The U.S. imported a total of 3,028,000 net tons (NT) of steel in July 2019.

Vietnam spent nearly 5.7 billion U.S. dollars importing 8.4 million tons of steel and iron between January and July.

US steel import permit applications for the month of July totaled 3,574,000 net tons (NT)*.

Korea imported 13464.3 tons of ferrosilicon(>55%) in June, 2019, down around 37.44 pct vs. the same period in 2018.

Japan imported a total of 35396 tons of ferrosilicon (>55%) in June.

Japan imported about 842 tons of ferrosilicon (≤55%) in June, including 320 tons from China, about 38 pct.

U.S. imported a total of 2,023,000 net tons (NT) of steel in June 2019, including 1,711,000 net tons (NT) of finished steel.

In 2018, total steel imports into the United States decreased 12 percent compared to the previous year.