Turkey’s billet imports up 35.5 percent in January-May 2025
In May this year, Turkey’s billet and bloom imports amounted to 478,021 metric tons, up 78.0 percent compared to April and by 207.8 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these imports totaled $234.13 million, increasing by 71.1 percent compared to the previous month and by 159.4 percent year on year.
In the January-May period, Turkey‘s billet and bloom imports amounted to 1.60 million mt, up 35.5 percent, while the value of these imports increased by 19.1 percent to $794.22 million, both year on year.
Turkey’s billet and bloom imports – last 12 months
In the given period, Turkey’s largest billet and bloom import source was Malaysia, which supplied 515,202 mt, up 250 percent year on year. Malaysia was followed by Russia with 317,244 mt, up 34.6 percent, and China with 193,269 mt.
Turkey’s top 10 billet and bloom import sources in the January-May period:
| Country | Amount (mt) | |||||
| January-May 2025 | January-May 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | May 2025 | May 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | |
| Malaysia | 515,202 | 147,209 | 250.0 | 150,945 | 66,701 | 126.3 |
| Russia | 317,244 | 235,624 | 34.6 | 109,963 | 30,007 | 266.5 |
| China | 193,269 | 30 | – | 90,884 | – | – |
| Ukraine | 81,797 | 40,656 | 101.2 | – | 9,977 | – |
| Oman | 78,825 | 15,657 | 403.4 | 28,702 | – | – |
| Algeria | 47,511 | 163,059 | -70.9 | 37,994 | – | – |
| Vietnam | 46,607 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Azerbaijan | 46,108 | 38,513 | 19.7 | 13,558 | 9,628 | 40.8 |
| Pakistan | 43,140 | 38,364 | 12.4 | 7,384 | 8,871 | -16.8 |
| Iran | 26,292 | 48,482 | -45.8 | 5,701 | 12,261 | -53.5 |
Shares in Turkey’s billet and bloom imports – January-May 2025
