According to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the country’s imports of seamless steel pipes totaled 17,660 tons in October, rising by 5% year on year. In October, China was the largest exporter of seamless steel pipes with 10,721 tons; Ukraine was the second largest one with 2,163 tons; Germany was the third largest one with 1,694 tons. In the January-October period, the country’s imports of seamless steel pipes amounted to 241,532 tons, increasing by 20% in comparison of 201,300 tons in the same period of the previous year.