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Ukraine increased imports of goods by 18.5% in first 11 months of 2025

13 December , 2025  

Ukraine increased imports of goods in January-November 2025 by 18.5% in monetary terms to $75.4 billion, while exports decreased by 4.02% to $36.8 billion from $38.3 billion, according to the State Customs Service of Ukraine (SCS).

“At the same time, taxable imports amounted to $57.6 billion, which is 76% of the total volume of imported goods. The tax burden per 1 kg of taxable imports in January-November 2025 was $0.52/kg,” the SSU notes.

The countries from which the most goods were imported to Ukraine included China ($17 billion), Poland ($7.1 billion), and Germany ($5.9 billion).

The largest exports from Ukraine were to Poland ($4.6 billion), Turkey ($2.5 billion), and Germany ($2.2 billion).

Of the total volume of goods imported in January-November 2025, 67% fell into the following categories: machinery, equipment, and transport – $30.2 billion (during customs clearance of these goods, UAH 185.8 billion, or 29% of customs payments, was paid to the budget); chemical industry products – $11.4 billion (UAH 89 billion, or 14% of customs payments, was paid to the budget), fuel and energy products – $9.4 billion (UAH 188.4 billion, or 29% of customs payments, was paid).

The top three most exported goods from Ukraine were food products – $20.4 billion, metals and metal products – $4.3 billion, machinery, equipment, and transport – $3.4 billion.

“In the first 11 months of 2025, during customs clearance of exports of goods subject to export duties, UAH 1.2 billion was paid to the budget,” the SSU added.

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