U.S. Steel Beam Final Imports: Final beam imports to the U.S. came in at 39,348 tons for December 2023, up 15% 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 2022 – December 2023.

Figure 2 charts the largest exporting countries to the U.S. through December 2023. South Korea was the largest exporter of beams with 27,744 tons this month (71%). Luxembourg was the second-largest exporter with 3,664 tons. Canada was third with 3,325 tons. Together these three exporters accounted for 88% 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 this month, receiving 13,799 tons. Los Angeles, CA was the second-largest receiver coming in at 10,257 tons. San Francisco, CA was the third-largest receiver coming in at 3,615 tons. Together, these top three receiving ports collected 70% of all U.S. beam imports.

Please note the format of Figure 2 and Figure 3 has changed. Countries are listed alphabetically left to right and month/year is on the y-axis. There are listed totals YTD for each country and district of entry, respectively.

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.