Imports of passenger cars, including cargo and passenger vans and racing cars (UKT FEA code 8703), to Ukraine in monetary terms in January-November this year increased by 8.4% compared to the same period in 2023, to EUR 3.995 billion.
According to customs statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine on Monday, the top three countries from which cars were imported the most were the United States, Germany and Japan, while car imports from the United States increased by 9.5% to EUR734.69 million, and their share in the structure of car imports was 18.39% compared to 18.2% a year earlier.
Cars from Germany, whose share in the import structure decreased by 0.6 percentage points to 15.24%, were imported for EUR608.9 million (4.3% more), and the share of cars from Japan decreased to 11.5% from 14.4% a year earlier – they were imported for EUR462.83 million (almost 13% less).
Imports of passenger cars from other countries amounted to almost EUR2.19 billion (56.48% share), while a year earlier it was EUR1.9 billion (51.55%).
According to the statistics, in November, imports of passenger vehicles to Ukraine amounted to EUR 360.7 million, down 1.6% year-on-year.
According to the State Customs Service, in January-November, Ukraine exported such vehicles for EUR9.5 million, while a year earlier it was EUR27.3 million, with the largest exports going to Canada (EUR1.8 million), Germany (EUR1.54 million) and the US (EUR1.53 million), while last year it was to Georgia, the UAE and Germany.
