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Ukraine Reduced Coke Imports by 15.7% Over 10 Months – to 470,000 metric tons

12 November , 2026  

In January–October of this year, Ukraine reduced its imports of coke and semi-coke by 15.7% in volume terms compared to the same period last year—to 469,967 metric tons.

According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS) on Wednesday, 9,242 thousand metric tons of coke were imported in October, 8,286 thousand metric tons in September, 43,364 thousand metric tons in August, 81,997 thousand metric tons of coke, in June—21,831 thousand metric tons, in May—53.93 thousand metric tons of coke, in April—59.9 thousand metric tons of coke, in March—68,313 thousand metric tons of coke, and in February—54,408 thousand metric tons.

The value of coke imports in January–October 2026 decreased by 15.8% to $158.927 million. Coke was imported from Poland—accounting for 94.88% of imports in monetary terms—as well as from Colombia (2.61%) and the Czech Republic (2.46%).

Over the first ten months of the year, the country exported 5 metric tons of coke worth $1,000 to Moldova.
As previously reported, following the destruction of metallurgical facilities by the occupying forces, operations at Zaporizhstal, Kametstal, and ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih were suspended.

In 2025, Ukraine increased its imports of coke and semi-coke by 5.9% in volume terms compared to the previous year—to 700,650 thousand metric tons—and increased revenue by 1.4%—to $238,656 million. Coke was imported mainly from Poland (93.37% of shipments in monetary terms), Indonesia (4.01%), and the Czech Republic (2.59%).

In 2025, Ukraine exported 3 metric tons of coke worth $2,000 to Albania.

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