According to news from the China Iron and Steel Industry Association on January 3, the association predicts that my country's steel export volume will exceed 90 million tons in 2023, which is historically only lower than the export scale from 2014 to 2016, with import volume of approximately 7.6 million tons.The association also stated that it should be noted that due to the expansion of exports, 5 countries around the world have launched 6 trade remedy investigations against Chinese steel products in 2023. At the end of the year, Mexico announced that it would impose nearly 80% import tariffs on some Chinese steel products. Companies need to be alert to the risk of intensifying trade frictions.