US OCTG imports up 1.1 percent in June 2026 from May

Friday, 21 August 2026 20:33:16 (GMT+3)   |   San Diego

According to preliminary census data from the US Department of Commerce, US imports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) totaled 103,992 mt in June this year, up 1.1 percent from May and down 22.0 percent year on year. By value, OCTG imports totaled $119.3 million in June, compared to $123.0 million in May and $164.0 million in the same month in 2025.

The US imported the most OCTG from South Korea in June with 52,525 mt, compared to 35,833 mt in May and 32,282 mt in June 2025. Other top sources of imported OCTG in June include Vietnam with 14,085 mt, Canada with 9,157 mt, Austria with 6,921 mt, and India with 5,490 mt.

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I graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a B.S. in Finance, and also have Masters degree from Northeastern Illinois University in Bilingual Bicultural Education and a Masters from Moody Bible Institute in Divinity. I have been in the steel industry since 2019, focusing on long products.  I now write on finished longs in Mexico, and cover market analysis and dynamics in North America.

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