Final Thoughts
January 10, 2023
Sheet, Plate, and Slab Import Licenses Mixed in December
Written by David Schollaert
Sheet imports into the US varied in December, a similar trend also seen in imports of plate and semifinished slab, according to the latest license figures released by the US Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration.
All steel imports into the US require an import license to enter through Customs. The license count provides a first look into the number of imports that entered the country during a particular month. Commerce later releases preliminary figures and then final import figures. Therefore, licensing data should not be considered as final data but as providing an idea as to import tonnages.
