In September this year, Turkey’s cold rolled coil (CRC) imports amounted to 86,521 metric tons, up by 23.5 percent compared to August and by 14.7 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the value of these imports totaled $55.49 million, decreasing by 3.8 percent compared to the previous month and up by 22.5 percent year on year.
In the January-September period, Turkey's CRC imports amounted to 800,254 mt, up 38.7 percent, while the value of these imports increased by 15.9 percent to $519.28 million, both year on year.
Turkey’s cold rolled coil imports - last 12 months
In the first nine months of the year, Turkey’s largest CRC import source was South Korea, which supplied 248,841 mt, up 46.8 percent year on year. South Korea was followed by Russia with 229,312 mt, up 101.7 percent year on year, and China with 197,440 mt, up 46.9 percent compared to the same period of last year.
Turkey’s top 10 CRC 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 (%) | |
| S. Korea | 248,841 | 169,495 | 46.8 | 21,495 | 21,731 | -1.1 |
| Russia | 229,312 | 113,706 | 101.7 | 33,653 | 12,784 | 163.2 |
| China | 197,440 | 134,436 | 46.9 | 17,089 | 24,705 | -30.8 |
| Belgium | 37,422 | 24,340 | 53.7 | 2,796 | 1,591 | 75.7 |
| Spain | 24,555 | 38,867 | -36.8 | 4,128 | 2,680 | 54 |
| France | 19,841 | 23,398 | -15.2 | 2,779 | 2,366 | 17.5 |
| Netherlands | 12,308 | 20,562 | -40.1 | 2,349 | 1,363 | 72.4 |
| Germany | 8,520 | 4,230 | 101.4 | 426 | 142 | 200.9 |
| Sweden | 7,982 | 4,450 | 79.4 | 841 | 777 | 8.2 |
| Italy | 4,164 | 9,166 | -54.6 | 182 | 0 | >1000.0 |
Shares in Turkey’s cold rolled coil imports - January-September 2025
