r/StainlessSteel

I am trying to purchase stainless steel pipes for a small project that I am doing and I was wondering if it would be more economical to source it from another country and not within the US. Has anyone ever done this?

I wanted to see if I could buy something from China because it will probably be reasonbly priced and but I am not sure of the quality of the steel. I am also not sure about quality control so these are all things I need to keep in mind, I have noticed that the price of 304 and 316 stainless steel are considerably higher than the stuff that is on alibaba, amazon. So local steel companies are Ryerson, Penn Stainless, and Stainless Tubular Products if I buy from the US, just wanted to get some insight from others?