Steel imports from Turkey to Ukraine in January-June 2025 increased by 47.9% compared to the same period in 2024, reaching 405,840 tons. Thus, the share of Turkish products in Ukrainian imports reached 59.5% compared to 49.6% a year earlier.

Imports of flat rolled products of Turkish origin increased by 42.8% y-o-y over six months, to 325.65 thousand tons, and long products increased by 73.3% y-o-y, to 80.19 thousand tons. These products accounted for 58.8% and 62.8% of total imports, respectively (48.1% and 58.9% a year earlier).

The largest volumes of supplies were coated flat products – 139.42 thousand tons (+67.3% y-o-y) and hot-rolled flat products – 139.11 thousand tons (+28.6% y-o-y). In addition, 46.78 thousand tons of angles (+80.9% y-o-y) and 37.94 thousand tons of cold-rolled flat products (+34.8% y-o-y) were imported.

In June, steel product deliveries from Turkey to Ukraine increased by 26.8% y-o-y – to 68.18 thousand tons, in particular, flat products – by 36.9% y-o-y to 56.37 thousand tons, while long products decreased by 6.3% y-o-y – to 11.81 thousand tons.

The situation requires urgent intervention by the state, as imported products often enjoy price advantages due to the use of cheap energy and steel billets from Russia. Such competition is unfair and puts Ukrainian factories at a disadvantage.

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