In March this year, Turkey’s hot rolled coil (HRC) imports amounted to 184,718 metric tons, down by 18.5 percent compared to February and by 57.7 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the value of these imports totaled $111.26 million, decreasing by 12.2 percent compared to the previous month and by 60.0 percent year on year.
In the January-March period, Turkey's HRC imports amounted to 837,016 mt, down 24.2 percent, while the value of these imports fell by 32.1 percent to $476.05 million, both year on year.
Turkey’s hot rolled coil imports - January-March 2025
In the given period, Turkey’s largest HRC import source was China, which supplied 304,020 mt, down 48.1 percent year on year. China was followed by Russia with 179,361 mt and South Korea with 110,054 mt.
Turkey’s top 10 HRC import sources in the January-March period:
| Country | Amount (mt) | |||||
| January-March 2025 | January-March 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | March 2025 | March 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | |
| China | 304,020 | 585,263 | -48.1 | 60,947 | 263,123 | -76.8 |
| Russia | 179,361 | 101,784 | 76.2 | 14,452 | 85,635 | -83.1 |
| South Korea | 110,054 | 90,225 | 22.0 | 31,152 | 48,369 | -35.6 |
| Japan | 60,203 | 81,187 | -25.8 | 30,121 | - | - |
| Egypt | 57,511 | 172,807 | -66.7 | 28,833 | 18,839 | 53.0 |
| Taiwan | 39,686 | - | - | - | - | - |
| France | 31,445 | 29,761 | 5.7 | 12,235 | 9,816 | 24.6 |
| Germany | 25,691 | 4,735 | 442.6 | 632 | 2,175 | -70.9 |
| Belgium | 19,837 | 11,876 | 67.0 | 5,631 | 5,628 | 0.1 |
| Ukraine | 5,012 | - | - | - | - | - |
Shares in Turkey’s hot rolled coil imports - January-March 2025
