Imports of electric generator sets and rotating electrical converters into Ukraine in January–April 2026 fell by 30.4% compared to the same period in 2025—to $359.1 million, according to statistics from the State Customs Service.
According to the data, imports of this equipment in April fell by 27.4% compared to April 2025 and by 23.3% compared to March 2026, reaching $60.3 million.
Most frequently in January–April, electric generators and converters were imported from the Czech Republic (19.6% of total exports of these products, or $70.3 million), China (18.7%, $67.2 million), and Romania (8%, $64.8 million), whereas last year they were the Czech Republic ($93.7 million), Austria ($80.3 million), and the United States ($77.3 million).
Exports of electric generators from Ukraine during this period were insignificant—$0.8 million, mainly to Turkey.
At the same time, according to data from the State Customs Service, imports of electric batteries and separators to Ukraine increased nearly fourfold over the first four months of this year—to $1.137 billion, with the majority coming from China ($1 billion, or 89.3%), as well as from the Czech Republic ($26.6 million) and Poland ($13.3 million).
Last year during this period, the largest suppliers were China with a 78.4% share ($226 million), Taiwan with 5.3% ($12.3 million), and Bulgaria with 4.1% ($12 million).
In April, imports of this equipment increased 4.3-fold compared to April 2025 and by 7.6% compared to March 2026, reaching $303.5 million.
Over the first four months, Ukraine exported $14.8 million worth of batteries, mainly to Poland ($4.2 million), France ($2.4 million), and Germany ($2.2 million), whereas last year exports totaled $17.1 million, of which 27.9% went to Poland, 15.9% to France, and 11.3% to Germany.
As reported, at the end of July 2024, Ukraine exempted imports of electric generator equipment and batteries into Ukraine from customs duties and VAT.
According to the State Customs Service, in 2025 Ukraine increased imports of electric generators and converters by 2.3 times compared to 2024—to $1.69 billion—and batteries by 55% to $1.48 billion. At the same time, in January 2025, imports of electric generators increased eightfold compared to January 2024, and imports of batteries tripled.
