U.S. Steel Beam Final Imports: Beam final imports to the U.S. came in at 27,997 tons for January 2021, up significantly since last month. These include: Angles, Shapes and H Sections, Angles, Shapes and I Sections, Iron and Non-Alloy Steel, Hot-rolled, and Other H Sections.

Figure 1 further breaks down total beam final imports from January 2019 – January 2021. When looking at the current month, we last see a comparable number of imports in October 2020.

Figure 2 also charts the largest exporting countries to the U.S. through January 2021. The United Arab Emirates was the largest exporter of beams with 14,781 tons in January (53%); South Korea was the second-largest exporter with 6,849 tons. Mexico was the third-largest beams exporter to the U.S. with 3,709 tons. Together these three exporters accounted for 91% of the total.

Figure 3 also charts the largest imports by district of entry to the U.S. The Houston-Galveston, TX port was the largest receiver of beams in January, receiving 13,511 tons of the total 27,997. Boston, MA was the second-largest receiver coming in at 6,678 tons. Laredo, TX was the third-largest receiver coming in at 2,276 tons. Together, these top three receiving ports collected 80% of all U.S. beam imports.

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