According to preliminary census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of hot rolled sheet totaled 137,058 mt in August this year, up 63.8 percent from July and up 82.8 percent from August 2025. By value, HRC imports totaled $92.1 million in August 2026, compared to $56.6 million in the previous month and $50.8 million in the same month of 2025.
The US imported the most HRC from South Korea in August with 41,310 mt, compared to 49,096 mt in July and 9,420 mt in August 2025. Other top sources of imported HRC in August include Japan with 25,022 mt, Vietnam with 20,920 mt, Canada with 17,328 mt, Brazil with 7,773 mt and Turkey with 6,149 mt.
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