In January-May of this year, Ukraine reduced exports of semi-finished carbon steel products in physical terms by 34.1% compared to the same period last year, to 506.071 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (GMS) on Friday, in monetary terms, exports of semi-finished carbon steel products fell by 34.7% to $248,953 million.
The main exports were mainly to Bulgaria (40.43% of shipments in monetary terms), Turkey (15.96%) and Poland (15.07%).
During this period, Ukraine imported 3,303 thousand tons of semi-finished products worth $2.687 million, mainly from the Czech Republic (72.47%), Italy (26.26%) and Romania (0.93%).
As reported, in 2024, Ukraine increased exports of semi-finished carbon steel products in physical terms by 56.7% compared to 2023 to 1 million 886,090 thousand tons, revenue in monetary terms increased by 52.4% to $927,554 million. The main exports were to Bulgaria (32.06% of shipments in monetary terms), Egypt (18.50%) and Turkey (11.14%).
In 2024, Ukraine imported 306 tons of semi-finished products worth $278,000 from the Czech Republic (88.13%), Romania (7.19%) and Poland (2.88%), while in 2023 it imported 96 tons worth $172,000.
