After closing order books for March delivery about a week or two ago, offshore mills' price idea for offers of coated flat steel products to the US for April has not been announced. However, import prices may have reached a temporary bottom in December, and common import sources such as Taiwan, China and India may seek to raise import offer prices on hot dipped galvanized (HDG) and Galvalume products to the US in the next couple weeks to mirror recent increases in US domestic spot prices. Nevertheless, if US import activity remains lethargic, trader sources tell SteelOrbis that the offshore mills will quickly back off the increases.
| Import HDG offers to the US | Cwt. | Metric ton (mt) | Net ton (nt) | Change from last week |
| 0.012"x40.875" G30 | ||||
| India* | $46-$47 | $1,014-$1,036 | $920-$940 | neutral |
| China* | $46-$47 | $1,025-$1,047 | $930-$950 | neutral |
| Mexico** | $45-$47 | $992-$1,036 | $900-$940 | neutral |
| 0.019" x 48" G90 | ||||
| China* | $47-$48 | $1,036-$1,058 | $940-$960 | neutral |
| India* | $46-$47 | $1,014-$1,036 | $920-$940 | neutral |
| Taiwan* | $49-$50 | $1,080-$1,102 | $980-1,000 | neutral |
| Import Galvalume offers to the US | ||||
| 0.019x41.5625 Gr80/AZ55 | ||||
| Taiwan* | $48-$49 | $1,058-$1,080 | $960-$980 | neutral |
| Mexico** | $47-$49 | $1,036-$1,080 | $940-$980 | neutral |
| China* | $47.50-$48.50 | $1,047-$1,069 | $1,047-$1,069 | neutral |
**DDP loaded truck delivered into Houston