China's imports of semi-finished and finished steel products 2008-2020
The import volume of semi-finished and finished steel products to China from 2008 to 2019 generally decreased. By 2020, a year-over-year rise of over double the country's 2019 imports was reported, due in part to the drop in steel production linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, the import volume of semi-finished and finished steel products into China amounted to 37.9 million metric tons.