According to final census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of cut-length plate totaled 20,061 mt in September 2020, down 11.4 percent from August and down 34.5 percent from September 2019 levels. By value, cut-length plate imports totaled $16.2 million in September 2020, compared to $17.5 million in the previous month and $26.3 million in the same month last year.
The US imported the most cut-length plate from Canada in September, with 13,125 mt, compared to 14,803 mt in August and 16,526 mt in September 2019. Other top sources of imported cut-length plate in September include Korea, with 3,995 mt.