Steel Imports Up 0.8% In February vs. January in Freight News 27/03/2026 Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that the U.S. imported a total of 1,663,000 net tons (NT) of steel in February 2026, including 1,171,000 net tons (NT) of finished steel (up 0.8% and down 6.2%, respectively, vs. January 2026). Total and finished steel imports are down 37.6% and 38.5%, respectively, year-to-date vs. 2025. Over the 12-month period March 2025 to February 2026, total and finished steel imports are down 20.3% and 24.7%, respectively, vs. the prior 12-month period. Finished steel import market share was an estimated 15% in February and is estimated at 15% over the first two months of 2026. Key steel products with a significant import increase in February compared to January are line pipe (up 51%), hot rolled bars (up 30%), blooms, billets and slabs (up 23%) and oil country goods (up 21%). In February, the largest suppliers were South Korea (305,000 NT, up 7% vs. January), Brazil (247,000 NT, up 39%), Canada (225,000 NT, up 3%), Mexico (175,000 NT, down 25%) and Japan (141,000 NT, up 236%). Over the 12-month period March 2025 to February 2026, the largest suppliers were Canada (3,838,000 NT, down 41% vs, compared to the previous 12-months), Brazil (3,518,000 NT, down 23%), South Korea (2,732,000 NT, down 7%), Mexico (2,483,000 NT, down 30%) and Germany (1,047,000 NT, down 6%). Source: American Iron and Steel Institute 2026-03-27 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share