Ukraine reduced imports of flat steel by 11.7% y/y in January–April

Between January and April 2026, 313,940 metric tons of flat-rolled steel were shipped to the Ukrainian market, a decrease of 11.7% compared to the same period in 2025. This is according to calculations by the GMK Center based on data from the State Customs Service.

Over 50% of imports consisted of coated flat-rolled products (HS Code 7210) – 164,220 metric tons, which is 10% more year-on-year. The main suppliers of products during the specified period were Turkey – 83,340 tons, South Korea – 13,700 tons, and Slovakia – 13,580 tons.

Another 27.7% of imports, or 87,060 tons (-35.1% year-on-year), consisted of hot-rolled flat steel (HS Code 7208). The main source of these imports was Turkey – 71,030 tons. Another 9,690 tons were imported from China and 1,860 tons from the Czech Republic.

During the period, 28,550 tons of cold-rolled flat products (HS Code 7209) were also imported, a 24.1% decrease year-on-year. Turkey supplied 26,620 tons of products, and Slovakia supplied 1,460 tons.

In April, Ukrainian consumers imported 80,090 tons of flat-rolled products, down 3.7% year-on-year and 21.2% month-on-month. Imports of coated flat steel amounted to 45,370 tons (+8.4% year-on-year; -6.9% month-on-month), hot-rolled flat steel – 21,340 tons (-39.2% year-on-year; -31.9% m/m), and cold-rolled flat products – 5.46 thousand tons (-38% y/y; -51.8% m/m).

Expenditures on flat steel imports for January–April decreased by 12.9% y/y, to $323.04 million, and in April—decreased by 6% y/y and 13.6% m/m, to $84.91 million.

As a reminder, 1.09 million tons of flat-rolled steel were shipped to the Ukrainian market in 2025, an increase of 10.7% compared to 2024. Approximately 50% of imports consisted of coated flat products—532,800 tons, up 13.7% year-on-year. Another 31.6% of shipments, or 344,280 tons (+0.9% year-on-year), consisted of hot-rolled flat products.

Expenditures on flat steel imports for the year increased by 4.9% year-on-year, to $1.13 billion.