Imports of electric generators and rotary electric converters to Ukraine in January–October 2025 increased 3.6 times year-on-year and reached $1.397 billion, according to statistics from the State Customs Service.
The leading suppliers are Romania ($272.1 million or 19.5% of the total volume), the Czech Republic ($254.6 million or 18.2%), and Poland ($175.3 million or 12.6%). A year earlier, the main sources were China ($88.3 million), Turkey ($80.6 million), and the Czech Republic ($54.6 million).
In October 2025, imports of generator equipment amounted to $187.8 million, which is 89.3% higher than in October 2024 and 2% lower than in September 2024. Exports for ten months amounted to $3.6 million, with the main destinations being the Czech Republic, Latvia, and Bulgaria.
Context. Since the end of July 2024, there has been an exemption from import duties and VAT on electrical generator equipment and batteries. According to the State Customs Service, in 2024, imports of generators and converters increased by 3.7% compared to 2023, reaching $732.5 million.
In January-May 2025, imports of power generating sets and rotating electrical converters (UKTZED 8502) increased 7.5 times in monetary terms compared to the same period in 2024, to $632.2 million, according to the State Customs Service of Ukraine.
Most of these devices were imported from the Czech Republic ($120 million, or 19% of the total), Austria ($88.7 million, or 14%), and the United States ($78.8 million, or 12.5%). Last year, the main suppliers were China, the Czech Republic, and Austria.
In May 2025, imports increased 11 times by May 2024, and by 39.3% by April 2025 to $115.7 million.
Exports of generators remained insignificant at $2 million over five months, mainly to Latvia, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
