Metallurgical enterprises in the United States increased their imports of rolled metal by 12.9% in October 2025 compared to September, reaching a total of 1.34 million tons. This data was released by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).
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Steel Import Dynamics in October 2025
The total volume of steel imports, including rolled products and semi-finished products, rose by 11% month-on-month, totaling 1.73 million tons. The largest share of imported products was occupied by hot-dip galvanized steel – 142.03 thousand tons (an increase of 5% compared to the previous month). Deliveries of products for the oil industry significantly increased to 131.76 thousand tons (up 21.6%), as well as wire rod – 103.33 thousand tons (an increase of 105.4%). Deliveries of hot-rolled coils amounted to 102.49 thousand tons (an increase of 27.8%). The share of finished products in the total import volume for the month reached 77.2%.
Results of Ten Months and Major Suppliers
From January to October 2025, the USA reduced its purchases of rolled products by 14% compared to the same period in 2024, with the import volume totaling 16.42 million tons. The total steel import (including semi-finished products) over ten months reached 22.02 million tons, which is 10.7% less year-on-year.
The main imported products remain steel for the oil industry – 1.66 million tons (17.8% more compared to January-October 2024), hot-dip galvanized steel – 1.53 million tons (a decrease of 41.1%), and cold-rolled flat steel – 1.27 million tons (a reduction of 22.6%).
“The main sources of steel imports to the USA from January to October 2025 are Canada, Brazil, and Mexico – 4.03 million tons (-27.5% year-on-year), 3.62 million tons (-11.2% year-on-year), and 2.52 million tons (-13.3% year-on-year), respectively.”
Thus, the USA significantly reduced its steel import volumes in 2025, and the structure of supplies indicates a reorientation towards specific types of products and stable cooperation with key trading partners – Canada, Brazil, and Mexico.