In January-August this year, Ukrainian companies increased imports of copper and copper products by 20.1% in value terms compared to the same period last year, to $92.824 million.
According to customs statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine on Friday, exports of copper and copper products increased by 16% to $58.224 million over the period under review.
In August, copper was imported for $8.304 million and exported for $8.878 million.
In addition, in January-August 2024, Ukraine increased imports of nickel and products by 68.5% compared to the same period in 2023 to $18.6 million (in August – $1.620 million), aluminum and aluminum products by 20% to $292.701 million (in August – $42.649 million).
At the same time, the country reduced imports of lead and lead products by 14.8% to $615 thousand (in August – $5 thousand), imports of tin and tin products increased by 7.8% to $1.842 million (in August – $307 thousand), and increased imports of zinc and zinc products by 32.9% to $38.242 million (in August – $4.882 million).
Exports of aluminum and aluminum products in the first eight months of 2024 increased by 31.1% compared to the same period a year earlier to $82.966 million (in August – $11.901 million), lead and lead products decreased by 25.9% to $7.315 million (in August – $823 thousand), nickel and nickel products amounted to $508 thousand (in August – $85 thousand), while in January-August 2023 it was $201 thousand.
Zinc exports for the first eight months of this year amounted to $201 thousand (in August – $79 thousand), while in January-August 2023 it was $88 thousand. Exports of tin and products amounted to $344 thousand (in August – $2 thousand) against $53 thousand in the same period a year earlier.
As reported, in 2023, Ukraine increased imports of copper and copper products by 2.2 times compared to 2022 – up to $140.795 million, while exports decreased by 20.1% to $72.078 million.
In addition, in 2023, Ukraine decreased imports of nickel and products by 74.2% compared to 2022, to $15.391 million, and increased imports of aluminum and aluminum products by 7.7%, to $366.463 million.
At the same time, imports of lead and lead products decreased by 65.2% to $989 thousand, tin and tin products by 23% to $2.728 million, but imports of zinc and zinc products increased by 18.8% to $45.966 million.
Exports of aluminum and aluminum products in 2023 increased by 0.7% compared to 2022 to $97.616 million, lead and lead products increased by 23.5% to $14.778 million, and nickel and nickel products amounted to $532 thousand, while in 2022 it was $1.268 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.
