The volume of passenger car imports to Ukraine, including cargo-passenger vans and racing cars (HS code 8703), amounted to $589.9 million in January-February 2026, which is 18% less than the figure for the same period in 2025 (nearly $720 million).
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine, passenger car imports in February fell by 18.1% compared to February 2025—to $315.9 million—but were 15.3% higher than in January 2026.
The top three suppliers of passenger cars to Ukraine in January-February were Japan, the United States, and Germany, while in the previous year these were the same countries, but Germany was the largest exporter, followed by the United States and Japan.
Specifically, during this period, car imports from Japan increased by 45.4% to $114.9 million, and their share in the structure of car imports rose to 19.5% from 11%.
Car imports from the United States to Ukraine totaled $104.4 million (down 14.5%), and from Germany, $91.5 million (down 40%).
Imports of passenger cars from other countries in January–February totaled $279.1 million, compared to $366.6 million in January of last year.
At the same time, in the first two months of the year, Ukraine exported such vehicles worth only $0.6 million, whereas last year, a total of $1.9 million worth were exported to the UAE (90.5%), the Czech Republic, and Moldova.
According to the State Customs Service, passenger cars accounted for nearly 4% of Ukraine’s total goods imports in January-February of this year, compared to 6.37% during the same period last year.
As reported, in 2025, passenger cars worth nearly $6.15 billion were imported into Ukraine, which is 40.2% more than in 2024. The top three exporters were the United States, Germany, and China. Cars worth $10.1 million were exported (2.7 times less).
The significant increase in passenger car imports to Ukraine in the final months of 2025 was driven by news that VAT exemptions on electric vehicle imports would be abolished as of January 1, 2026, whereas imports have declined significantly since the start of this year.
