U.S. Steel Beam Final Imports: Final beam imports to the U.S. came in at 24,028 tons for November 2022, down 59% 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 – November 2022.When looking at the current year, it shows that beam imports reached their peak in October with 59,182 tons.

Figure 2 charts the largest exporting countries to the U.S. through November 2022. South Korea was the largest exporter of beams with 12,987 tons this month (54%). Luxembourg was the second-largest exporter with 4,840 tons. Canada was a close third with 2,787 tons. Together these three exporters accounted for 86% of the total.

Figure 3 also charts the largest imports by district of entry to the U.S. The Columbia-Snake, OR port was the largest receiver of beams this month, receiving 11,522 tons. Houston-Galveston, TX was the second-largest receiver coming in at 2,586 tons. Philadelphia, PA was the third-largest receiver coming in at 2,423 tons. Together, these top three receiving ports collected 69% of all U.S. beam imports.

At Gerdau, we closely follow trade in long product steel since it has a profound impact on domestic market share and material pricing. We want you, our valued customers, to have access to current information that can help you better plan and operate your businesses.