U.S. Steel Beam Final Imports: Beam final imports came in at 3,452 tons for August 2020, down significantly since July. These include: Angles, Shapes and H Sections, Angles, Shapes and I Sections, Angles H Sections Iron and Non-Alloy Steel Hot-rolled, and Other H Sections.

Figure 1 further breaks down total beam final imports from January 2019 – August 2020. When looking at the current year, it shows that beam imports peaked in February 2020 with 40,308 tons of imports reported.

Figure 2 also charts the largest exporting countries to the US through August 2020. The United Arab Emirates was the largest exporter of beams with 1,797 tons in August; Mexico was the second-largest exporter with 814 tons. Canada was the third-largest beams exporter to the US with 462 tons. Together these three exporters accounted for 89% of the total.

Figure 3 also charts the largest imports by district of entry to the US. The Houston-Galveston, TX port was the largest receiver of beams in August, receiving 1,806 tons of the total 3,452. Laredo, TX was the second-largest receiver coming in at 624 tons. Pembina, ND was the third-largest receiver coming in at 362 tons. Together, these top three receiving ports collected 81% of all U.S. beam imports.

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