Total steel imports, including semi-finished products, increased by 14% last year.

Omissions

• Two independent sources or one primary source confirming the 14% full-year 2025 figure could not be found. The SteelBazaar article is a single secondary source.
• The EUROFER Q4 2025 Economic and Steel Market Outlook (primary source) reports only +0.3% for total steel imports including semi-finished products during January–August 2025, casting doubt on a 14% full-year increase, though Q4 2025 data could theoretically close the gap.
• Q1 2025 data from EUROFER shows a 9% year-on-year decline in total steel imports including semi-finished products, and H1 2025 data shows imports remained flat year-on-year, making a 14% full-year surge appear improbable.

Sources

• PrimaryEUROFER Economic and Steel Market Outlook Q4 2025In the first eight months of 2025, total steel imports (including semis) into the EU increased by +0.3% compared to the same period of the preceding year.
• SecondarySteelBazaar NewsSteel imports into the European Union rose 14% year on year in 2025, including semi-finished products, while finished steel imports increased 9%.
• SecondaryGMK CenterIn January–June 2025, the EU imported 18.7 million tons of steel, including semi-finished products, flat products, and long products. Total steel imports remained at last year's level in H1 2025.
• SecondaryAISU Steel / EUROFERAccording to the European Steel Association (EUROFER), total imports — including semi-finished products — fell by 9% year-on-year in Q1 2025.