In January-March 2025, imports of tin and tin products increased by 43.5% to $890 thousand ($277 thousand in March).
Exports decreased to $55 thousand (against $81 thousand a year earlier), of which $50 thousand in March.
In 2024, imports amounted to $3.19 million (+16.9%), exports – $389 thousand (+144%).
Tin is used mainly as a safe, non-toxic, corrosion-resistant coating in its pure form or in alloys with other metals. The main industrial applications of tin are in white tinplate (tinned iron) for food containers, in solders for electronics, in house pipelines, in bearing alloys, and in coatings made of tin and its alloys.
The most important tin alloy is bronze (with copper).
Imports of zinc and products in the first quarter of 2025 decreased by 17.8% to $9.75 million ($3.74 million in March).
Exports increased sixfold to $266 thousand ($89 thousand in March), while in 2024, the figure was $44 thousand for the same period.
At the end of 2024, imports amounted to $58.6 million (+27.5%), exports – $563 thousand (+4.3 times).
Pure zinc metal is used to restore precious metals, protect steel from corrosion and for other purposes.
Imports of tractors to Ukraine in January-March 2024 amounted to $207.89 million, which is 2.8% less than in the same period last year, according to statistics from the State Customs Service.
According to the published statistics, tractors were mainly imported from the United States (24.6% of total imports of this equipment, or $51.14 million), China (16.8% or almost $35 million), and Germany (16.2% or $33.8 million), while a year earlier it was Germany ($35.4 million), Poland ($28.3 million), and the Netherlands ($26.3 million).
At the same time, in March of this year, imports of tractors increased by 13.3% compared to March-2024 and by almost 51% compared to February-2025 – up to $98.62 million.
According to statistics, in the first quarter of this year, only $1.28 million worth of tractors were exported, mostly to Romania, Zambia, and the Czech Republic.
As reported, imports of tractors to Ukraine in 2024 amounted to almost $784 million, down 5.6% from a year earlier, while exports amounted to $5.44 million against $5.74 million.
In January-March 2025, imports of transformers, inductors and chokes to Ukraine increased by more than 2.8 times compared to the same period in 2024, to $282.8 million, according to statistics from the State Customs Service (SCS).
According to the published data, during this period, products were imported mainly from China – for $252 million (89% of total imports of these goods), while a year earlier, transformers and chokes were imported from this country for $48.6 million (48.8%).
In addition, transformers were imported from Turkey (for $10.5 million) and Germany (for $2.8 million).
At the same time, in March, imports of this equipment increased by 61.5% compared to the same period last year, but decreased by 15% compared to February this year, to $71.06 million.
At the same time, Ukraine exported transformers, inductors, and chokes for $5.7 million over the three months of this year, compared to $4.5 million last year, mainly to Germany, Hungary, and Poland.
As reported earlier, according to the State Customs Service, imports of transformers, inductors and chokes to Ukraine in 2024 more than doubled compared to 2023 to $596.11 million, while China imported 2.5 times more – $400.48 million.
Imports of trucks to Ukraine in January-March 2025 decreased by 1.3% in monetary terms compared to the same period in 2024, to $215.15 million, according to statistics from the State Customs Service.
According to the published data of the State Customs Service, in particular, in March, imports of these vehicles decreased by almost 13% compared to March 2024 – to $69.62 million.
As reported, in January of this year, truck imports decreased by 6% compared to January-2024, and in February, an increase of 21% was recorded compared to February last year.
Most trucks were imported in the first quarter from the United States – $50.06 million (23.3% of imports), Poland – $47.25 million (22.15%) and France – $35.27 million (16.4%).
A year ago, the top three truck-supplying countries were Poland (23.2% of total truck imports or $50.6 million), China (10.7% or $23.4 million) and France (10.3% or $22.4 million).
Imports from all other countries decreased by 32.4% to $82.2 million in January-March.
At the same time, according to statistics, Ukraine exported only $2.5 million worth of trucks in three months, mostly to Romania (59.4% of truck exports), Turkey (38%), and Moldova (2%), while a year earlier there were insignificant exports ($0.5 million).
As reported, in 2024, imports of trucks to Ukraine in monetary terms increased by 30% compared to 2023 – up to $947.84 million, most of them were imported from Poland (almost 20%).
According to the State Customs Service, in January-March 2025, Ukraine sharply increased imports of electric generating sets and rotating converters (UKTZED 8502) to $432.9 million, up 7.7 times compared to the same period in 2024.
In March, imports amounted to $88.2 million: this is 6.3 times higher than in March 2024, but 47% less than in February 2025.
Main suppliers:
– Czech Republic – $85.7 million (19.8%)
– USA – $77.3 million (17.85%)
– Austria – $58.7 million (15.87%)
For comparison, in 2024, imports of generators increased by 3.7% to $732.5 million. As a reminder, since July 2024, Ukraine has exempted the import of generators from VAT and customs duties.
The main manufacturers and brands of generators whose products are actively represented in Ukrainian imports are:
– Honda Power (Japan)
– Kohler (USA)
– SDMO (France)
– Geko (Germany)
– Endress (Germany)
– FG Wilson (UK)
– Tedom (Czech Republic)
