Iron and Steel Imports
How much iron and steel the United States imported each month, against the same month a year earlier. The most recent month on file is $1.7B.
44 months on file
General imports are everything that arrived; imports for consumption are what entered the economy rather than a bonded warehouse. The two diverge when goods are stockpiled ahead of a tariff.
| Month | Imported | For consumption | Year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01 | $1.7B | $1.7B | $2.8B | -40.2% |
| 2025-11 | $1.6B | $1.6B | $2.3B | -30.8% |
| 2026-03 | $1.8B | $1.8B | $2.6B | -30.5% |
| 2025-12 | $1.6B | $1.6B | $2.3B | -29.8% |
| 2025-10 | $1.9B | $1.9B | $2.6B | -27.8% |
| 2025-08 | $1.9B | $1.9B | $2.6B | -27.6% |
| 2025-04 | $2.2B | $2.2B | $3B | -26.1% |
| 2025-09 | $1.8B | $1.7B | $2.4B | -25.5% |
| 2026-02 | $1.7B | $1.7B | $2.2B | -23.6% |
| 2024-06 | $2.5B | $2.5B | $3.1B | -20.0% |
| 2025-05 | $2.4B | $2.4B | $3B | -19.5% |
| 2026-08 | $2.2B | $2.3B | $1.9B | +17.2% |
| 2025-02 | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.6B | -16.0% |
| 2026-05 | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.4B | -11.9% |
| 2025-06 | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.5B | -10.9% |
| 2025-07 | $2.4B | $2.3B | $2.6B | -10.0% |
| 2024-02 | $2.6B | $2.6B | $2.4B | +9.5% |
| 2024-10 | $2.6B | $2.7B | $2.4B | +8.8% |
| 2026-07 | $2.2B | $2.1B | $2.4B | -8.3% |
| 2024-03 | $2.7B | $2.7B | $2.9B | -7.7% |
| 2024-04 | $3B | $3B | $2.8B | +6.2% |
| 2024-07 | $2.6B | $2.6B | $2.7B | -3.8% |
| 2024-01 | $2.8B | $2.9B | $2.8B | +3.4% |
| 2024-12 | $2.3B | $2.2B | $2.3B | -3.1% |
| 2024-11 | $2.3B | $2.3B | $2.2B | +3.1% |
| 2026-04 | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.2B | -2.4% |
| 2024-09 | $2.4B | $2.3B | $2.3B | +2.0% |
| 2025-03 | $2.6B | $2.7B | $2.7B | -1.9% |
| 2026-06 | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.2B | +1.1% |
| 2025-01 | $2.8B | $3B | $2.8B | -0.9% |
| 2024-08 | $2.6B | $2.6B | $2.6B | +0.7% |
| 2024-05 | $3B | $3B | $3B | +0.4% |
| 2023-12 | $2.3B | $2.3B | — | — |
| 2023-11 | $2.2B | $2.3B | — | — |
| 2023-10 | $2.4B | $2.5B | — | — |
| 2023-09 | $2.3B | $2.3B | — | — |
| 2023-08 | $2.6B | $2.6B | — | — |
| 2023-07 | $2.7B | $2.8B | — | — |
| 2023-06 | $3.1B | $3.1B | — | — |
| 2023-05 | $3B | $3B | — | — |
| 2023-04 | $2.8B | $2.8B | — | — |
| 2023-03 | $2.9B | $2.9B | — | — |
| 2023-02 | $2.4B | $2.4B | — | — |
| 2023-01 | $2.8B | $2.8B | — | — |
Where it comes from (2026-01)
The ten largest suppliers that month. Share is of everything the United States bought in this chapter.
| Source | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | $296.2M | 17.6% |
| Brazil | $207.4M | 12.3% |
| Korea, South | $181.2M | 10.7% |
| Mexico | $156.1M | 9.3% |
| India | $86.7M | 5.1% |
| Taiwan | $69.2M | 4.1% |
| Germany | $57.3M | 3.4% |
| Japan | $48.3M | 2.9% |
| Trinidad And Tobago | $45.9M | 2.7% |
| United Kingdom | $42.4M | 2.5% |
Where it arrives (2026-01)
The ten busiest customs districts for this chapter. A district covers the airports and road crossings around it, not only the harbour.
| Source | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans, LA | $231.2M | 13.7% |
| Mobile, AL | $230.5M | 13.7% |
| Houston, TX | $141.4M | 8.4% |
| Port Huron, MI | $98.2M | 5.8% |
| Philadelphia, PA | $77.7M | 4.6% |
| Detroit, MI | $74.1M | 4.4% |
| Baltimore, MD | $69.5M | 4.1% |
| Los Angeles, CA | $63M | 3.7% |
| Charleston, SC | $62M | 3.7% |
| Newark, NJ | $50.7M | 3.0% |
Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, Harmonised System chapter 72. This is a national total and not company-level — Census aggregates before publishing, so no individual importer appears here.