U.S. Steel Beam Final Imports: Final beam imports to the U.S. came in at 40,040 tons for March 2025, up 18% 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 2024 – March 2025.

Figure 2 charts the largest exporting countries to the U.S. through March 2025. Spain was the largest exporter of beams with 13,172 tons this month (33%). South Korea was the second-largest exporter with 8,725 tons. Canada was third with 7,166 tons. Together these three exporters accounted for 73% 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 13,383 tons. Mobile, AL was the second-largest receiver coming in at 7,043 tons. San Francisco, CA was the third-largest receiver coming in at 3,971 tons. Together, these top three receiving ports collected 61% 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.