US imports of value-added flat steel products helped boost November volumes.
Hot-dipped galvanized (HDG) coil import volumes from Vietnam jumped in November by 28,500 metric tonnes (t) from a year earlier to 35,200t, according to preliminary data from the US Department of Commerce.
Total imported HDG volumes rose by 23,200t from a year earlier to 189,700t in November, as volumes from the UAE rose by 10,600t to 18,100t.
Both Vietnam and the UAE are being reviewed by the Commerce Department for alleged dumping of corrosion-resistant (CORE) steel products.
Cold-rolled coil (CRC) imports rose on the year by 24,700t to 129,200t in November. Volumes from Vietnam jumped from 400t to 28,400t, while volumes from Mexico dropped to 3,700t, down by 11,100t from a year earlier.
Hot-rolled coil (HRC) volumes dropped on the year by 11,300t to 121,000t in November. Volumes from Japan dropped by 14,500t from the prior year to 900t. Volumes from South Korea rose by 17,300t to 22,100t.
Imports of blooms, billets and slabs in November dropped on the year by 50,800t, mostly on lower volumes of non-slab semi-finished goods.
| US steel preliminary imports | metric tonnes | ||||
| Product | Nov-24 | Nov-23 | Difference | ±% | Oct-24 |
| HRC | 120,966 | 132,293 | -11,327 | -8.6% | 179,051 |
| CRC | 129,195 | 104,456 | 24,739 | 23.7% | 146,026 |
| HDG | 189,726 | 166,496 | 23,230 | 14.0% | 219,451 |
| All other metallic coating | 98,710 | 93,184 | 5,526 | 5.9% | 74,046 |
| Blooms, billets, slabs | 429,046 | 479,813 | -50,767 | -10.6% | 501,134 |
| Total (all items)* | 1,876,538 | 1,844,692 | 31,846 | 1.7% | 2,175,911 |
| US Department of Commerce; November 2024 data is preliminary data, which is subject to change. | |||||
| *Total includes other items such as long products, other sheet types, and other steel items for consumption. | |||||
