S. Department of Commerce, imports of hot-dip galvanized sheets to the United States in August this year amounted to 118,575 tons, which is 15.4 percent less than in July and 52.4 percent less than in August last year. In value terms, HDG imports totaled $121 million in August this year, compared with $158.94 million in the previous month and $273.73 million in the same month last year.
The United States imported the largest amount of HDG from Canada in August with 66,073 tons, compared with 57,386 tons in July and 80,056 tons in August last year. Other major sources of HDG imports in August include South Korea with 13,304 metric tons, Taiwan with 5,314 metric tons, Austria with 4,822 metric tons, the UAE with 4,600 metric tons, and the Netherlands with 3,821 metric tons.
