In April this year, Turkey’s hot rolled coil (HRC) imports amounted to 228,297 mt, up by 23.6 percent compared to March and decreasing by 39 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the value of these imports totaled $130.51 million, increasing by 17.3 percent compared to the previous month and decreasing by 47 percent year on year.
In the January-April period, Turkey's HRC imports amounted to 1.07 million mt, down 28 percent, while the value of these imports fell by 36 percent to $606.6 million, both year on year.
Turkey’s hot rolled coil imports - January-April 2025
In the given period, Turkey’s largest HRC import source was China, which supplied 380,505 mt, down 52.5 percent year on year. China was followed by Russia with 227,836 mt and South Korea with 116,914 mt.
Turkey’s top 10 HRC import sources in the January-April period:
| Country | Amount (mt) | |||||
| January-April 2025 | January-April 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | April 2025 | April 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | |
| China | 380,505 | 800,871 | -52.49 | 76,485 | 215,608 | -64.53 |
| Russia | 227,836 | 139,443 | 63.39 | 48,473 | 37,659 | 28.72 |
| South Korea | 116,914 | 112,349 | 4.06 | 6,859 | 22,124 | -69.00 |
| Egypt | 109,829 | 192,180 | -42.85 | 52,321 | 19,373 | 170.07 |
| Japan | 84,845 | 81,186 | 4.51 | 24,641 | - | - |
| France | 45,102 | 39,530 | 14.10 | 13,655 | 9,769 | 39.78 |
| Taiwan | 39,686 | 47,182 | -15.89 | - | 47,182 | - |
| Germany | 25,958 | 5,340 | 386.10 | 267 | 605 | -55.87 |
| Belgium | 24,194 | 16,262 | 48.78 | 4,357 | 4,386 | -0.66 |
| Ukraine | 5,012 | 5,053 | -0.81 | - | 5,053 | - |
Shares in Turkey’s hot rolled coil imports - January-April 2025
