In August this year, Turkey’s billet and bloom imports amounted to 378,190 metric tons, down by 16.5 percent compared to July and up by 38.6 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these imports totaled $187.79 million, decreasing by 15.5 percent compared to the previous month and increasing by 26.4 percent year on year.
In the January-August period, Turkey's billet and bloom imports amounted to 2.90 million mt, up 58.1 percent, while the value of these imports increased by 39 percent to $1.45 billion, 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 Malaysia, which supplied 699,483 mt, up 121.8 percent year on year. Malaysia was followed by Russia with 644,300 mt, up 69 percent, and China with 521,354 mt.
Turkey’s top 10 billet and bloom import sources in the January-August period:
| Country | Amount (mt) | |||||
| January-August 2025 | January-August 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | August 2025 | August 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | |
| Malaysia | 699,483 | 315,299 | 121.8 | 12,221 | 103,504 | -88.2 |
| Russia | 644,300 | 381,151 | 69.0 | 79,152 | 59,702 | 32.6 |
| China | 521,354 | - | - | 142,004 | - | - |
| Ukraine | 143,226 | 108,513 | 32.0 | 25,558 | 13,556 | 88.5 |
| Vietnam | 127,007 | 43,854 | 189.6 | 80,400 | 43,854 | 83.3 |
| Oman | 126,452 | 29,684 | 326.0 | - | - | - |
| Indonesia | 91,576 | 223,859 | -59.1 | - | 6,999 | - |
| Algeria | 70,748 | 233,699 | -69.7 | 20,368 | 24,871 | -18.1 |
| Pakistan | 60,202 | 64,914 | -7.3 | 6,892 | 8,320 | -17.2 |
| India | 57,986 | 29,912 | 93.9 | - | - | - |
Shares in Turkey’s billet and bloom imports - January-August 2025
