According to preliminary census data from the US Department of Commerce, US monthly steel imports in November this year down 15.8 percent from October and up 1.8 percent year on year to total 1,877,661 mt. In terms of value, US steel imports in November totaled $2.27 billion, compared to $2.53 billion in October and $2.21 billion in November last year.
Top sources for US steel imports in November include: Canada with 430,955 mt, Brazil with 277,469 mt, Mexico with 255,566 mt, South Korea with 162,009 mt, Japan with 69,983 mt, and Vietnam with 108,740 mt.
By product group, semi-finished imports totaled 417,239 mt in November, down from 492,644 mt in October and 468,426 mt in November last year. Flat product imports totaled 742,661 mt in November, down from 883,704 mt in October and up from 686,427 mt in November 2023. Long product imports totaled 302,248 mt in November, down from 418,344 mt in October and down from 349,717 mt in November last year. Pipe and tube imports amounted to 328,249 mt in November, up from 294,987 mt in October and 272,278 mt in November 2023.