According to the results of June 2025, US metallurgical enterprises reduced imports of rolled metal by 7.6% compared to the previous month to 1.64 million tons. This is evidenced by data from the American Institute of Cast Iron and Steel (AISI).
Total imports of steel (rolled products and semi–finished products) for the month fell by 9.6% M/m to 2.25 million tons.
The largest volume of imports is accounted for by wire rod – 165.66 thousand tons (+40.5% m/M), products for the oil industry – 146.52 thousand tons (-31% m/M), hot–dip galvanized rolled products - 145.35 thousand tons (+20.6% m/m), rods – 139.13 thousand tons (+71% m/M.). The volume of finished products in the total volume of imports for the month amounted to 73.1%.
In January-June, the United States reduced imports of rolled products by 7.8% compared to the same period in 2024, to 10.79 million tons. Total steel imports amounted to 14.62 million tons (-4.7% YoY). The main supplies were products for the oil industry – 1.09 million tons (+13.4% YoY), hot–dip galvanized rolled products – 977.09 thousand tons (-37.5% YoY), and cold-rolled flat rolled products - 873.97 thousand tons (-11% yoy).
The main sources of steel imports to the United States in January-June 2025 are Canada, Brazil and Mexico – 2.8 million tons (-19.4% YoY), 2.58 million tons (+2.6% YoY) and 1.79 million tons (-8.4% YoY) accordingly.
Recently, leading American steel industry associations called on the US administration to maintain current duties on steel imports. Five industry organizations have sent a joint letter to President Donald Trump, in which they supported the Section 232 tariff policy and opposed possible exceptions for other countries.
The appeal says that the 50% duty should remain in effect, despite negotiations on mutual tariff reductions with individual trading partners. The industry emphasizes the need to protect the domestic market from the effects of global steel overproduction.
Industry representatives noted that the utilization rate of steel production facilities in the United States has not yet reached the recommended level of 80%, and subsidies and unfair practices in other countries only exacerbate the problem of oversupply of steel on the global market.
The letter also mentions that a number of countries, in particular Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Indonesia, are trying to achieve an exemption from the tariffs. American manufacturers believe that concessions on this issue could damage efforts to reduce the US trade deficit and open up foreign markets for American goods.
