In December 2025, Turkey’s cold rolled flat steel imports amounted to 61,547 metric tons, down by 47.1 percent compared to November and by 32.2 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the value of these imports totaled $44.77 million, decreasing by 37 percent compared to the previous month and down by 29.7 percent year on year.
In 2025, Turkey's cold rolled flat steel imports amounted to 1.19 million mt, up 29 percent, while the value of these imports increased by 10.9 percent to $817.96 million, both year on year.
Turkey’s cold rolled flat steel imports - last 12 months
In 2025, Turkey’s largest cold rolled flat steel import source was South Korea, which supplied 386,724 mt, up 44.2 percent year on year. South Korea was followed by Russia with 313,977 mt, up 76.9 percent year on year, and China with 247,612 mt, up 41.3 percent compared to 2024.
Turkey’s top 10 cold rolled flat steel import sources in 2025:
| Country | Amount (mt) | |||||
| 2025 | 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | December 2025 | December 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | |
| S. Korea | 386,724 | 268,211 | 44.2 | 25,334 | 47,665 | -46.8 |
| Russia | 313,977 | 177,505 | 76.9 | 8,582 | 14,947 | -42.6 |
| China | 247,612 | 175,276 | 41.3 | 11,618 | 3,174 | 266.1 |
| Belgium | 68,052 | 48,599 | 40.0 | 5,286 | 5,622 | -6.0 |
| France | 47,090 | 56,783 | -17.1 | 4,011 | 3,264 | 22.9 |
| Spain | 44,695 | 60,051 | -25.6 | 2,055 | 1,793 | 14.7 |
| Austria | 25,799 | 32,770 | -21.3 | 1,648 | 3,480 | -52.6 |
| Netherlands | 14,569 | 27,056 | -46.2 | 596 | 2,706 | -78.0 |
| Germany | 14,024 | 9,212 | 52.2 | 1,078 | 501 | 115.1 |
| Sweden | 13,166 | 8,690 | 51.5 | 866 | 490 | 76.7 |
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