In January-November 2025, Ukraine increased imports of aluminum and aluminum products by 15.1% compared to the same period in 2024, to $470.783 million. In November, imports amounted to $38.698 million.
Exports of aluminum and aluminum products in January-November 2025 increased by 21.7% to $141.114 million. In November, aluminum exports amounted to $12.971 million.
In addition, Ukraine increased imports of aluminum and aluminum products by 21.7% in 2024 compared to 2023, to $446.006 million.
Exports of aluminum and aluminum products in 2024 increased by 27.4% to $124.408 million.
In 2023, exports of aluminum and aluminum products increased by 0.7% compared to 2022, reaching $97.616 million, while imports increased by 7.7%, reaching $366.463 million.
Aluminum is widely used as a structural material. The main advantages of aluminum are its lightness, malleability, corrosion resistance, high thermal conductivity, and the non-toxicity of its compounds.
In particular, these properties have made aluminum extremely popular in the manufacture of cookware, aluminum foil in the food industry, and for packaging. The first three properties have made aluminum the main raw material in the aviation and aerospace industries (recently, it has been replaced by composite materials, primarily carbon fiber). After construction and packaging production—aluminum cans and foil—the largest consumer of metal is the energy industry.
The volume of tractor imports to Ukraine in January-November 2025 amounted to $762.55 million, which is 5.5% more than in the same period of 2024 ($722.5 million), according to statistics from the State Customs Service.
According to the published statistics, tractors were mainly imported from the United States (21.8% of total imports of this equipment, or $166 million), China (17% or $130 million), and Germany (16.6% or $126.4 million), while last year Germany was the leader ($110 million), China was second ($100.56 million), and the US was third ($97.3 million).
At the same time, imports from other countries in January-November decreased by 18% to $340.31 million.
In November this year, tractor imports to Ukraine decreased by 4% compared to November 2024, to $59.5 million, which is also 19.4% less than in October 2025.
Since the beginning of this year, as reported, tractor imports to Ukraine have shown negative dynamics: in January, they were one-third lower than in January 2024, but by the end of the first half of the year, the figures were almost equal to last year’s.
According to statistics from the State Customs Service, this year, in January-November, tractors worth almost $6 million were exported, mainly to Romania (22.4%), Belgium, and Germany, while last year during this period, exports amounted to $5 million, mainly to Moldova (25.6%), Kazakhstan, and the Czech Republic.
As reported, tractor imports to Ukraine in 2024 amounted to almost $784 million, 5.6% less than a year earlier, while exports amounted to $5.44 million compared to $5.74 million.
In January-November of this year, Ukrainian enterprises increased imports of copper and copper products in value terms by 25.8% compared to the same period last year, to $160.184 million.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine on Friday, exports of copper and copper products during the specified period increased by 15.3% to $93.531 million.
In November, copper imports amounted to $12.131 million, while exports amounted to $9.511 million.
As reported, in 2024, Ukraine maintained imports of copper and copper products in value terms at the previous year’s level — up to $140.797 million, while exports grew by 22.4% — up to $88.237 million.
In 2023, Ukraine increased imports of copper and copper products by 2.2 times compared to 2022, to $140.795 million, while exports decreased by 20.1%, to $72.078 million.
Copper is widely used in electrical engineering, in the production of pipes, for creating alloys, in medicine, and in other industries.
In January-November of this year, Ukraine increased imports of aluminum ore and concentrate (bauxite) in physical terms by 25.9% compared to the same period last year, to 37,944 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS) on Friday, during this period, bauxite imports in monetary terms increased by 14.8% to $4.214 million.
At the same time, imports were mainly from Turkey (81.91% of supplies in monetary terms), China (15.62%), and Guyana (2.47%).
Ukraine did not re-export bauxite in 2025, as in 2024 and 2023.
As reported, in 2024, Ukraine increased its imports of bauxite in physical terms by 77.4% compared to 2023, to 35,173 thousand tons, and in monetary terms by 74%, to $4.107 million. Imports were mainly from Turkey (78.48% of supplies in monetary terms), China (19.48%), and Spain (1.9%).
In 2023, Ukraine imported 19,830 thousand tons of bauxite worth $2.360 million.
In 2022, Ukraine reduced imports of aluminum ores and concentrates (bauxite) in physical terms by 81.5% compared to the previous year, to 945,396 thousand tons. Bauxite imports in monetary terms decreased by 79.6% to $48.166 million. Imports were mainly from Guinea (58.90% of supplies in monetary terms), Brazil (27.19%), and Ghana (7.48%).
Bauxite is an aluminum ore used as a raw material for producing alumina, which is then used to produce aluminum. It is also used as a flux in ferrous metallurgy.
Bauxite is imported into Ukraine by the Mykolaiv Alumina Plant (MAP).
In January–November 2025, Ukraine increased its imports of electric generators and rotating electrical converters by 3.2 times compared to the same period in 2024, to $1.513 billion, according to data from the State Customs Service.
The most active suppliers were countries of the European Union. The leaders were Romania — $321.6 million (21.3% of total imports), the Czech Republic — $271.2 million (17.9%), and Poland — $189.1 million (12.5%). For comparison, a year ago, the largest exporters of generator equipment to Ukraine were China (24.2% or $115 million), Turkey (18.5%), and the Czech Republic (15.6%).
In November 2025, generator imports grew by 27.2% compared to November 2024, reaching $116.4 million, but were 38% lower than in October.
Exports of Ukrainian electric generators for 11 months amounted to only $3.6 million (a year earlier — $1.6 million), with the Czech Republic, Latvia, and Bulgaria being the main destinations.
The growth in imports is linked to ongoing programs to strengthen energy security and backup power supply, as well as the current exemption from customs duties and VAT on the import of electric generators, introduced by the Ukrainian government in the summer of 2024.
Imports of electric batteries and separators to Ukraine in January–November 2025 increased by 52% compared to the same period last year and amounted to $1.232 billion, according to the State Customs Service.
China remains the main supplier, accounting for $900.2 million (73.2% of the total volume), followed by Vietnam ($96.7 million, 7.9%) and Taiwan ($54.2 million, 4.4%). For comparison, in 2024, China accounted for 83.2% of imports, while the Czech Republic and Bulgaria accounted for 2.8% and 2.7%, respectively.
In November 2025, battery imports grew by 43.6% compared to November 2024, reaching $177.7 million, which is also 22.6% higher than in October.
At the same time, Ukraine exported batteries worth $47.6 million, which is 26% more than a year earlier. The largest buyers were Poland (32.7%), Germany (13%), and France (11.5%).
The increase in imports of battery systems is explained by steady demand from energy companies, telecom operators, and household consumers, as well as the effect of state subsidies for battery imports, approved in July 2024.
By the end of 2024, total imports of batteries to Ukraine had more than doubled to $950.6 million, and in 2025, they continue to grow rapidly thanks to the modernization of the energy system and the development of the market for autonomous power sources.
