Imports of goods to Ukraine in January 2026 amounted to $6.7 billion in monetary terms, while in January 2025 this figure was 22% lower at $5.5 billion, in January 2024 – $5.1 billion, and in January 2023 – $4.8 billion, according to data from the State Customs Service of Ukraine (SCS).
According to data published on Tuesday on the SSU’s Telegram channel, in monetary terms, exports of goods remained at the 2025 level and amounted to $3.2 billion, while in 2024 this figure reached $3.4 billion, and in 2023 – $3.1 billion.
“At the same time, taxable imports amounted to $4.4 billion, which is 66% of the total volume of imported goods. The tax burden per 1 kg of taxable imports in January 2026 was $0.5/kg,” the report said.
The SSU noted that China imported the most goods to Ukraine, worth $1.9 billion, followed by Turkey, worth $703 million, and Poland, worth $623 million.
In turn, the most goods were exported to Poland, worth $358 million, Turkey, worth $276 million, and Italy, worth $232 million.
Of the total volume of goods imported into Ukraine in January 2026, 69% of the categories were machinery, equipment, and transport – $2.7 billion (14.8 billion hryvnia, or 24% of customs revenue, was paid to the budget during customs clearance), fuel and energy products accounted for $1.1 billion (UAH 26.6 billion, or 43% of revenues), and chemical industry products accounted for $869 million (UAH 7.1 billion was paid, which is 11% of customs payments).
The top three most exported goods from Ukraine were food products ($2 billion), metals and metal products ($286 million), and machinery, equipment, and transport ($253 million).
The State Customs Service added that in January 2026, UAH 187.1 million was paid to the budget from customs clearance of exports of goods subject to export duties.
Wheat flour exports from Ukraine in the 2025/2026 season may amount to 65,000 tons, which is 2.6% lower than in the previous marketing year (67,000 tons), according to the information and analytical agency APK-Inform.
Analysts noted that in the first seven months of the 2025-2026 marketing year (MY, July-June), shipments to foreign markets amounted to 37.5 thousand tons, which is 7% less than in July-January of the previous season. In particular, in January 2026, exports fell by 23% to 4.3 thousand tons.
The main consumers of Ukrainian flour remain Moldova with a share of 30%, Palestine with 20%, and the Czech Republic with 16%. At the same time, the volumes of purchases by key importers decreased: Moldova imported 11.4 thousand tons (-8%), Palestine — 7.3 thousand tons (-10%), and the Czech Republic — 5.9 thousand tons (-32%). At the same time, analysts recorded an increase in demand from Israel and Spain, which purchased 3 thousand tons and 2.7 thousand tons, respectively, during the specified period.
Analysts attribute the decline in export estimates to a reduction in domestic production. In July-January 2025/26 MY, Ukraine produced 510.5 thousand tons of flour, which is 10% less than in the previous season, according to APK-Inform.
Cucumber exports from Ukraine grew by 19.7% in 2025 compared to 2024, reaching 3.76 thousand tons, according to statistics from the State Customs Service.
Poland (54.5% of exports in monetary terms), Estonia (36.4%), and Moldova (7.5%) were the most active buyers of Ukrainian cucumbers in 2025.
A year earlier, the top three were the same, but with a different distribution of shares: Estonia (50.6%), Poland (32.6%), and Moldova (9.3%).
Tomato exports from Ukraine amounted to 553 tons in 2025, which is 31.2% less than in 2024, according to data from the State Customs Service.
In 2025, the main buyers of Ukrainian tomatoes were Moldova (61.5% in monetary terms), Poland (34.1%), and Romania (1.1%). In 2024, Moldova was also the largest buyer, accounting for 86% of exports.
Ukrainian egg producers exported 2.05 billion eggs in 2025, which is 65.5% more than a year earlier, while cash proceeds increased 2.8 times to $201.9 million, according to the Ukrainian Poultry Association (UPA).
The industry association noted that the most active buyers of Ukrainian eggs in 2025 were Spain (16.4%), the United Kingdom (11.9%), the Czech Republic (10.3%), Poland (10.0%), Croatia (8.7%), and Israel (7.8%).
Exports of egg products in 2025 amounted to 8.2 thousand tons and brought Ukraine $47.8 million, which is 2.6% and 40.3% more than in the previous year, respectively. The largest importers of this product were Latvia (24%), Italy (23.8%), Poland (17.2%), and Denmark (12.6%).
“Ukraine was able to strengthen its trade presence in the European market for eggs and egg products, with the share of EU countries reaching 73.4% and 92.6% of total exports of these goods in 2025. A significant reduction in egg production in EU countries due to the difficult epizootic situation over the past year and the need for a long recovery period led to price increases in the European market and contributed to increased demand for Ukrainian products,” the APU explained.
According to the association, the Ukrainian egg production sector is gradually recovering after a significant reduction in livestock and loss of production capacity in eastern and southern Ukraine at the beginning of the war.
“Due to the significant reduction in population and its low purchasing power, exports play a decisive role in balancing the domestic market and ensuring the country’s food security,” the business association emphasized, recalling that Ukrainian poultry producers are currently operating in extremely difficult conditions of martial law caused by security risks, the energy crisis (power outages), the disruption of logistics chains, and a sharp increase in production costs.
Poultry meat exports from Ukraine in 2025 decreased by 1.8% to 458,100 tons, while revenue for the year amounted to $1,149.1 million, which is 13.7% more than in 2024, according to the Ukrainian Poultry Association (UPA), citing data from the State Customs Service.
The industry association noted that 18.4 thousand tons of the total export volume accounted for export shipments of finished poultry meat products totaling $58 million.
“The growth in total revenue amid a decline in physical export volumes indicates an increase in the export value of products and favorable price conditions in foreign markets over the past year,” the UPA explained.
The main buyers of Ukrainian poultry meat in 2025 were the Netherlands (17.4%), Saudi Arabia (9.9%), Slovakia (7.6%), and the United Kingdom (11.9%). The share of exports to EU countries in total exports reached 30.6% (139.7 thousand tons). Thus, the countries of the European Union, the Middle East, and the United Kingdom continue to form the basis of external demand for Ukrainian poultry products, the APU emphasized.
The association explained the growth in export revenues, despite a slight decrease in physical export volumes, by an increase in average export prices and an increase in the share of products with higher added value.
In addition, Ukrainian producers are gradually reorienting exports to solvent markets, which allows them to offset logistics costs and maintain production profitability amid constantly rising production costs, the Poultry Farmers Association noted.
