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Imports & Exports
The movement of iron and steel across international borders.
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USITC Upholds Import Duties on Certain Pipe and Tube After Five-Year Sunset Review
14 June 2012 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that revoking the existing countervailing duty order on certain circular welded pipe and tube from Turkey and the antidumping duty orders on these products from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
Canacero Monitoring Unfair Steel Imports into Mexico
13 June 2012 - Mexico's steel and iron ore association, Canacero, has started to monitor steel imports through a new program which aims to detect and fight unfairly undervalued transactions.
Finished Steel Imports in May Were Near 2012 Peak Monthly Level; Import Market Share Remains at 24%
06 June 2012 - Based on the U.S. Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that steel import permit applications for the month of May totaled 2,895,000 net tons (NT).
Continued Surge Pushes Preliminary Finished Steel Imports up 5% in April
24 May 2012 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,997,000 net tons of steel in April, down 2% from March final data according to the latest report from AISI. Finished steel imports were up 5% through the same period.
SSINA Releases February 2012 Market Data
21 May 2012 - Imports of total stainless steel in YTD February 2012 were 127,795 tons, a 0.7% increase compared to YTD February 2011, according to recently released statistical data from the Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA).
SSINA Reports Continued Surges in Electrical Steel Imports
14 May 2012 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America is expressing concern about surging imports of grain-oriented electrical steel, which is showing the potential for significant import increases for both value and quantity, based on year-to-date imports through March 2012.
Finished Steel Imports Up 11% in April
03 May 2012 - Total steel import permit applications reached 3,074,000 net tons for the month of April, a 5% decrease from the 3,248,000 permit tons recorded in March according to the latest report from AISI. Import tonnage for finished steel was up 11% over the same period.
Preliminary Steel Imports Up 7% in March
26 April 2012 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,899,000 net tons of steel in March, up 7% from February final data according to the latest report AISI. Finished steel imports were up 4% through the same period.
SSINA Releases Market Data for January 2012
19 April 2012 - Imports of total stainless steel in YTD January 2012 were 70,107 tons, a 4.7% increase compared to a year ago, according to recently released statistical data from the Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA).
Finished Steel Imports up 13% in March
05 April 2012 - The U.S. imported a total of 3,144,000 net tons of steel in March, up 22% from February final data, according to the latest report from AISI. Finished steel imports were up 21% over the same period.
Preliminary Steel Imports Decline 5% in February
28 March 2012 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,689,000 net tons of steel in February, down 5% from January final data, according to the latest report from AISI. Finished steel imports were down 7% through the same period.
Stainless Imports up 18% Through YTD December 2011
15 March 2012 - Imports of total stainless steel in YTD December 2011 totaled 782,838 tons, an 18.1% increase compared to YTD December 2010, according to data from the Specialty Steel Industry of North America. Imports of total specialty steel increased 19.8% in YTD December 2011, to 1,008,750 tons, compared to the same period a year ago.
YTD Finished Steel Imports up 29% through February
08 March 2012 - Total steel import permit applications reached 2,549,000 net tons for February 2012, a 10% decrease from 2,826,000 permit tons recorded in January according to the most recent report from AISI. Through the first two months of 2012, finished steel imports were 4.1 million net tons, up 29% vs. the same period last year.
Finished Steel Imports Climb 31% in January
23 February 2012 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,546,000 net tons of steel in January, up 23% from December final data, according to the latest report from AISI. Finished steel imports were up 31% over the same period.
Stainless Imports up 22% Through YTD November 2011
20 February 2012 - Total stainless imports reached 728,648 tons through YTD November 2011, a 21.8% increase compared to YTD November 2010 according to the latest report from SSINA. Total specialty steel imports (comprising stainless steel, alloy tool steel and electrical steel) reached 937,322 tons through the same period, a 22.8% increase.
Total Steel Import Permit Tons up 21% in January
03 February 2012 - Total steel import permit applications reached 2,691,000 net tons for the month of January 2012, a 21% increase from the 2,230,000 permit tons recorded in December according to the most recent report from AISI.
Preliminary Finished Steel Imports Up 15% in 2011 vs. 2010
25 January 2012 - The U.S. imported a total of 1,997,000 net tons of steel in December, down 6% vs. the November final data, according to the latest report from AISI. Finished steel imports were down 9% through the same period.
Stainless Imports up 24.9% Through YTD October 2011
16 January 2012 - Total stainless imports reached 664,583 tons through YTD October 2011 a 24.9% increase compared to YTD October 2010 according to the latest report from SSINA. Total specialty steel imports (comprising stainless steel, alloy tool steel and electrical steel) reached 850,948 tons through the same period, a 25.5% increase.
Finished Steel Import Permit Tons up 16% in 2011 vs. 2010
06 January 2012 - Steel import permit applications totaled 2,208,000 net tons for the month of December 2011, a 9% increase from the 2,027,000 permit tons recorded in November 2011 according to the latest report from AISI.
Preliminary Steel Imports Down 10% in November
29 December 2011 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,107,000 net tons of steel in November, down 10% vs. the October final data according to the latest report from AISI. Finished steel imports were down 13% through the same period.
