According to preliminary data from the US Department of Commerce, imports of hot-rolled sheet to the US in August this year amounted to 137,058 tons, which is 63.8% more than in July and 82.8% more than in August 2025. In value terms, the volume of imports of HRC in August 2026 amounted to 92.1 million US dollars, compared with 56.6 million US dollars in the previous month and 50.8 million US dollars in 2025.
In August, the United States imported the most HRC from South Korea - 41,310 tons, compared with 49,096 tons in July and 9,420 tons in August 2025. The other largest sources of HRC imports in August were Japan (25,022 thousand tons), Vietnam (20,920 thousand tons), Canada (17,328 thousand tons), Brazil (7,773 thousand tons) and Turkey (6,149 thousand tons
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