In November 2025, Turkey’s cold rolled coil (CRC) imports amounted to 107,047 metric tons, up by 24.1 percent compared to October and up by 86.3 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the value of these imports totaled $62.1 million, increasing by 10.9 percent compared to the previous month and up by 55.6 percent year on year.
In the January-November period of 2025, Turkey's CRC imports amounted to 993,543 mt, up 44.6 percent, while the value of these imports increased by 20.9 percent to $637.39 million, both year on year.
Turkey’s cold rolled coil imports - last 12 months
In the first eleven months of the year, Turkey’s largest CRC import source was South Korea, which supplied 326,705 mt, up 69.9 percent year on year. South Korea was followed by Russia with 292,780 mt, up 90.8 percent year on year, and China with 222,979 mt, up 38.9 percent year on year.
Turkey’s top 10 CRC import sources in the January-November period last year:
| Country | Amount (mt) | |||||
| January-November 2025 | January-November 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | November 2025 | November 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | |
| S. Korea | 326,705 | 192,346 | 69.9 | 41,702 | 14,883 | 180.2 |
| Russia | 292,780 | 153,422 | 90.8 | 46,666 | 23,913 | 95.2 |
| China | 222,979 | 160,579 | 38.9 | 7,259 | 7,013 | 3.5 |
| Belgium | 46,860 | 28,382 | 65.1 | 4,869 | 2,648 | 83.8 |
| Spain | 31,411 | 43,977 | -28.6 | 1,973 | 3,291 | -40.1 |
| France | 24,459 | 29,109 | -16 | 2,455 | 3,305 | -25.7 |
| Netherlands | 13,760 | 23,592 | -41.7 | 951 | 1,087 | -12.5 |
| Sweden | 10,250 | 5,625 | 82.2 | 595 | 534 | 11.4 |
| Germany | 9,115 | 4,461 | 104.3 | 138 | 161 | -14.5 |
| Italy | 4,165 | 9,186 | -54.7 | - | - | - |
Shares in Turkey’s cold rolled coil imports - January-November 2025
