The production of trawls for transporting large-sized cargo in Ukraine in 2025 increased by 18% to 415 units, according to Dmytro Kysilevsky, deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development.
“We have achieved good results in the machine-building industry, which we risked losing just a few years ago. Demand generated by farmers, logistics companies, and partly by the state has been transformed into domestic production thanks to the ”Made in Ukraine” policy. The main instruments were localization in public procurement and compensation of 15% of the cost of Ukrainian equipment,” he wrote on Facebook.
Kysilevsky noted that last year, trawls in Ukraine were manufactured by three companies that are actively investing in the development and establishment of exports. Production of a new type of product, modular trawls, has also begun.
At the same time, the MP emphasizes that low-quality Turkish and Chinese trawls are still widely present in defense procurement.
“Bill No. 13392 on localization in defense procurement is designed to correct this. It will extend localization requirements to the procurement of civilian goods by the defense forces, including this type of product,” Kysilevsky wrote.
He recalled that in 2025, the share of the processing industry in the state budget was the largest – 18%, meaning that it is gradually becoming one of the driving forces of the Ukrainian economy.
The “Made in Ukraine” policy for the development of Ukrainian manufacturers combines programs that stimulate production, industrial investment, and non-raw material exports.
As reported, draft law No. 13392, co-authored by Kysilevsky, was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada in the first reading on November 4, 2025.
In particular, the document provides for amendments to the Law “On Public Procurement,” whereby, until December 31, 2032, localization requirements will temporarily apply to defense procurement of civilian goods worth more than UAH 1 million, provided that such goods are included in the list of goods with a confirmed degree of localization of production directly by their manufacturer.
The required level of localization in 2026 is 30% (2025 – 25%).
