In the first quarter of 2025, exports of goods from Ukraine reached $9.95 billion, or 93.1% compared to the same period last year. Imports during this period amounted to $18.47 billion, or 14.7%.
The negative balance was $8.51 billion – in the first quarter of last year it was also negative – $5.4 billion. The export-import coverage ratio was 0.54 compared to 0.66 in the first quarter of 2024. Foreign trade operations were carried out with partners from 211 countries around the world.
Read MoreIn April 2025, Ukraine exported approximately 1,880 tons of large-horned cattle (LHC) in live weight, a 24% decrease compared to the previous month but a 164% increase compared to April last year.
Revenue from exported animals reached $5.43 million (+9% compared to March and +357% compared to the previous year). From January to April 2025, Ukraine exported 7,090 tons of LHC in live weight (+120%) for a total of $15.96 million (+186%).
Read MoreThe Ukrainian Food Manufacturers Alliance (UFMA), in collaboration with the Office for Entrepreneurship and Export Development, “Diia.Business,” and the Nazovni.online platform, has announced a preliminary selection of Ukrainian food producers for the German Market Entry Program.
The program aims to provide systematic preparation, product adaptation, and direct connections with German retailers.
Read MoreFrom January to April 2025, Ukraine imported 67,000 tons of frozen fish (excluding fish fillets), a 21.3% decrease compared to the same period last year.
In monetary terms, frozen fish imports dropped by 12.3% compared to January-April 2024, amounting to $137.1 million.
The largest suppliers of frozen fish in the first four months of 2025 were Norway (17.1%), Iceland (16.8%), and the USA (12.1%).
Read MoreThe UK and EU have reached a historic trade agreement to reset post-Brexit trade relations.
The main outcome of the negotiations is an agreement to extend access for European fishing vessels to British waters for another 12 years.
At the core of the reset is a defense and security pact that could allow British defense companies to participate in a €150 billion European rearmament program.
Read MoreIn January-April 2025, Ukraine imported 3,600 tons of pork, a 3.8-fold increase compared to the same period last year.
In monetary terms, pork imports for the first four months of 2025 grew 3.5 times compared to the same period in 2024, reaching $8.5 million.
During January-April 2025, pork was primarily imported from Europe: Denmark (74.22%), Poland (11.6%), and the Netherlands (7.5%).
Read MoreUkraine’s total trade turnover for the first four months of 2025 reached $38.1 billion.
The largest export destinations were Poland ($1.6 billion), Turkey ($932 million), and Italy ($843 million).
The top three exported goods from Ukraine were: food products ($7.6 billion), metals and metal products ($1.5 billion), and machinery, equipment, and transport ($1.2 million).
Read MoreAccording to the former head of the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU), the current average daily import is about 14.5 million cubic meters. However, to accumulate 13.6 billion cubic meters by November 1, imports need to increase two- to threefold.
Slovakia has the highest import capacity, at 42 million cubic meters per day.
Read MorePolish cement producers are urging the European Commission to impose quotas on cement imports from Ukraine, limiting them to 360,000 tons per year. This is nearly half the volume of 2024, when Poland imported over 650,000 tons of Ukrainian cement, according to the report.
Read MoreTo support the export of Ukrainian-origin goods, the State Customs Service issues EUR.1 certificates of origin. These certificates exempt Ukrainian goods from import duties when exported to the EU, EFTA countries, Montenegro, the United Kingdom, Georgia, and Israel.
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