In January-July of this year, Ukraine increased its imports of coke and semi-coke in physical terms by 6.1% compared to the same period last year, to 433,507 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS), coke imports in monetary terms decreased by 3.45% during this period, to $145.079 million.
It was mainly imported from Poland (90.79% of supplies in monetary terms), Indonesia (6.59%), and the Czech Republic (2.58%).
During this period, Ukraine exported 3 tons of coke worth $2,000 to Albania.
As reported, Metinvest suspended the operation of the Pokrovsk Coal Group in January this year due to changes in the situation on the front line, electricity shortages, and the deterioration of the security situation.
Last year, Ukraine increased its imports of coke and semi-coke in physical terms by 2.01 times compared to 2023, to 661,487 thousand tons, importing it mainly from Poland (84.76% of supplies in monetary terms), Colombia (7.74%), and Hungary (2.69%). In monetary terms, imports increased by 81.9% to $235.475 million.
In 2024, the country exported 1,601 thousand tons of 84.76% coke worth $368 thousand to Moldova (99.18%) and Latvia (0.82%), while in January, March, October, and November 2024, there were no exports, whereas in 2023, exports amounted to 3,383 thousand tons worth $787 thousand.
