Imports of passenger cars into Ukraine down 14.6% half year - Customs Service

The volume of imports of passenger cars into Ukraine, including cargo-passenger vans and racing cars (UKT FEA code 8703), in monetary terms in January-June 2026 amounted to USD 2.18 billion, which is 14.6% less than the figure for the first half of 2025 (USD 2.554 billion).

According to statistics published by the State Customs Service of Ukraine, in particular, in June, imports of passenger cars decreased by 6.8% compared to June of last year, but increased by 16.9% compared to May 2026 to USD 468.12 million.

The top three largest suppliers of passenger cars to Ukraine in January-June were the USA, Germany and Japan, while in the previous year these were the same countries, but Germany was the largest exporter, followed by the USA and Japan.

In particular, car deliveries from the USA decreased slightly to USD 417.9 million, from Germany decreased by 26.7% to USD 347.6 million, while from Japan they increased by 3.4% to USD 302.5 million.

From other countries, all imports of passenger cars during this period amounted to USD 1.11 billion, which is 18.7% less than last year.

At the same time, in six months, Ukraine exported such vehicles for only USD 1.38 million, while last year, deliveries to the UAE, Poland and the Czech Republic totaled USD 3.49 million.

In the total import of goods to Ukraine in the first half of the year, the share of passenger cars was 4.43%, while last year for this period it was 6.67%, in total exports, 0.01% and 0.02%, respectively.

As reported, in 2025, passenger cars were imported to Ukraine for almost USD 6.15 billion, which is 40.2% more than in 2024. The three largest exporters were the USA, Germany and China. Cars worth USD 10.1 million were exported (2.7 times less).

The significant increase in imports of passenger cars into Ukraine in the last months of 2025 was due to information about the cancellation of VAT benefits for the import of electric cars from January 1, 2026, while their imports have significantly decreased since the beginning of this year. Instead, a slow but gradual recovery of the passenger car market, including electric cars, began in March.