In January-September of this year, Ukraine reduced exports of semi-finished carbon steel products in physical terms by 38.5% compared to the same period last year, to 941,511 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (GMS), in monetary terms, exports of semi-finished carbon steel products fell by 40.7% to $450.242 million.
The main exports were mainly to Bulgaria (36.68% of shipments in monetary terms), Turkey (16.78%) and Poland (13.70%).
During this period, Ukraine imported 80,635 thousand tons of semi-finished products worth $59.445 million, mainly from Oman (37.26%), Germany (22.19%) and India (16.31%), while in 9 months to 2024 it imported 5 tons of semi-finished products worth $5 thousand.
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.
