According to Open4business, the United States retained its status as the largest supplier of imported passenger cars to Ukraine in the first half of 2026, accounting for 43% of the total number of imported cars. According to data from the State Customs Service published on July 28, 73,200 passenger cars were imported from the U.S. to Ukraine between January and June.
Germany ranked second among supplier countries, accounting for 17,300 cars, or 10% of total imports. Poland ranked third with 14,600 cars, or 9%.
Collectively, the United States, Germany, and Poland supplied 105,100 passenger cars to Ukraine. These three countries accounted for about 62% of total imports.
Overall, in the first half of the year, cars were imported from more than 50 countries. The total volume of imports exceeded 169,000 vehicles, and their declared value amounted to nearly 96.6 billion UAH.
Customs revenues from passenger car imports reached 32.1 billion UAH.
According to estimates by the Experts Club analytical center, gasoline-powered cars led in terms of customs revenue. They contributed 14.6 billion UAH to the budget, or 45.5% of the total.
Diesel cars generated 8.4 billion UAH, hybrids—7.1 billion UAH, and electric cars—about 2 billion UAH.
Used cars accounted for over 70% of the total number of imported vehicles and generated 17.7 billion UAH in customs duties. New cars accounted for less than 30% of imports and 14.4 billion UAH in revenue.
Gasoline-powered passenger cars accounted for over 14.6 billion hryvnia in customs revenue for the state budget from passenger car imports, which totaled 32.1 billion hryvnia, the State Customs Service reported on its website.
At the same time, diesel cars generated 8.4 billion UAH in revenue, hybrids—7.1 billion UAH, and electric cars—2 billion UAH.
The State Customs Service notes that, overall, from January through June, Ukrainians imported over 169,000 passenger cars with a total value of nearly 96.6 billion hryvnias, 70% of which were used cars, generating 17.7 billion hryvnias in customs duties for the state budget, while new cars accounted for 14.4 billion UAH.
Gasoline-powered cars, which remain the most popular, accounted for 54.5% of total imports. In second place were diesel cars (20.3%), which not only significantly outpaced electric cars (13%) but also surpassed hybrids (12.1%).
Hybrids were the most expensive among imported cars, with an average price of nearly $27,000 per vehicle; diesel cars averaged $16,000; electric cars, over $10,000; and gasoline-powered cars, $9,000.
According to the State Customs Service, cars have been imported from more than 50 countries since the beginning of 2026, but the undisputed leaders are: the United States—73,200 (43% of the total number of imports); Germany—17,300 (10%); and Poland—14,600 (9%).
In total, nearly 105,100 cars were imported from these countries, accounting for 62% of the total.
As previously reported, according to the State Customs Service, the volume of passenger car imports into Ukraine—including cargo-passenger vans and race cars (UKT ZED code 8703)— amounted to $2.18 billion in January–June 2026, which is 14.6% less than the figure for the first half of 2025 ($2.554 billion).
Residents of Ukraine’s capital purchased 11,484 thousand new passenger cars from January through June of this year, and this regional market for new passenger cars remains by far the largest, according to a report by “Ukravtoprom” on its Telegram channel.
As previously reported, according to the association’s data, nearly 33,000 passenger cars were sold in Ukraine during the first half of the year, meaning Kyiv’s share accounts for 35% of total sales.
The Kyiv region ranked second in sales volume with 3,276 units, followed by the Dnipropetrovsk region with 2,273 units, the Kharkiv region with 1,852 units, and the Lviv region with 1,810 units.
In total, these regional markets accounted for 63% of new passenger car sales in Ukraine.
The best-selling model in these markets during the first half of the year was the Renault Duster compact crossover.
As reported, according to data from “Ukravtoprom,” sales of new passenger cars in January–June of this year rose by 0.5% compared to the same period in 2025, with vehicles equipped with traditional engines (gasoline and diesel) accounting for nearly 62% compared to 56.5% last year, while the share of electric vehicles fell to 8.3% from 18.9%.
According to the results for 2025, the top five regions by sales were Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Odesa Oblast, and Lviv Oblast, followed by Kharkiv Oblast.
At the same time, Lviv Oblast recorded the highest number of registrations of used passenger cars imported from abroad last year.
The volume of passenger car imports to Ukraine, including cargo-passenger vans and race cars (UKT ZED code 8703), amounted to $2.18 billion in January–June 2026, which is 14.6% less than the figure for the first half of 2025 ($2.554 billion).
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine, imports of passenger cars in June, in particular, fell by 6.8% compared to June of last year, but rose by 16.9% compared to May 2026—to $468.12 million.
The top three suppliers of passenger cars to Ukraine for January–June have consistently been the United States, Germany, and Japan, while in the previous year these were the same countries, but Germany was the largest exporter, followed by the United States and Japan.
Specifically, car imports from the United States declined slightly to $417.9 million, while those from Germany fell by 26.7% to $347.6 million; imports from Japan, however, rose by 3.4% to $302.5 million.
Imports of passenger cars from other countries during this period totaled $1.11 billion—18.7% less than last year’s figure.
At the same time, over the six-month period, Ukraine exported only $1.38 million worth of such vehicles, whereas last year, total exports to the UAE, Poland, and the Czech Republic amounted to $3.49 million.
Passenger cars accounted for 4.43% of total goods imports into Ukraine in the first half of the year, compared to 6.67% during the same period last year; their share of total exports was 0.01% and 0.02%, respectively.
As previously 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. Car exports totaled $10.1 million (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 had declined significantly since the beginning of the current year. However, starting in March, a slow but steady recovery of the passenger car market—including electric vehicles—began.
In the first half of 2026, Ukrainians purchased 111,500 used passenger cars imported from abroad, which is 2% less than in the same period of 2025, according to a report by “Ukravtoprom” on its Telegram channel.
Gasoline-powered cars accounted for the largest share of this segment of the auto market, increasing their share by 11 percentage points compared to January–June 2025, to 58%.
Next came diesel cars at 20% (22%), while the share of electric vehicles fell to 11% from 22%, though they still outpaced hybrids, which accounted for 8% (5%). The share of cars with LPG systems was 3% (4%).
The average age of imported used cars was 9.7 years.
The Volkswagen Golf confidently tops the list of the ten most popular imported used models with 5,143 units. Next are the VW Tiguan with 4,549 units, the Audi Q5 with 3,962 units, the Nissan Rogue—3,896 units, the Skoda Octavia—3,688 units, the Renault Megane—3,435 units, the Volkswagen Passat—2,477 units, the Ford Escape—2,446 units, the Nissan Qashqai—2,166 units, and the Audi A4—2,144 units.
As reported by “Ukravtoprom,” in 2025, Ukrainians purchased 274,300 used passenger cars imported from abroad, which is 24% more than in 2024; the top three most popular models after the Volkswagen Golf included two Tesla electric vehicles—the Model Y and Model 3.
This year, the market showed a 22% increase in January compared to January 2025, but began to decline starting in February.
The share of electric vehicles in the new passenger car market in January–June 2026 decreased to 8.3% compared to the same period in 2025, when it stood at 18.9%, according to a report on Ukravtoprom’s Telegram channel.
At the same time, cars with conventional engines (gasoline and diesel) accounted for nearly 62%, up from 56.5% last year. In particular, the most popular gasoline models accounted for 39.2% of the market, while in the first half of last year they accounted for 37.1%. Diesel cars also increased their share—to 22.5% from 19.4% last year.
The share of hybrid cars rose from 26.5% to 29.8%. Cars with LPG systems, as was the case last year, accounted for less than 1% of new car sales.
According to data from “Ukravtoprom,” the Hyundai Tucson took the lead in the gasoline-powered car segment, the Toyota RAV-4 in the hybrid segment, the Renault Duster in the diesel segment, the BYD Leopard 3 in the electric car segment, and the Hyundai Tucson in the LPG-powered car segment.
As previously reported, in 2025 as a whole, driven by rapid growth in electric vehicle sales in the second half of the year, they increased their share of the new passenger car market to 28.3% from 14.5% in 2024, while cars with conventional engines (gasoline and diesel) accounted for only half of the market compared to over 65%. The diesel car segment also decreased from 25.6% to 17.4%.
At the beginning of this year, electric vehicles still held a 19% share of the new passenger car market (in January), but by February that figure had fallen to 3.3%; however, in March it began to gradually increase amid rising prices for traditional fuel.
As reported, according to data from “Ukravtoprom,” sales of new passenger cars in January–June of this year rose by 0.5% compared to the same period in 2025, totaling approximately 33,000 units.
