Business news from Ukraine

UKRAINE IMPORTS FUEL WORTH $2.8 BLN IN SEVEN MONTHS

10 August , 2015  

KYIV. Aug 10 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine in January-July 2015 imported fuel (foreign economic activity code 2710) for a total of $2.187 billion, in particular in July for $414.323 million.

According to the State Fiscal Service, in the seven months the cost of fuel imported from Belarus stood at $998.982 million, Russia $531.651 million, Lithuania $172.94 million, from other countries $482.97 million.

In January-July 2014, Ukraine imported fuel worth a total of $3.635 billion, in particular from Belarus for $1.865 billion, from Russia $679.696 million, Lithuania $373.448 million, from other countries for $717.659 million.

In addition, in January-July this year exports from Ukraine cost a total of $81.621 million. The price of fuel delivered to Cypriot counterparties was $23.221 million, Italy $14.205 million, Russia $6.184 million, other countries $38.011 million.

Code 2710 applies to not only petrol and diesel fuel, but fuel oil, jet fuel, a number of other specific products.

At the same time, Ukraine in January-July 2015 did not import oil (code 2709), however oil exports to Lithuania amounted to $2.647 million.