According to final census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of cut-length plate totaled 58,557 mt in August 2023, up 26.8 percent from July and up 58.8 percent from August 2022 levels. By value, cut-length plate imports totaled $82.9 million in August 2023, compared to $67.0 million in July and $68.0 million in August 2022.
The US imported the most cut-length plate from South Korea in August, with 26,812 mt, compared to 13,168 mt in July and 12,714 mt in August 2022. Other top sources of imported cut-length plate in August include Canada, with 16,670 mt; Malaysia, with 5,332 mt; Sweden, with 3,713 mt; and Italy, with 2,932 mt.