Having taken the office, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk launched a campaign to persuade the European Union into scrapping the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATM) that liberalize trade with Ukraine, Ukrainian media said, citing his statement with the reference to RMF24. Tusk said the Polish government wants to help Ukraine but this should not be done … Read more
The European Union is preparing to raise tariffs on certain goods from Ukraine, the Financial Times said on Wednesday, citing its sources. “The EU is preparing to apply much higher tariffs on Ukrainian imports within weeks,” the Financial Times said. As the Ukraine crisis began, the EU allowed duty-free imports of the majority of Ukrainian … Read more
Instead of extending the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATM) for Ukraine, which expire on June 5, the European Commission will update the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) with the country to offer long-term predictability and stability to operators in both the EU and Ukraine, Ukrainian media quoted European Commission Spokesperson Olof Gill as saying … Read more
In April, Ukraine exported 2 million 269 thousand tons of grain and leguminous crops, which is 3 million 391 thousand tons or 2.4 times less than in April 2024. This is reported on the website of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. Wheat exports in April 2025 amounted to 750 thousand tons, … Read more
The cost of one tonne of exported Ukrainian agricultural products has grown 1.4 tonnes from $315 in 2024 to $443 in April 2025, Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Vitaly Koval said. “That was achieved by increasing exports of value-added products, in particular, bioethanol,” Ukrainian media quoted Koval’s post on a social network. Average prices … Read more
Ukraine’s foreign trade deficit in goods increased 76.6% to $5.014 billion in January-February 2025 from $2.839 billion in the respective period of 2024, Ukrainian media said, citing the State Statistics Service. Exports of goods from Ukraine dropped 13% year-on-year to $6.288 billion in January-February 2025, while imports rose 12.3% to $11.303 billion, the State Statistics … Read more
As the Ukrainian State Customs Service reported on Tuesday, the country’s exports of titanium-containing ores and concentrate reduced in physical terms by 88.1% year-on-year in January-March 2025 (to 277 tonnes) and by 87.1% in value (to $496,000).
Uzbekistan (35.61%), Turkey (35.01%) and Egypt (29.38%) were the main exporters.
China exported to Ukraine 22 tonnes of titanium-containing ore worth $37,000 in the first quarter of 2025.
According to reports, the slash of Ukraine exports of titanium-containing ores in physical terms attained 37.5% year-on-year in 2024 (7,284 tonnes). The decline of exports of titanium-containing ores and concentrate in value was 40% ($11.654 million). Turkey (62.82%), Egypt (7.38%) and Poland (6.93%) were the main importers.
Ukraine’s import of titanium-containing ore attained 314 tonnes and was worth $492,000. In 2024, 87.78% of it came from China, 6.11% from Vietnam and 6.11% from Senegal.
Meanwhile, experts noted the difference between the supplies of titanium-containing ores from companies and the statistics by the State Customs Service. Nevertheless, the State Customs Service referred to restrictions imposed on the volume of export-import operations and didn’t provide the complete statistics on exports of titanium raw materials.
The State Customs Service said that the statistical exports from Ukraine included these supplies, but the statistics of foreign trade published by the State Customs Service did not reflect them. As the regulations say, when protecting data for confidentiality purposes, they report in full any information that they deem confidential at the next, higher level of aggregation of data on the goods.
In accordance with the corresponding order, the list of data containing sensitive information in the State Customs Service includes the information on customs clearance and movement of goods subject to export control across the Ukrainian customs border.
Mainly the United Mining and Chemical Company PJSC now mines the titanium-containing ores in Ukraine. It manages the Volnogorsk Mining and Metals Plant (VGMK), located in the Dnepropetrovsk region, and the Irshansk Mining and Processing Plant (IGOK), based in the Zhitomir region. Other important mining companies are the Mezhirichinsky GOK LLC and the Valki-Ilmenit LLC, both located in Irshansk, Zhitomir region. Also, a mining and processing plant was built by the Dnepr-based Velta production and commercial firm at the Birzulovskoye deposit with an annual capacity of 240,000 tonnes of ilmenite concentrate.
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Ukraine reduced exports of titanium-containing ores and concentrate in physical terms by 88.1% year-on-year in January-March 2025 to 277 tonnes, Ukrainian media reported, citing the statistics published by the Ukrainian State Customs Service on Tuesday. Exports of titanium-containing ores and concentrate fell 87.1% to $496,000 in value, it said. The main exports went to Uzbekistan, … Read more
Members of the European Business Association (EBA) in Ukraine have complained that woodworking industry products have been practically blocked at the Polish customs since March 15, Ukrainian media reported with reference to the EBA’s statement available on its website. “According to preliminary information, the Polish side is stopping shipments to verify the origin of raw … Read more
Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) suspended a 30% discount on the transportation of agricultural products for export from March 20, Ukrainian media cited the company’s press service as saying. The 30% discount was provided under the government’s resolution. Agricultural shipments will not be entitled to the discount and will be handled on equal terms starting midnight March … Read more