Ukraine increased imports of long products by 81.1% y/y in January-April

In January-April 2025, the Ukrainian long products market showed a significant increase in imports, up 81.1% year-on-year – to 70.78 thousand tons. This is evidenced by GMK Center’s calculations based on the State Customs Service data.

Angles, shaped and special profiles (HS 7216) accounted for the bulk of supplies, amounting to 31.11 thousand tons, up 57.8% y/y. Turkey supplied 24.77 thousand tons of these products to the Ukrainian market, Poland – 3.98 thousand tons, Germany – 0.63 thousand tons.

Also, 14.25 thousand tons of other rods and bars of carbon steel, without further processing, twisted (HS 7214) were imported, up 91.3% y/y. Turkey imported 10.9 thousand tons of such products, Bulgaria – 2.41 thousand tons, China – 0.33 thousand tons.

Hot-rolled rods and bars made of carbon steel accounted for a small share of supplies, amounting to 11.51 thousand tons (0.59 thousand tons a year earlier). China supplied 11.45 thousand tons to Ukraine.

Thus, Turkey is the main supplier of long products to the Ukrainian market. Turkish deliveries of the relevant products to the Ukrainian market in 2024 are estimated at 108.87 thousand tons, which is more than 63% of total imports. In 2023, the trend was similar – 98.03 thousand tons, which corresponds to 63.9% of long products imports to Ukraine.4

In April 2024, 21.09 thousand tons of long products were supplied to the Ukrainian market, up 58.5% compared to April 2024 and down 15.9% compared to the previous month. The consumption of key imported items during the month is as follows:

• angles, shaped and special profiles (HS – 7216) – 4.23 thousand tons (-39.6% y/y; -69.8% m/m);
• other rods and bars of carbon steel, untreated, twisted (HS – 7214) – 5.94 thousand tons (+113.3% y/y; -10.8% m/m);
• other rods and bars of other alloyed steels (HS – 7228) – 6.41 thousand tons (+11.1 times y/y; +27.7 times m/m).

The cost of importing long products increased by 68.3% y/y over 4 months – to $74.85 million. In April, the figure increased by 67.5% y/y and decreased by 9.9% m/m – to $23.71 million.

As GMK Center reported earlier, in 2024, Ukraine increased imports of long products by 12.1% compared to 2023, up to 171.9 thousand tons.

Angles, shapes and special profiles (HS – 7216) accounted for the bulk of supplies, amounting to 76.69 thousand tons, up 47.9% y/y. Turkey supplied 57.88 thousand tons of the relevant products to the Ukrainian market (+25.8% y/y), Poland – 11.98 thousand tons (+9%), Germany – 2.38 thousand tons (+80.1%).

Also, 43.84 thousand tons of other rods and bars of carbon steel, without further processing, twisted (HS – 7214) were imported, which is 29.7% less than in 2023. Turkey imported 35.99 thousand tons of such products (-20.7% y/y).