Almost half of the cars subject to additional luxury taxation are Porsche models
131 cars subject to the luxury tax were imported to Ukraine in 5 months of 2025, according to the Ministry of Economy. Of these, 43% went to the capital and another 13% to Kyiv region. Porsche and Mercedes-Benz cars are in the highest demand in the luxury segment, accounting for 84% of all imported cars this year.
131 “luxury” cars were imported by Ukrainians from abroad in 5 months of 2025. This is 3.4 times less than in 5 months of last year – 448 cars. However, compared to 2021, the number of expensive cars increased by 42%.
A sharp increase in the number of cars that are additionally taxed occurred in 2023. Back then, 584 cars subject to the luxury tax were imported to Ukraine in 5 months.
Most of the cars came to Kyiv – 43% of the total number of newly imported cars in 2025. Another 13% went to Kyiv region and 9% to Odesa and Lviv regions.
47% of all cars are charged with electricity, and another 23% with electricity or gasoline. Premium gasoline cars take only third place: 19%.
63% of all cars imported to Ukraine that are subject to the luxury tax this year are Porsches. In particular, the Porsche Taycan and Porsche Cayenne E-hybrid are popular – 41% and 8% of all cars respectively.
Mercedes-Benz is in second place, with 21% of all cars. Mercedes-Benz s 450 and Mercedes-Benz s 580 4matic are the most popular among Ukrainians, accounting for 15% of the total number.
This year, the most expensive car was spotted in Kyiv – Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge at a price of USD 700 thousand. Also on our streets you can find Rolls-Royce Spectre, which costs USD 600 thousand.
Every year, the list of cars subject to transport tax is updated in Ukraine. Currently, there are 338 such models, but last year there were 468 more.
From January to April, owners of expensive cars paid UAH 87.2 million in tax. This is 12% or UAH 9.2 million more than in the same period last year. The highest number of taxpayers is expected to be in Kyiv – UAH 26.5 million.
This tax is paid by owners of cars manufactured no more than 5 years ago and costing more than UAH 3 million. Accordingly, the tax rate per premium car is UAH 25 thousand.
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The dissenting opinion of two judges of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court (GC SC), Oleh Kryvenda and Mykola Mazur, regarding the sanctions not supported by evidence gives grounds for appealing and canceling the decrees of the President of Ukraine on their imposition, said Oleksandr Shadrin, attorney at Barristers.
Shadrin said that Barristers‘ lawyers, who supported the case of one of the clients, received a decision of the Supreme Court, which determined the dissenting opinion of the judges on sanctions cases and the possibility of appealing the imposed sanctions. The text of the dissenting opinion has not yet been published in the Unified Register of Court Decisions.
“The bottom line is that the number of sanction cases has increased, which are actually substituted for criminal proceedings, and most of the materials are being kept secret. Therefore, the dissenting opinion of the judges is resonant in terms of a complete change in the practice of considering sanctions cases, it says that each body must act within its powers and cannot substitute criminal proceedings with sanctions cases,” Shadrin said.
The lawyer believes that “this high-profile decision of the Supreme Court to completely change the practice of considering sanctions cases in Ukraine will enable judicial appeal against presidential decrees on sanctions.
“In the context of war and widespread use of sanctions, this position forms a fundamentally new field for law enforcement and human rights protection, in particular, it reinforces the idea of the need to ensure transparency, validity and judicial control over government discretion, even in areas related to national security,” the lawyer said.
According to him, the dissenting opinion of the judges proves that even with the president’s broad discretion in sanctions policy, his actions must remain within the framework of the Constitution and the rule of law, and the courts are obliged to check whether decisions are arbitrary and sanctions are unjustified.
“In this particular case, the state did not provide adequate evidence of a threat from the person against whom the sanctions were imposed, and therefore the claim should have been satisfied. This is the first known case when the judges of the Supreme Court publicly declare the need to satisfy the appeal and lawsuit against the Presidential Sanctions Decree, questioning the unconditional nature of such a mechanism as sanctions,” Shadrin said.
According to the lawyer, the position of the two judges “may become the basis for legal discussion, public control over the activities of the authorities, a tool for protecting the rights of persons who consider sanctions against them to be groundless and unjustified, and may also be taken into account by the initiators of the sanctions to assess the prospects for their lifting.”
Source: https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/1083242.html
In January-May 2025, Ukrainian companies increased imports of copper and copper products by 20% compared to the same period last year, to $77.971 million. This is evidenced by the data of the State Customs Service of Ukraine.
Copper exports also increased by 17.8% to $38.762 million over the same period. In May, the volume of imports amounted to $16.245 million, and exports – $9.635 million.
For comparison, in 2024, the volume of copper imports remained virtually unchanged compared to 2023 and amounted to $140.797 million. At the same time, exports increased by 22.4% to $88.237 million.
In 2023, despite the war, Ukraine doubled its copper imports to $140.795 million (+120% yoy), while exports decreased by 20.1% to $72.078 million. The upward trend in copper trade in 2025 indicates a recovery in demand for the metal from both the domestic market and foreign buyers.
Copper is widely used in electrical engineering, pipe manufacturing, alloys, medicine and other industries.
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“Ukrnafta is studying the world’s best high-tech clean tech solutions to apply them in Ukraine: a team of specialists has familiarized themselves with the practical application of new equipment at a Norwegian state-owned oil producer.
The company is currently working on the reconstruction of the oil and produced water treatment system at one of its regional business units.
As part of this project, Ukrnafta is cooperating, in particular, with Ennox Technology & Partners, a Norwegian leader in clean technology that develops revolutionary treatment plants.
This equipment works more efficiently than market analogues, minimizes environmental impact and improves the quality of produced water treatment to maintain reservoir pressure.
A group of Ukrnafta’s upstream specialists visited the Norwegian state-owned company’s production facilities to test the latest Ennox Technology & Partners systems to see firsthand the high quality of modern clean tech solutions in the industry.
Engineers and test lab teams of Norwegian companies demonstrated sustainable solutions that will help build sustainable and efficient systems for Ukrainian production.
“Ukrnafta is Ukraine’s largest oil producer and operator of a national network of filling stations. In March 2024, the company took over the management of Glusco’s assets and operates a total of 545 filling stations – 461 owned and 84 managed.
The company is implementing a comprehensive program to restore operations and update the format of its filling stations. Since February 2023, the company has been issuing its own fuel coupons and NAFTAKarta cards, which are sold to legal entities and individuals through Ukrnafta-Postach LLC.
Ukrnafta’s largest shareholder is Naftogaz of Ukraine with a 50%+1 share.
In November 2022, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to transfer to the state a share of corporate rights of the company owned by private owners, which is currently managed by the Ministry of Defense.
Agrarians in four regions of Ukraine have started harvesting early grains and legumes and have harvested 188 thousand tons of early grains and legumes from an area of 74 thousand hectares, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reports.
The ministry noted that Odesa, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Dnipro regions harvested 151 thousand tons of barley (against 33.9 thousand tons a week earlier) from an area of 55 thousand hectares (against 33.9 thousand hectares a week earlier). hectares (13.6 thou hectares) at a yield of 27.4 c/ha, peas – 14 thou tons (0.9 thou tons) from 0.6 thou hectares (8.4 thou hectares) at a yield of 16.9 c/ha, wheat – 22 thou tons from more than 10 thou hectares at a yield of 22.3 c/ha.
Farmers in Mykolaiv and Odesa regions also started harvesting rapeseed, which they harvested 4.6 thou tons from 4.2 thou hectares at a yield of 10.9 cwt/ha.
“The harvesting season has started in Ukraine. This is the fourth harvesting season since the beginning of the full-scale war. (…) This harvest is not just bread. It is proof of the resilience, endurance and strength of our farmers. Even during the war, they work on the land to ensure that Ukraine and the world have bread,” Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Vitaliy Koval wrote on Telegram.
As reported, as of June 28, 2024, agrarians in sixteen regions of Ukraine harvested 721.4 thousand tons of grain from 209.8 thousand hectares, including 36.2 thousand tons of wheat from 36.2 thousand hectares at a yield of 31.2 c/ha, 545.7 thousand tons of barley from 145.8 thousand hectares at a yield of 37.4 c/ha, 56.3 thousand tons of peas from 25.9 thousand hectares at a yield of 21.7 c/ha.
In addition, seven regions harvested rapeseed, which amounted to 63.6 thou tons from 31.7 thou hectares.
Thus, the pace of harvesting in the 2025 season is 3.8 times lower than last year, and grain yields are significantly lower.
The Cabinet of Ministers on the initiative of the Ministry of Digital Information (Mincifra) has provided operators with tools to combat spam calls and intrusive advertising, said Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Development of Education, Science and Technology – Minister of Digital Transformation (Mincifra) Mikhail Fedorov.
“Ukrainians will no longer receive spam calls … Over time, operators will block spam, advertising and potentially fraudulent calls. These changes will be introduced gradually to give operators time for technical refinements,” Fyodorov wrote in a telegram channel on Friday.
According to the message, the changes are stipulated by Resolution No. 761 “On Approval of Rules for Providing and Receiving Electronic Communication Services,” which the government approved on June 25, 2025.
“Businesses must enter into an agreement with an operator and register numbers from which they can call. If not – calls from these numbers can be blocked automatically. Already soon the operator will be able to block the number on the user’s request in case of a spam call,” explained the Deputy Prime Minister.
Fedorov also announced a number of changes. In particular, in the near future users will be able to view all their expenses in the personal cabinet, as well as to turn off content services independently, without a request to the operator.
“From now on, the Internet speed must be spelled out in the agreement. If the operator promises 100 Mbit/s, and you get 40 – it is already a violation of the agreement. And if the real speed is lower – you can complain to the NECC or go to court,” – assured Fedorov.
According to him, Ukrainians living in the war zone will not lose communication due to non-payment for services, their SIM-cards will not be blocked. During the first entry into the network, a free package of communication will be provided.
