According to final census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of mechanical tubing totaled 49,729 mt in March 2020, up 2.4 percent from February and up 23.1 percent from March 2019 levels. By value, mechanical tubing imports totaled $66.5 million in March 2020, compared to $62.6 million in the previous month and $67.3 million in the same month last year.
The US imported the most mechanical tubing from Mexico in March, with 24,466 mt, compared to 22,218 mt in February and 9,766 mt in March 2019. Other top sources of imported mechanical tubing in March include Canada, with 10,169 mt; Germany, with 3,827 mt; Japan, with 1,749 mt; and Romania, with 1,433 mt.