January-September period this year:
| Country | Amount (mt) | |||||
| January-September 2025 | January-September 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | September 2025 | September 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | |
| Russia | 1,528,556 | 1,022,462 | 49.5 | 172,270 | 152,529 | 12.9 |
| Malaysia | 724,373 | 1,005,653 | -28 | 54,710 | 36,157 | 51.3 |
| Algeria | 440,973 | 50,626 | 771 | 67,311 | 25,483 | 164.1 |
| China | 102,560 | 5,075 | >1000.0 | - | - | - |
| India | 86,368 | 25,394 | 240.1 | - | - | - |
| Vietnam | 50,251 | 101,131 | -50.3 | - | - | - |
| Indonesia | 46,362 | 234,038 | -80.2 | - | 103,788 | - |
| Iran | 281 | 87 | 222.2 | - | 87 | - |
| UK | 32 | 2 | >1000.0 | 12 | 1 | >1000.0 |
Shares in Turkey’s slab imports - January-September 2025
