Steel imports (year to date)

STO-REC-STAT01M2KJT2 National

2,508,000net tons

estimate

Korea, Republic of · as of 31 Jul 2026

Steel imports in Korea, Republic of (year to date) totalled 2,508,000 net tons as of 31 July 2026 (AISI).

Original source

Publisher: AISI
Authority tier: T2 National
Report: AISI Releases July SIMA Imports Data
Locator: Finished Import Market Share Estimated at 18 Percent in July
Retrieved: 15 Sep 2026
Status: Verified

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Through the first seven months of 2026, the largest suppliers were South Korea (2,508,000 NT, up 41%), Canada (1,850,000 NT, down 41%) and Brazil (1,686,000 NT, down 42%).
American Iron and Steel Institute, AISI Releases July SIMA Imports Data · Finished Import Market Share Estimated at 18 Percent in July

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APA: American Iron and Steel Institute. (2026). AISI Releases July SIMA Imports Data. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.steel.org/2026/08/aisi-releases-july-sima-imports-data-7/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2RV
MLA: American Iron and Steel Institute. "AISI Releases July SIMA Imports Data." 2026, https://www.steel.org/2026/08/aisi-releases-july-sima-imports-data-7/. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2RV.
Chicago: American Iron and Steel Institute. "AISI Releases July SIMA Imports Data." 2026. https://www.steel.org/2026/08/aisi-releases-july-sima-imports-data-7/. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2RV.
BibTeX: @misc{aisi2026steelmkk2rv, author = {{American Iron and Steel Institute}}, title = {AISI Releases July SIMA Imports Data}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2RV}, note = {Original source: https://www.steel.org/2026/08/aisi-releases-july-sima-imports-data-7/. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher: American Iron and Steel Institute · homepage ↗
Authority tier: Tier 2 · National Official
Report: AISI Releases July SIMA Imports Data
Type: Press release
Published: —
Locator: Finished Import Market Share Estimated at 18 Percent in July
Retrieved: 15 September 2026
Link status: Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence: See source

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Audit status: Verified
Review protocol: Editorial review
Checked on: 15 September 2026
Last revision: 15 September 2026
Archival URI: /stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2RV

Same indicator, other countries

as of 31 Jul 2026 figures for the same indicator, ranked highest first.

Country or region	Value	Source	Details
Canada	1,850,000 net tons	AISI	Open record
Brazil	1,686,000 net tons	AISI	Open record

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