Ukraine’s trade turnover reached $70.3 billion in H12026

Ukraine’s trade turnover for the period January–June 2026 reached $70.3 billion, according to data from the State Customs Service.

Over the six-month period, goods worth $49.3 billion were imported into the country, whilst exports totalled $21 billion.

The countries from which the most goods were imported into Ukraine were: China — $13.9 billion, Poland — $4.7 billion, and Germany — $3.2 billion. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s largest export destinations were Poland — $2.4 billion, Turkey — $1.8 billion, and Italy — $1.3 billion.

Of the total volume of goods imported in January–June 2026, 72 per cent fell into the following categories:

  • machinery, equipment and transport — $21.3 billion,
  • fuel and energy products — $7.4 billion,
  • chemical industry products — $6.9 billion.

The top three goods exported from Ukraine were:

  • foodstuffs — $12.5 billion,
  • metals and metal products — $2.2 billion,
  • machinery, equipment and transport — $1.8 billion.

In the first half of the year, 802.3 million hryvnias were paid into the budget following customs clearance of exports subject to export duties.

It should be noted that, in 2025, Ukraine’s trade turnover stood at $125.1 billion. Last year, the country imported goods worth $84.8 billion and exported goods worth $40.3 billion. Taxed imports amounted to $64.3 billion (76 per cent of the total volume of imported goods).

As reported by GMK Center, the State Statistics Service has revised downwards its estimate of the fall in Ukraine’s real GDP in the first quarter compared with the same period last year, from 0.5% to 0.6%. Compared with the previous quarter, taking seasonal factors into account, real GDP fell by 0.7%.

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