Steel Imports Jump to $2.3 billion

Steel Imports jump 3.0% in September 2026 to $2.3 billion and up 30.4% from a year earlier. Import customs value combines transaction values, quantity, and product and origin mix, so this swing cannot be labeled demand, restocking, or tariff pull-forward without separate evidence.

• September 2026: $2.3 billion
• on the month: +3.0%
• on the year: +30.4%

The print sits 87% of the way up the archived range of $1.6 billion (November 2025) to $2.4 billion (May 2025), with the standing trend rising.

The year-over-year comparison is against September 2025, which printed $1.8 billion. Source: Census International Trade. The number above is the agency's published value, unrounded; the history and any later revisions stay queryable on the live data page.