According to customs statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine on Wednesday, Ukraine reduced imports of lead and lead products by 30.9% to $141 thousand (in February – $7 thousand), imports of tin and tin products by 5.8% to $507 thousand (in February – $247 thousand), and increased imports of zinc and zinc products by 55.6% to $6,406 (in February – $2,312 million).
Exports of lead and lead products decreased by 41.8% to $1.758 million (in February – $885 thousand), nickel and nickel products amounted to $50 thousand (in February – $47 thousand), while in January-February 2023 it was $92 thousand.
Zinc exports for the two months of this year amounted to $19 thousand (in February – $11 thousand), while in January-February 2023 it was $24 thousand. Exports of tin and products amounted to $24 thousand (in February – $24 thousand, in January there were no exports) against $18 thousand in the same period a year earlier.
At the same time, Ukraine reduced imports of lead and lead products by 65.2% to $989 thousand, imports of tin and tin products by 23% to $2.728 million, but increased imports of zinc and zinc products by 18.8% to $45.966 million.
In 2023, the company exported $130 thousand worth of zinc, compared to $1.331 million in 2022. Exports of tin and tin products amounted to $159 thousand against $424 thousand in 2022.
Imports of tin and tin products fell by 33.5% to $3.312 million, while imports of zinc and zinc products decreased by 58.7% to $38.690 million. Zinc exports in 2022 amounted to $1.331 million, while in 2021 they amounted to $550 thousand. Exports of tin and tin products in 2022 amounted to $424 thousand against $346 thousand in the previous year.
In January-August of this year, Ukrainian enterprises reduced imports of lead and lead products by 67.9% to $722 thousand ($9 thousand), imports of tin and tin products by 33.8% to $1.633 million ($208 thousand), but increased imports of zinc and zinc products by 10.1% to $28.775 million ($3.934 million).
Exports of aluminum and aluminum products in January-August this year decreased by 4.8% compared to the same period last year to $63.289 million ($8.201 million in August), lead and lead products increased by 13.6% to $9.866 million ($0.876 million), nickel and nickel products amounted to $201 thousand ($76 thousand), while in 8 months. 2022 it was $1.339 million.
Imports of tin and tin products fell by 33.5% to $3.312 million, while imports of zinc and zinc products decreased by 58.7% to $38.690 million.
