Ukraine increased its imports of hard coal and anthracite (UKTZED code 2701) by 2.2 times (by 1 million 760.155 thousand tons) compared to the same period last year, to 3 million 253.62 thousand tons.
According to the State Customs Service of Ukraine, coal imports amounted to $751.081 million in the first nine months of this year, which is 2.3 times ($426.588 million) more than in January-September 2024.
Coal imports from the US amounted to $308.091 million (41.02%), Australia – $233.507 million (31.09%), the Czech Republic – $72.3 million (9.63%), and other countries – $137.183 million (18.26%).
As reported, in 2024, Ukraine increased coal imports by 2.7 times (by 1 million 145,951 thousand tons) compared to 2023, to 1 million 812,592 thousand tons. In monetary terms, it imported $402.219 million worth of coal, which is 2.2 times more than the previous year ($185.378 million).
