U.S. Imports Of Iron And Steel Products

TABLE 6
U.S. IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS¹

(Thousand metric tons)

	2013	2014
Steel mill products:
Ingots, blooms, billets, and slabs	6,640	9,610
Wire rods	797	1,470
Structural shapes-heavy	519	829
Steel piling	115	134
Plates, cut lengths	923	1,690
Plates, in coils	1,070	2,020
Rails and railroad accessories	345	338
Bars, hot-rolled	1,620	1,490
Bars, light-shaped	150	179
Bars, reinforcing	1,100	1,310
Bars, cold-finished	287	348
Tool steel	137	159
Pipe and tubing, standard pipe	793	823
Pipe and tubing, oil country goods	2,990	3,640
Pipe and tubing, line pipe	2,150	2,140
Pipe and tubing, mechanical tubing	532	678
Pipe and tubing, pressure tubing	56	68
Pipe and tubing, stainless	118	144
Pipe and tubing, nonclassified	17	23
Pipe and tubing, structural	382	467
Pipe for piling	15	15
Wire	647	736
Tin mill products, blackplate	39	74
Tin mill products, tinplate	487	633
Tin mill products, tin free steel	156	166
Sheets, hot-rolled	2,710	3,940
Sheets, cold-rolled	1,430	2,680
Sheets and strip, hot-dip galvanized	1,880	3,010
Sheets and strip, electrogalvanized	104	141
Sheets and strip, other metallic coated	653	926
Sheets and strip, electrical	86	67
Strip, hot-rolled	75	100
Strip, cold-rolled	168	175
Total	29,200	40,200
Fabricated steel products:
Structural shapes, fabricated	828	897
Rails, used	86	73
Railroad products	169	238
Wire rope	133	141
Wire-stranded products	262	295
Wire, other products	178	188
Springs	345	391
Nails and staples	560	598
Fasteners	1,080	1,140
Chains and parts	127	143
Grinding balls	85	109
Pipe and tube fittings	396	428
Other²	492	516
Total	4,740	5,160
Grand total	33,900	45,400
Cast iron and steel products:
Cast steel pipe fittings	140	142
Cast iron pipe and fittings	35	45
Cast steel rolls	13	13
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 6-Continued
U.S. IMPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS¹

(Thousand metric tons)

	2013	2014
Cast iron and steel products-Continued:
Cast grinding balls³	9	12
Granules, shot and grit⁴	24	23
Other castings	270	288
Total-	491	523
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Includes shapes cold formed, sashes and frames, fence and sign post, architectural
and ornamental work, and conduit.
³Cast grinding balls [Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS)-
code 7325.91.000].
⁴Granule, shot and grit (HTS code 7205.10.000).

Sources: American Iron and Steel Institute and the U.S. International Trade Commission.