Ukraine in January-April this year reduced exports of semi-finished carbon steel products in physical terms by 24.6% year-on-year to 440,036,000 tonnes.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS) on Tuesday, in monetary terms, exports of semi-finished carbon steel products fell 25.3 per cent to $215.286 million.
The main exports were mainly to Bulgaria (40.65 per cent of shipments in monetary terms), Turkey (18.46 per cent) and Poland (13.59 per cent).
During the period, Ukraine imported 3.303 thousand tonnes of semi-finished products worth $2.687 million, mainly from the Czech Republic (72.47%), Italy (26.26%) and Romania (0.93%).
As reported, Ukraine in 2024 increased exports of semi-finished carbon steel products in physical terms by 56.7% compared to 2023 – to 1 million 886.090 thousand tonnes, revenue in monetary terms increased by 52.4% – to $927.554 million. The main exports were to Bulgaria (32.06% of shipments in monetary terms), Egypt (18.50%) and Turkey (11.14%).
In 2024 Ukraine imported 306 tonnes of semi-finished products worth $278 thousand from the Czech Republic (88.13%), Romania (7.19%) and Poland (2.88%), while in 2023 it imported 96 tonnes worth $172 thousand.