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Ukraine slightly increases exports of insulated wires, cables in six months

Ukraine slightly increases exports of insulated wires, cables in six months

The volume of exports from Ukraine of insulated wires and cables, including fiber-optic cables, in January-June 2026 increased by 2% in monetary terms compared with the same period in 2025, to $741.2 million.

According to statistics from the State Customs Service, the largest importer of Ukrainian products, as last year, was Germany, supplies to which fell by 3% to $245.3 million, while its share in the total export volume of these products decreased by 1.7 percentage points to 33%.

The top three importers, as in the first half of last year, also included Hungary with $124.8 million compared with $118.1 million last year, and Poland with $121.8 million compared with $111.3 million.

According to the statistics, in June exports of these products fell by 3% compared with June 2025, but increased by 3.3% compared with May this year, to $128.3 million.

At the same time, according to the State Customs Service, imports of wires and cables to Ukraine in the first half of the year increased by 24.5%, to $354.2 million.

The largest suppliers of wires and cables to Ukraine were China with $101.6 million, Hungary with $87.8 million and Poland with $47.3 million, while last year imports from Hungary stood at $78.9 million, from China at $55.6 million and from Poland at $41.1 million.

As reported, according to the State Customs Service, in 2025 Ukraine increased exports of insulated wires and cables by 10.6% compared with 2024, to $1.41 billion, while imports rose by 24.3%, to $590.7 million.

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