The price of API 5L steel pipe varies depending on the material grade, specification size, market supply and demand, and regional differences. The following provides you with a rough quotation of the Chinese and foreign markets.

China Market Quotation

On the Alibaba platform, the natural gas transmission 3PE anti-corrosion steel pipe from Tianjin (material L360 and other API 5L related standards) has a minimum order of 10 tons and a price of 5,400 yuan per ton. Jiangsu Yazov's American standard ASTM - API SPEC 5L - 2012 pipeline steel pipe spot, 70,000 tons minimum order, 7,300 yuan per ton. There is also Yanshan's export API5L seamless pipe (carbon steel material), 1 ton minimum order, price 3,550 yuan/ton, with a relatively rich specification, covering a variety of options from smaller diameters to larger diameters. On the Yellow Pages 88 website, the price of API5L seamless steel pipes in Xi'an, etc., 1-33 tons and above 34 tons are all 4,600 yuan/ton. The retail price of API5L seamless steel pipe A106B seamless pipe cut by Jiangsu Yunze Special Steel Co., Ltd. is 5,500 yuan/ton. The quotation in the Chinese market will also fluctuate due to factors such as purchase volume, whether tax is included, and transportation costs. Generally speaking, the price of API 5L steel pipes with large diameters, special material grades (such as high steel grades), and special processing requirements such as corrosion protection will be higher. For example, a steel pipe with a diameter of 610mm, a wall thickness of 12.7mm, and a material of X80 steel grade may cost more than 8,000 yuan/ton.

International market quotation

Taking the South African market as an example, the price of API 5L straight seam pipes with an outer diameter between 6 inches and 24 inches is generally between US$800 and US$1,400 per ton. Its price is affected by many factors such as international oil prices, raw material costs (such as steel prices, which are affected by iron ore and scrap steel prices), exchange rates (South African rand fluctuations affect the cost of imported steel and equipment), production capacity and supply chain, and local market demand. According to overseas media reports, the price of API 5L Grade B steel pipe imported into the US market is 20 US dollars more per ton than that of A53 Grade B steel pipe. When importing A53 Grade B steel pipe, the price of 8" to 10" diameter is 680-720 US dollars/ton (CFR FO Houston and Los Angeles price), and the price of 12" to 20" diameter is 720-760 US dollars/ton. The price range of API 5L Grade B steel pipe under the corresponding diameter can be roughly estimated.

It should be noted that the price of steel market fluctuates frequently. It is recommended to obtain the latest and accurate information on the actual purchase price through direct communication with suppliers, reference to recent steel market reports or professional commodity trading platform data, etc.