Ukraine’s Main Imports by Top Supplier Countries

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.

  1. Electronic equipment: $2.2 billion
  2. Machinery: $1.5 billion
  3. Vehicles: $343.8 million
  4. Medical, technical equipment: $308.5 million
  5. Plastics: $274.6 million
  6. Toys, games: $262.4 million
  7. Organic chemicals: $243.9 million
  8. Footwear: $236.8 million
  9. Other chemical goods: $223.2 million
  10. Furniture, lighting, signs: $213.9 million
  11. Iron and steel: $189.8 million
  12. Iron or steel products: $189.3 million
  13. Rubber: $186.9 million
  14. Other textiles, worn clothing: $136.2 million
  15. 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.

  1. Machinery: $972.1 million
  2. Vehicles: $836.9 million
  3. Electronic equipment: $499.5 million
  4. Pharmaceuticals: $453 million
  5. Plastics: $322.2 million
  6. Mineral fuels including oil: $243.3 million
  7. Other chemical goods: $222.6 million
  8. Medical, technical equipment: $172.5 million
  9. Paper: $140.5 million
  10. Perfumes, cosmetics: $97.5 million
  11. Other food preparations: $94.4 million
  12. Rubber: $76.1 million
  13. Iron or steel products: $75.1 million
  14. Soaps, lubricants, candles: $56.5 million
  15. 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.

  1. Mineral fuels including oil: $2.6 billion
  2. Machinery: $343.8 million
  3. Plastics: $217.3 million
  4. Iron and steel: $182.8 million
  5. Paper: $96 million
  6. Rubber: $93.7 million
  7. Aluminum: $89.1 million
  8. Inorganic chemicals: $87.9 million
  9. Glass: $69.4 million
  10. Electronic equipment: $62.7 million
  11. Organic chemicals: $58.7 million
  12. Vehicles: $53.7 million
  13. Other chemical goods: $53.4 million
  14. Nickel: $51.3 million
  15. 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.

  1. Vehicles: $375.5 million
  2. Machinery: $358.7 million
  3. Plastics: $348.9 million
  4. Electronic equipment: $317.5 million
  5. Mineral fuels including oil: $132.7 million
  6. Dairy, eggs, honey: $132.6 million
  7. Iron or steel products: $122.5 million
  8. Perfumes, cosmetics: $114.3 million
  9. Iron and steel: $104.3 million
  10. Paper: $104.2 million
  11. Fertilizers: $101.7 million
  12. Soaps, lubricants, candles: $100.5 million
  13. Other manufactured products: $94.8 million
  14. Food waste, animal fodder: $93.6 million
  15. 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.

  1. Vehicles: $809.6 million
  2. Mineral fuels including oil: $595.6 million
  3. Machinery: $249.4 million
  4. Electronic equipment: $200.8 million
  5. Books, newspapers, pictures: $151 million
  6. Medical, technical equipment: $139.5 million
  7. Pharmaceuticals: $105.9 million
  8. Oil seed: $103.4 million
  9. Plastics: $76 million
  10. Fish: $70 million
  11. Other chemical goods: $57.6 million
  12. Perfumes, cosmetics: $32.8 million
  13. Man-made staple fibers: $30.1 million
  14. Rubber: $27.9 million
  15. 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.

  1. Mineral fuels including oil: $1.5 billion
  2. Fertilizers: $290.1 million
  3. Vehicles: $211.7 million
  4. Plastics: $104.1 million
  5. Wood: $94.7 million
  6. Machinery: $67.5 million
  7. Iron and steel: $57.9 million
  8. Glass: $44.8 million
  9. Other chemical goods: $44.8 million
  10. Iron or steel products: $37 million
  11. Rubber: $36.2 million
  12. Stone, plaster, cement: $33.4 million
  13. Vegetables: $32.4 million
  14. Electronic equipment: $29.8 million
  15. 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.

  1. Machinery: $245.1 million
  2. Fruits, nuts: $228.9 million
  3. Vehicles: $181.1 million
  4. Mineral fuels including oil: $157.2 million
  5. Electronic equipment: $153.3 million
  6. Iron and steel: $125.7 million
  7. Plastics: $109.4 million
  8. Knit or crochet clothing: $107.3 million
  9. Vegetables: $86.7 million
  10. Salt, sulphur, stone, cement: $83.1 million
  11. Iron or steel products: $78.7 million
  12. Clothing (not knit or crochet): $77.4 million
  13. Knitted or crocheted fabric: $76 million
  14. Oil seed: $62.9 million
  15. 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.

  1. Machinery: $504.5 million
  2. Tobacco: $183.4 million
  3. Pharmaceuticals: $176.3 million
  4. Electronic equipment: $113.9 million
  5. Beverages: $108.7 million
  6. Vehicles: $101.2 million
  7. Plastics: $97.9 million
  8. Medical, technical equipment: $75.1 million
  9. Perfumes, cosmetics: $57.5 million
  10. Iron or steel products: $50.3 million
  11. Cereal, milk preparations: $38.5 million
  12. Furniture, lighting, signs: $34.2 million
  13. Tanning, dyeing extracts: $33.8 million
  14. Mineral fuels including oil: $29.9 million
  15. 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.

  1. Other chemical goods: $243.4 million
  2. Pharmaceuticals: $197.6 million
  3. Vehicles: $186.9 million
  4. Perfumes, cosmetics: $121.6 million
  5. Machinery: $99.4 million
  6. Electronic equipment: $57.3 million
  7. Oil seed: $43.4 million
  8. Beverages: $39.4 million
  9. Cereals: $36.5 million
  10. Medical, technical equipment: $34.7 million
  11. Plastics: $33.6 million
  12. Food waste, animal fodder: $32.4 million
  13. Soaps, lubricants, candles: $31.7 million
  14. Aircraft, spacecraft: $29.9 million
  15. 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.

  1. Electronic equipment: $299.9 million
  2. Vehicles: $152 million
  3. Mineral fuels including oil: $101.2 million
  4. Plastics: $98.3 million
  5. Pharmaceuticals: $73.7 million
  6. Machinery: $62.3 million
  7. Rubber: $54.8 million
  8. Other manufactured products: $31.6 million
  9. Cereals: $27.7 million
  10. Other chemical goods: $24.4 million
  11. Food waste, animal fodder: $23.7 million
  12. Soaps, lubricants, candles: $22.5 million
  13. Live animals: $20 million
  14. Paper: $18.2 million
  15. 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%).

See also

More great research: World’s Top 100 Imported Consumer Products, China’s Top 100 Imported Consumer Products, Russia’s Top 100 Imported Consumer Products

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.

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