Europe’s poorest country in terms of GDP per capita, Ukraine imported US$54 billion worth of products from around the globe during 2020. That dollar amount reflects a -11.1% reduction from $60.7 billion in 2019.

This article presents a quick reference snapshot of Ukraine’s main imported products in 2020, categorized by dollar amount and major trading partners.

Data in this article is organized by overall metrics then drills down to the most valuable Ukrainian imports during 2020 for each of Ukraine’s top 10 supplier countries. Those leading trading partners furnished nearly two-thirds (65.4%) of total Ukrainian imported goods.

Ukraine ranks as Europe’s second-biggest country by land area behind the Russian Federation. With a over 43 million residents, Ukraine is home to Europe’s seventh-largest population. Ukraine shares land borders with Russia to its east and northeast, Romania and Moldova to its south, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to its west, and Belarus to its north.

Product categories shown summarize calculations at the two-digit Harmonized System code level. Two-digit codes enable higher-level insights and trends for Ukrainian imports and each of the top supplier countries.

Ukraine’s Main Imports from China

In 2020, China’s exports to Ukraine amounted to $8.4 billion or 15.5% of overall Ukrainian imports.

That dollar amount represents a -9.2% drop compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 79.8% of Ukraine’s imports from the mainland China.

Electronic equipment: $2.2 billion
Machinery: $1.5 billion
Vehicles: $343.8 million
Medical, technical equipment: $308.5 million
Plastics: $274.6 million
Toys, games: $262.4 million
Organic chemicals: $243.9 million
Footwear: $236.8 million
Other chemical goods: $223.2 million
Furniture, lighting, signs: $213.9 million
Iron and steel: $189.8 million
Iron or steel products: $189.3 million
Rubber: $186.9 million
Other textiles, worn clothing: $136.2 million
Clothing (not knit or crochet): $129 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Ukrainian imports from China under the medical or technical equipment product category via a 76.6% gain in revenue, miscellaneous worn clothing (up 68%), miscellaneous chemical goods (up 18.2%), furniture, lighting and signs (up 11.7%) then vehicles (up 10%).

Posting the severest declines among Ukraine’s top 15 imported products were electronic equipment (down -30.3%), plastics as a material (down -20.7%), items made from iron or steel (down -17.1%), unknitted and non-crocheted clothing (down -15.9%), iron and steel as materials (down -13.4%) and footwear (down -10.2%).

Ukraine’s Main Imports from Germany

In 2020, Germany’s exports to Ukraine amounted to $5.3 billion or 9.8% of overall Ukrainian imports.

That dollar amount represents a -11.2% drop compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 81.2% of Ukraine’s imports from Germany.

Machinery: $972.1 million
Vehicles: $836.9 million
Electronic equipment: $499.5 million
Pharmaceuticals: $453 million
Plastics: $322.2 million
Mineral fuels including oil: $243.3 million
Other chemical goods: $222.6 million
Medical, technical equipment: $172.5 million
Paper: $140.5 million
Perfumes, cosmetics: $97.5 million
Other food preparations: $94.4 million
Rubber: $76.1 million
Iron or steel products: $75.1 million
Soaps, lubricants, candles: $56.5 million
Tanning, dyeing extracts: $53.4 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Ukrainian imports from Germany under the pharmaceuticals product category via a 16.2% gain in revenue, medical or technical equipment (up 13.2%) and rubber (up 10.7%).

Posting the severest declines among Ukraine’s top 15 imported products were mineral fuels including oil (down -65.8%), perfumes and cosmetics (down -26.7%), vehicles (down -20.3%) then items made from iron or steel (down -14.8%).

Ukraine’s Main Imports from Russia

In 2020, Russia’s exports to Ukraine amounted to $4.5 billion or 8.4% of overall Ukrainian imports.

That dollar amount represents a -35.0% drop compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 89.9% of Ukraine’s imports from Russia.

Mineral fuels including oil: $2.6 billion
Machinery: $343.8 million
Plastics: $217.3 million
Iron and steel: $182.8 million
Paper: $96 million
Rubber: $93.7 million
Aluminum: $89.1 million
Inorganic chemicals: $87.9 million
Glass: $69.4 million
Electronic equipment: $62.7 million
Organic chemicals: $58.7 million
Vehicles: $53.7 million
Other chemical goods: $53.4 million
Nickel: $51.3 million
Perfumes, cosmetics: $48.9 million

The lone increase from 2019 to 2020 was for Ukrainian imports from Russia under the plastics as a material product category via a 4.8% gain in revenue.

Posting the severest declines among Ukraine’s top 15 imported products were organic chemicals (down -61.3%), inorganic chemicals (down -52.1%), electronic equipment (down -45.9%), iron and steel as materials (down -41.3%), vehicles (down -38.4%) and mineral fuels including oil (down -36.5%).

Ukraine’s Main Imports from Poland

In 2020, Poland’s exports to Ukraine amounted to $4.1 billion or 7.5% of overall Ukrainian imports.

That dollar amount represents a -0.7% drop compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 63.3% of Ukraine’s imports from Poland.

Vehicles: $375.5 million
Machinery: $358.7 million
Plastics: $348.9 million
Electronic equipment: $317.5 million
Mineral fuels including oil: $132.7 million
Dairy, eggs, honey: $132.6 million
Iron or steel products: $122.5 million
Perfumes, cosmetics: $114.3 million
Iron and steel: $104.3 million
Paper: $104.2 million
Fertilizers: $101.7 million
Soaps, lubricants, candles: $100.5 million
Other manufactured products: $94.8 million
Food waste, animal fodder: $93.6 million
Tanning, dyeing extracts: $77.5 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Ukrainian imports from Poland under the dairy, eggs and honey product category via a 136.2% gain in revenue, food waste or animal fodder (up 38.7%), miscellaneous manufactured products (up 29.4%), soaps, lubricants and candles (up 27.7%), iron and steel as materials (up 17.1%) and tanning or dyeing extracts (up 16.9%).

Posting the severest declines among Ukraine’s top 15 imported products were mineral fuels including oil (down -45.1%), fertilizers (down -22.2%), vehicles (down -18.7%), items made from iron or steel (down -12%) then perfumes and cosmetics (down -9.2%).

Ukraine’s Main Imports from the US

In 2020, the United States’ exports to Ukraine amounted to $2.9 billion or 5.4% of overall Ukrainian imports.

That dollar amount represents a -10.6% drop compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 91.7% of Ukraine’s imports from America.

Vehicles: $809.6 million
Mineral fuels including oil: $595.6 million
Machinery: $249.4 million
Electronic equipment: $200.8 million
Books, newspapers, pictures: $151 million
Medical, technical equipment: $139.5 million
Pharmaceuticals: $105.9 million
Oil seed: $103.4 million
Plastics: $76 million
Fish: $70 million
Other chemical goods: $57.6 million
Perfumes, cosmetics: $32.8 million
Man-made staple fibers: $30.1 million
Rubber: $27.9 million
Iron or steel products: $23.6 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Ukrainian imports from the United States under the books, newspapers and pictures product category via a 16,311% gain in revenue, miscellaneous chemical goods (up 38%), electronic equipment (up 23.4%), perfumes and cosmetics (up 15.7%), vehicles (up 14.5%) and fish (up 14.3%).

Posting the severest declines among Ukraine’s top 15 imported products were items made from iron or steel (down -62.2%), mineral fuels including oil (down -40.4%), machinery (down -29.2%), plastics as a materials (down -21%) and rubber (down -17.5%).

Ukraine’s Main Imports from Belarus

In 2020, Belarus’ exports to Ukraine amounted to $2.9 billion or 5.3% of overall Ukrainian imports.

That dollar amount represents a -23.4% drop compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 90.5% of Ukraine’s imports from Belarus.

Mineral fuels including oil: $1.5 billion
Fertilizers: $290.1 million
Vehicles: $211.7 million
Plastics: $104.1 million
Wood: $94.7 million
Machinery: $67.5 million
Iron and steel: $57.9 million
Glass: $44.8 million
Other chemical goods: $44.8 million
Iron or steel products: $37 million
Rubber: $36.2 million
Stone, plaster, cement: $33.4 million
Vegetables: $32.4 million
Electronic equipment: $29.8 million
Salt, sulphur, stone, cement: $19 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Ukrainian imports from Belarus under the items made from iron or steel product category via a 22.9% gain in revenue, iron and steel as materials (up 13.3%) then miscellaneous chemical goods (up 9.3%).

Posting the severest declines among Ukraine’s top 15 imported products were mineral fuels including oil (down -36.9%), salt, sulphur, stone and cement (down -22.4%), rubber (down -18.6%), vegetables (down -15.5%), machinery (down -11.5%) then stone, plaster and cement (down -10%).

Ukraine’s Main Imports from Turkey

In 2020, Turkey’s exports to Ukraine amounted to $2.4 billion or 4.5% of overall Ukrainian imports.

That dollar amount represents a 2.9% gain compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 75.7% of Ukraine’s imports from Turkey.

Machinery: $245.1 million
Fruits, nuts: $228.9 million
Vehicles: $181.1 million
Mineral fuels including oil: $157.2 million
Electronic equipment: $153.3 million
Iron and steel: $125.7 million
Plastics: $109.4 million
Knit or crochet clothing: $107.3 million
Vegetables: $86.7 million
Salt, sulphur, stone, cement: $83.1 million
Iron or steel products: $78.7 million
Clothing (not knit or crochet): $77.4 million
Knitted or crocheted fabric: $76 million
Oil seed: $62.9 million
Pharmaceuticals: $52.4 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Ukrainian imports from Turkey under the mineral fuels including oil product category via a 121.2% gain in revenue, salt, sulphur, stone and cement (up 51.6%), pharmaceuticals (also up 51.6%), vegetables (up 36.6%), machinery (up 30.4%) then fruits and nuts (up 21.9%).

Posting the severest declines among Ukraine’s top 15 imported products were items made from iron or steel (down -50.7%), iron and steel as materials (down -17.1%) and electronic equipment (down -11.1%).

Ukraine’s Main Imports from Italy

In 2020, Italy’s exports to Ukraine amounted to $2.1 billion or 3.9% of overall Ukrainian imports.

That dollar amount represents a 2.8% gain compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 76.8% of Ukraine’s imports from Italy.

Machinery: $504.5 million
Tobacco: $183.4 million
Pharmaceuticals: $176.3 million
Electronic equipment: $113.9 million
Beverages: $108.7 million
Vehicles: $101.2 million
Plastics: $97.9 million
Medical, technical equipment: $75.1 million
Perfumes, cosmetics: $57.5 million
Iron or steel products: $50.3 million
Cereal, milk preparations: $38.5 million
Furniture, lighting, signs: $34.2 million
Tanning, dyeing extracts: $33.8 million
Mineral fuels including oil: $29.9 million
Coffee, tea, spices: $25.6 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Ukrainian imports from Italy under the tobacco product category via a 42.2% gain in revenue, pharmaceuticals (up 39.7%), furniture, lighting and signs (up 25.5%), medical or technical equipment (up 23.7%), cereal or milk preparations (up 22.3%) and beverages (up 21%).

Posting the severest declines among Ukraine’s top 15 imported products were mineral fuels including oil (down -77.8%), items made from iron or steel (down -23.3%) and electronic equipment (down -10.2%).

Ukraine’s Main Imports from France

In 2020, France’s exports to Ukraine amounted to $1.5 billion or 2.7% of overall Ukrainian imports.

That dollar amount represents a -10.8% drop compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 82.2% of Ukraine’s imports from France.

Other chemical goods: $243.4 million
Pharmaceuticals: $197.6 million
Vehicles: $186.9 million
Perfumes, cosmetics: $121.6 million
Machinery: $99.4 million
Electronic equipment: $57.3 million
Oil seed: $43.4 million
Beverages: $39.4 million
Cereals: $36.5 million
Medical, technical equipment: $34.7 million
Plastics: $33.6 million
Food waste, animal fodder: $32.4 million
Soaps, lubricants, candles: $31.7 million
Aircraft, spacecraft: $29.9 million
Dairy, eggs, honey: $23.6 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Ukrainian imports from France under the soaps, lubricants and candles product category via a 65.2% gain in revenue, cereals (up 39.9%), dairy, eggs and honey (up 39.1%), food waste or animal fodder (up 27.1%), beverages (up 24.2%) then pharmaceuticals (up 8.7%).

Posting the severest declines among Ukraine’s top 15 imported products were vehicles (down -24%), electronic equipment (down -22.1%), machinery (down -19.8%), plastics as a material (down -19.1%), perfumes and cosmetics (down -12.1%) then miscellaneous chemical goods (down -9.9%).

Ukraine’s Main Imports from Hungary

In 2020, Hungary’s exports to Ukraine amounted to $1.2 billion or 2.2% of overall Ukrainian imports.

That dollar amount represents a -4.7% drop compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 86.2% of Ukraine’s imports from Hungary.

Electronic equipment: $299.9 million
Vehicles: $152 million
Mineral fuels including oil: $101.2 million
Plastics: $98.3 million
Pharmaceuticals: $73.7 million
Machinery: $62.3 million
Rubber: $54.8 million
Other manufactured products: $31.6 million
Cereals: $27.7 million
Other chemical goods: $24.4 million
Food waste, animal fodder: $23.7 million
Soaps, lubricants, candles: $22.5 million
Live animals: $20 million
Paper: $18.2 million
Other food preparations: $17.3 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Ukrainian imports from Hungary under the miscellaneous manufactured items product category via a 87.5% gain in revenue, soaps, lubricants and candles (up 61.6%), miscellaneous food preparations (up 36.5%), food waste or animal fodder (up 18.4%) then pharmaceuticals (up 8.2%).

Posting the severest declines among Ukraine’s top 15 imported products were mineral fuels including oil (down -31.4%), machinery (down -24.8%), cereals (down -24.1%), plastics as a materials (down -12.0%) and rubber (down -8.7%).

References

Independent insights and analysis presented in this article are based on researched facts and statistics sourced from the following educational sources.

International Trade Centre, Trade Map.

Richest Country Reports, Top line.

Wikipedia, Ukraine, Borders of Ukraine.

World’s Top Exports, Import News.

Ukraine’s Main Imports by Top Supplier Countries