In January-April this year, Ukrainian companies increased imports of copper and copper products by 41.4% in value terms compared to the same period last year, to $53.034 million.
According to customs statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine on Friday, exports of copper and copper products decreased by 8.1% to $25.077 million over the period.
In April, Ukraine imported $11.015 million worth of copper and exported $6.949 million.
In addition, in January-April 2024, Ukraine increased imports of nickel and products by 60.1% compared to the same period in 2023 to $8.484 million (in April – $787 thousand million), aluminum and aluminum products by 26.6% to $136.761 million (in April – $38.235 million).
At the same time, it reduced imports of lead and lead products by 13.8% to $406 thousand (in April – $124 thousand), imports of tin and tin products increased by 10.2% to $887 thousand (in April – $267 thousand), and increased imports of zinc and zinc products by 59.9% to $17.217 million (in April – $5.357 million).
Exports of aluminum and aluminum products in the first four months of 2024 increased by 5% compared to the same period a year earlier to $33.008 million (in April – $9.608 million), lead and lead products decreased by 35.3% to $3.537 million (in April – $703 thousand), nickel and nickel products amounted to $217 thousand (in April – $123 thousand), while in January-April 2023 it was $104 thousand.
Zinc exports for the first four months of this year amounted to $73 thousand (in April – $29 thousand), while in January-April 2023 it amounted to $48 thousand. Exports of tin and products amounted to $107 thousand (in April – $26 thousand) against $48 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, it 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.
Exports of aluminum and aluminum products last year 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.
In 2022, Ukrainian enterprises reduced imports of copper and copper products in value terms by 64.3% compared to the previous year to $65.370 million, while their exports decreased by 56.3% to $90.245 million.
In addition, in 2022, Ukraine reduced imports of nickel and nickel products by 49.9% compared to 2021, to $59.754 million, and aluminum and aluminum products by 33.4%, to $340.398 million. At the same time, it reduced imports of lead and lead products by 66.6%, to $2.839 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.
In 2022, exports of aluminum and aluminum products decreased by 42.7% compared to 2021, to $96.972 million, lead and lead products – by 68.7%, to $11.970 million, and nickel and nickel products – by 73.9%, to $1.268 million.
Zinc exports in 2022 amounted to $1.331 million, while in 2021 they amounted to $550 thousand. Exports of tin and products in 2022 amounted to $424 thousand, compared to $346 thousand in the previous year.
