Exports of flat steel from Ukraine rose to 575,000 tons in January–April

In January–April 2026, Ukrainian steel companies increased their exports of flat-rolled steel by 3.7% compared to the same period in 2025, reaching 574,800 metric tons. This is according to calculations by the GMK Center based on data from the State Customs Service.

Over 81% of exports consisted of hot-rolled flat products (HS Code 7208)—467,400 tons, up 1.3% year-on-year. The main consumers of the products during the period were Poland – 174,300 tons, Bulgaria – 100,670 tons, and Italy – 46,190 tons.

Another 14.7% of shipments, or 84,400 tons (+17.9% year-on-year), consisted of cold-rolled flat products (HS Code 7209). The main consumer of the product is Poland—43.23 thousand tons. 13.12 thousand tons were exported to Bulgaria and 2.53 thousand tons to Italy.

During this period, 22.1 thousand tons of coated flat rolled products (HS Code 7210) were exported, an increase of 8.7% year-on-year. Poland received 43.23 thousand tons of these products, while Romania received 2.48 thousand tons.

In April, Ukrainian steelmakers exported 148,770 tons of flat-rolled products, up 31.6% year-on-year and 41.8% month-on-month. Shipments of hot-rolled flat products totaled 118,790 tons (+14.5% year-on-year; +43.6% month-on-month), cold-rolled flat products – 21,900 tons (+142.3% y/y; +42.8% m/m), and coated flat products – 7.69 thousand tons (+169.6% y/y; +15.4% m/m).

Revenue from flat steel exports for January–April rose by 13.4% y/y – to $342.89 million, and in April by 25% y/y and 49.1% m/m – to $94.15 million.

As reported by GMK Center, in 2025 Ukraine increased its exports of flat-rolled steel by 11.2% compared to 2024, reaching 1.82 million tons. Over 82% of exports consisted of hot-rolled flat steel (HS Code 7208)—1.51 million tons, up 10.5% year-on-year. Revenue from flat steel exports for the year rose by 3.9% year-on-year, to $1.05 billion.