US Imports of Steel Mill Products
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Entered Customs Value in Thousands of US Dollars
Same Table - Metric Tons

Same Table - Average Unit Value
'C & A' = Carbon and Alloy products, 'S' = Stainless products

Graph Product Census Data Preliminary
Census Data		 License Data
  MAR12 APR12 MAY12 JUN12 JUL12 AUG12 SEP12 OCT12 NOV12 DEC12 JAN13 FEB13 MAR13 APR13 APR13 MAY13
All Steel Mill   Products
M All Steel Mill Products $290,481 $263,572 $331,073 $260,079 $273,189 $241,339 $232,654 $296,264 $239,090 $159,963 $189,710 $197,475 $217,981 $287,824 $305,922 $180,724
Carbon and Alloy Products
M All Carbon and Alloy Products $258,393 $237,822 $288,097 $231,833 $249,644 $217,996 $207,408 $254,859 $203,710 $126,282 $165,216 $179,774 $197,092 $254,970 $272,144 $159,460
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- C & A $42,408 $22,177 $44,160 $43,084 $19,611 $23,315 $22,064 $38,805 $16,790 $15,679 $16,182 $32,337 $19,110 $37,239 $37,183 $19,341
M Rails Standard -- C & A $27,776 $802.6 $20,102 $13,345 $12,138 $547.3 $21,220 $33,186 $1,292 $1,089 $20,813 $23,436 $17,165 $28,604 $28,568 $14,561
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- C & A $19,600 $19,740 $21,316 $14,457 $20,490 $7,639 $18,158 $7,465 $6,309 $719.3 $14,710 $4,716 $27,708 $17,242 $17,968 $11,527
M Line Pipe -- C & A $21,061 $53,351 $32,875 $39,933 $52,381 $35,114 $29,785 $31,699 $30,276 $12,006 $6,458 $10,729 $20,058 $42,463 $41,678 $14,630
M Bars-Hot rolled -- C & A $22,170 $19,764 $24,271 $19,960 $28,752 $23,515 $18,361 $20,400 $25,425 $13,300 $18,101 $16,661 $22,559 $20,802 $26,474 $23,860
M Oil Country Goods -- C & A $42,439 $53,537 $64,966 $41,092 $41,821 $44,425 $29,825 $44,242 $32,965 $27,412 $18,311 $27,468 $21,208 $26,642 $28,210 $15,859
M Wire Rods -- C & A $10,014 $9,440 $11,330 $5,106 $8,542 $6,026 $14,742 $5,980 $10,197 $2,605 $5,626 $7,675 $7,392 $4,930 $8,556 $8,297
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- C & A $15,735 $8,576 $9,650 $7,242 $9,774 $11,446 $7,664 $13,003 $15,164 $8,324 $15,860 $11,765 $9,829 $5,971 $9,452 $9,616
M Wire Drawn -- C & A $10,436 $11,201 $11,380 $11,383 $11,828 $11,402 $7,355 $11,282 $9,349 $7,773 $8,842 $6,777 $9,429 $9,303 $11,046 $7,180
M Plates Cut Lengths -- C & A $2,949 $1,515 $3,604 $1,971 $8,472 $8,119 $5,528 $9,043 $6,236 $5,672 $2,267 $3,838 $3,537 $4,879 $7,259 $7,981
M Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt -- C & A $2,949 $3,694 $1,248 $2,705 $575.0 $4,014 $821.2 $2,811 $1,420 $795.0 $1,349 $3,123 $1,023 $5,511 $4,217 $1,783
M Black Plate -- C & A $737.9 $2,872 $2,342 $1,039 $1,311 $669.9 $1,624 $953.8 $2,412 $2,365 $480.1 $144.7 $5,122 $2,133 $700.7 $468.1
M Tool Steel -- C & A $4,756 $4,467 $5,471 $4,050 $4,935 $7,669 $2,978 $5,075 $7,636 $2,873 $6,160 $3,382 $4,486 $6,208 $5,130 $4,925
M Sheets & Strip All Other Metallic Coat -- C & A $2,581 $3,580 $3,438 $3,372 $2,882 $5,230 $3,900 $3,420 $3,997 $4,363 $6,569 $2,764 $6,156 $5,437 $5,221 $1,851
M Tin Free Steel -- C & A $4,536 $1,755 $267.6 $2,038 $1,347 $1,748 $1,278 $1,188 $2,532 $3,080 $1,955 $2,171 $3,156 $4,452 $4,094 $3,471
M Sheets & Strip-Electrical -- C & A $8,308 $2,867 $4,242 $3,580 $5,175 $5,766 $5,102 $5,146 $5,757 $2,717 $5,307 $5,654 $4,971 $4,568 $5,305 $3,132
M Mechanical Tubing -- C & A $7,559 $6,536 $10,732 $8,204 $6,908 $6,950 $9,947 $7,320 $9,637 $5,924 $5,698 $5,333 $7,820 $11,746 $12,774 $3,432
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- C & A $950.4 $3,070 $3,007 $203.5 $2,615 $2,102 $431.2 $3,428 $3,577 $1,187 $2,975 $154.7 $342.8 $4,593 $4,596 $785.8
M Standard Pipe -- C & A $4,356 $1,035 $5,040 $1,635 $982.2 $4,542 $791.0 $5,161 $3,720 $2,599 $1,349 $3,905 $860.4 $4,424 $4,559 $294.8
M Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped -- C & A $1,068 $333.7 $1,481 $401.8 $1,601 $2,421 $971.2 $1,006 $3,186 $1,672 $2,495 $3,077 $1,352 $1,261 $2,520 $1,087
M Plates in Coils -- C & A $1,938 $2,380 $1,991 $1,560 $2,354 $991.9 $1,258 $1,695 $2,434 $787.6 $573.7 $574.3 $728.3 $1,671 $2,392 $1,408
M Structural Pipe & Tube -- C & A $376.4 $567.3 $272.3 $436.8 $655.3 $345.8 $344.1 $429.9 $296.2 $38.63 $308.2 $251.9 $429.6 $905.6 $902.7 $360.8
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- C & A $668.8 $1,359 $1,353 $560.7 $1,011 $792.9 $1,219 $608.2 $714.6 $934.5 $561.8 $856.5 $781.3 $1,482 $1,335 $694.4
M Pressure Tubing -- C & A $880.8 $314.3 $514.0 $1,468 $428.7 $633.2 $650.3 $143.9 $340.3 $296.2 $136.4 $1,916 $168.5 $632.6 $151.6 $113.6
M Rails All Other -- C & A $654.3 $869.9 $171.9 $1,521 $509.8 $569.5 $106.3 $155.1 $664.6 $198.5 $787.7 $129.0 $44.26 $243.8 $262.8 $963.6
M Tin Plate -- C & A $270.8 $110.0 $195.7 $463.5 $1,055 $272.1 $194.4 . $157.4 $243.1 . $27.00 $139.6 $258.4 $239.5 $380.0
M Bars-Cold Finished -- C & A $569.4 $522.7 $474.9 $362.6 $285.1 $406.6 $364.5 $364.9 $223.1 $254.3 $156.9 $185.4 $217.9 $335.3 $298.3 $336.4
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- C & A $288.2 $1,039 $1,838 $401.3 $937.9 $899.3 $609.2 $693.7 $551.6 $1,181 $933.5 $557.2 $1,024 $623.8 $623.8 $667.6
M Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified -- C & A $215.5 $309.5 $365.2 $255.5 $191.3 $122.0 $116.1 $145.5 $448.1 $115.6 $215.8 $163.0 $273.4 $409.0 $426.7 $447.2
M Bars-Light Shaped -- C & A . $34.95 . . $4.351 . . $9.380 . $78.76 $34.68 $2.522 . . . $4.958
M Bars-Reinforcing -- C & A $16.77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- C & A . $2.037 . . $72.32 $301.9 . . . . . . . . $0.052 .
M Steel Piling -- C & A $124.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.533 .
Stainless        Products
M All Stainless Products $32,088 $25,750 $42,976 $28,246 $23,545 $23,342 $25,246 $41,406 $35,380 $33,681 $24,495 $17,702 $20,888 $32,855 $33,778 $21,264
M Sheets Hot Rolled -- S $2,198 $5,406 $2,371 $1,832 $3,736 $1,229 $965.8 $3,098 $2,411 $2,095 $3,323 $2,283 $4,333 $3,118 $1,909 $1,912
M Oil Country Goods -- S $14,675 $9,199 $19,098 $10,671 $7,216 $8,099 $5,730 $20,506 $19,735 $21,502 $9,826 $7,458 $4,686 $13,031 $14,976 $8,623
M Stainless Pipe & Tubing -- S $7,122 $5,856 $12,460 $7,889 $5,371 $6,237 $10,524 $10,815 $6,775 $5,627 $4,812 $2,217 $5,565 $8,863 $8,567 $4,973
M Plates Cut Lengths -- S $3,110 $1,639 $3,510 $2,511 $2,161 $3,000 $2,339 $2,179 $2,170 $1,075 $1,656 $2,759 $1,416 $2,324 $2,900 $2,039
M Strip-Cold Rolled -- S $1,622 $1,690 $1,818 $2,461 $1,986 $2,243 $2,013 $1,624 $1,437 $1,427 $2,370 $1,671 $1,889 $1,727 $1,757 $1,712
M Line Pipe -- S $475.0 . $479.3 $2.957 $312.2 . $108.9 $483.6 $143.8 $317.1 $118.2 . $783.6 $1,922 $1,923 $0.247
M Wire Drawn -- S $1,317 $1,190 $926.5 $1,332 $1,867 $1,285 $1,607 $1,556 $2,033 $1,105 $1,662 $1,040 $1,168 $1,277 $1,112 $1,524
M Sheets Cold Rolled -- S $596.0 $353.1 $1,116 $594.3 $388.4 $789.8 $870.4 $784.3 $449.8 $392.3 $506.0 $130.6 $637.3 $461.6 $530.3 $286.0
M Bars-Cold Finished -- S $127.0 $224.2 $103.7 $17.15 $32.69 $68.32 . $162.8 $44.88 $66.27 $60.67 $42.67 $128.1 $34.84 $44.39 $6.172
M Strip-Hot Rolled -- S $28.99 $64.46 $30.40 $23.37 $24.95 $51.17 $30.51 . $34.53 $23.50 $30.93 $22.65 $5.060 $50.99 $26.00 $31.25
M Plates in Coils -- S $718.1 $71.88 $1,041 $824.8 $366.6 $179.6 $742.3 $129.2 $141.0 $37.94 $128.2 . $237.0 . . .
M Blooms, Billets and Slabs -- S . . . . . . . . . . $2.200 $56.54 $10.80 $23.00 $10.80 $23.00
M Wire Rods -- S $38.85 $37.38 $22.14 $22.02 $18.76 $17.78 $5.236 $24.15 $4.656 . . $13.58 $29.15 $22.01 $22.37 $20.39
M Bars-Hot rolled -- S . $20.29 . $54.13 . $26.33 $6.954 $3.987 . . . $7.479 . . $0.040 $115.5
M Bars-Light Shaped -- S $50.73 . . $13.09 $65.56 . $301.1 . . $13.11 . . . . . .
M Ingots and Steel for Castings -- S . . . . . $115.7 . . . . . . . . . .
M Structural Shapes Heavy -- S $9.132 . . . . . . $39.82 . . . . . . . .

SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration
Table last modified on: May 23, 2013, with
Licensing data collected through May 23, 2013 and
Preliminary Census data compiled through April 2013
Data listed in order of descending volume imported during last THREE months of Census data, including preliminary data
Steel mill categories are defined by 10-digit HTS codes
Data extracted from the import licenses are not official Census data
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