December 02, 2008
World top 20 steel importing countries in 2006
According to a recent release from International Iron and Steel Industry, NAFTA imported 42.6 million tones of steel in 2006 followed by United State with 42.2 million tones. India positions the rank 17 with 6.9 million tones of export. Top 20 importers of steel in 2006 were
| Rank | Country | Volume |
| 1 | NAFTA | 42.6 |
| 2 | United States | 42.2 |
| 3 | EU (25) | 37.5 |
| 4 | Germany | 24.4 |
| 5 | Italy | 23.9 |
| 6 | South Korea | 22.4 |
| 7 | China | 19.1 |
| 8 | Belgium | 17.0 |
| 9 | France | 16.9 |
| 10 | Spain | 14.2 |
| 11 | Turkey | 12.3 |
| 12 | Canada | 11.0 |
| 13 | Thailand | 10.8 |
| 14 | Taiwan | 10.6 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 8.9 |
| 16 | Netherlands | 8.3 |
| 17 | Mexico | 8.2 |
| 18 | Iran | 7.6 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 6.7 |
| 20 | Poland | 6.4 |
(Sourced from IISI)
Top 15 net importers in 2006 were
| Rank | Country | Volume |
| 1 | United States | 32.6 |
| 2 | Thailand | 8.5 |
| 3 | Spain | 7.4 |
| 4 | Italy | 6.9 |
| 5 | UAE | 6.7 |
| 6 | Iran | 5.6 |
| 7 | NAFTA | 5.1 |
| 8 | EU (25) | 5.1 |
| 9 | Canada | 4.9 |
| 10 | South Korea | 4.4 |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 4.0 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 3.7 |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 3.7 |
| 14 | Mexico | 3.3 |
| 15 | Turkey | 3.1 |
(Sourced from IISI)
