The commodity structure of food product imports to Ukraine has remained largely unchanged. However, since 2022, due to the occupation of certain territories and military actions in the south caused by Russia’s large-scale armed aggression, vegetable crops have been added to the list of key imported products.
Read MoreCompared to the same period in 2024, overall containerized cargo shipments decreased by 18%, reaching 114,793 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units).
Despite the overall decline, grain cargoes remain the leading category for containerized shipments, accounting for 29% of the total volume. However, containerized grain shipments specifically decreased by 10% in the first half of 2025.
Read MoreFrom September to July of the 2024/25 marketing year, Ukraine exported 3.97 million tons of soybeans, a 28% increase compared to the same period in the previous season, marking the highest figure in the industry’s history.
Read MoreImports of hot-dip galvanized rolled steel (HDG) to Ukraine in January-June 2025 increased by 60% compared to the same period in 2024, reaching 147,000 tons.
During the second quarter, import volumes increased by 44.6% year-on-year and by 30.3% quarter-on-quarter, reaching 83,140 tons.
Read MoreIn July of the current season, Ukrainian sunflower grist exports to the European Union dropped to 53,000 tons, half the volume of June, marking the lowest monthly figure for this direction in over three years.
For the September-July period of the 2024/25 marketing year, 1.47 million tons of sunflower grist were exported to the EU, a 22% decrease compared to the same period in the previous season and the lowest in the last three seasons.
Read MoreFrom January to June 2025, Ukraine imported 4,700 tons of buttermilk, fermented or acidified milk, and cream, a 23.7% increase compared to the same period in the previous year.
In monetary terms, imports increased by 22.8% compared to the first half of 2024, reaching $9.7 million.
The main suppliers were Poland (50.3%), Belgium (40.9%), and Germany (5.6%).
Read MoreDuring July 2025, the Ukrainian car fleet was replenished with more than 22.4 thousand used cars imported from abroad. Compared to July 2024, demand for such cars increased by 12%. The largest share in this segment of the car market belonged to gasoline cars - 48%.
Next are: electric vehicles – 24%; diesel – 19%; hybrids – 6%; cars with HBO – 3%. The leader among imported second-hand cars remains the Volkswagen Golf.
Read MoreDuring January-July 2025, Ukraine imported goods worth $45.9 billion and exported goods worth $23.2 billion. Taxable imports amounted to $34.7 billion, representing 76% of the total volume of imported goods. The tax burden per 1 kg of taxable imports in January-July 2025 was $0.52/kg.
Read MoreThe Eastern Interregional Main Directorate of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection at the state border announced restrictions on imports from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania due to reported cases of avian influenza.
The ban applies to hatching eggs, poultry, and poultry products.
Read MoreThe Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic of Moldova have agreed to extend the Agreement on the Liberalisation of Freight Transport between the two countries until the end of 2027.
This decision was approved during a meeting of the Joint Transport Commission in Chișinău.
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