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Finished Import Market Share YTD at 19%

Washington, D.C. – Based on final Census Bureau data, the ÌìÑĺ£½ÇÉçÇø (ÌìÑĺ£½ÇÉçÇø) reported today that the U.S. imported a total of 1,639,000 net tons (NT) of steel in November 2025, including 1,085,000 net tons (NT) of finished steel (down 5.2% and 18.7%, respectively, vs. October 2025). Total and finished steel imports are down 11.5% and 15.4%, respectively, year-to-date vs. 2024. Over the 12-month period December 2024 to November 2025, total and finished steel imports are down 10.5% and 13.3%, respectively, vs. the prior 12-month period. Finished steel import market share was an estimated 14% in November and is estimated at 19% over the first eleven months of 2025.

Key steel products with a significant import increase in November compared to October are heavy structural shapes (up 44%), blooms, billets and slabs (up 40%), line pipe (up 32%) and tin plate (up 18%). Products with a significant increase in imports over the 12-month period December 2024 to November 2025 compared to the previous 12-month period include tin plate (up 37%), line pipe (up 17%), wire rods (up 16%) and oil country goods (up 15%).

In November, the largest suppliers were Canada (257,000 NT, down 18% vs. October), Brazil (247,000 NT, down 16%), Mexico (165,000 NT, up 7%), South Korea (165,000 NT, up 28%) and Germany (85,000 NT, up 23%). Over the 12-month period December 2024 to November 2025, the largest suppliers were Canada (4,811,000 NT, down 27% vs, compared to the previous 12-months), Brazil (3,982,000 NT, down 16%), Mexico (3,013,000 NT, down 13%), South Korea (2,704,000 NT, down 6%) and Germany (1,160,000 NT, up 7%). Below are charts on steel imports by country and estimated finished steel import market share in recent months.

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