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The value of electric vehicles imported to Ukraine in the first 10 months of the year exceeded $1 billion. Most of them are from China

Published by Vadym Karpus

In the first 10 months of 2024 – from January to October – Ukraine imported 50,225 electric cars. This is based on data from the State Statistics Service. The total customs value of these cars was nearly $1.1 billion.

Out of the total number, 13,684 electric cars were new – that’s 27.2%. Importers spent $368 million on purchasing new electric cars, which is about 33% of the total value of imported cars in this category. Most of the new electric cars were brought in from China.

Top 5 countries supplying new electric cars

  • China – 12,024 units
  • Japan – 526 units
  • Germany – 362 units
  • United Kingdom – 269 units
  • Belgium – 216 units

Meanwhile, over the 10 months, 36,541 used electric cars were imported into Ukraine – that’s 72.8% of the total amount. The customs value of the used electric cars was $730 million or about 67% of the total amount. The USA led the pack in supplying used electric cars to Ukraine.

Top 5 countries supplying used electric cars

  • USA – 13,808 units
  • Germany – 5,847 units
  • South Korea – 4,815 units
  • United Kingdom – 3,497 units
  • China – 2,288 units

In summary, China was the top country supplying electric cars to Ukraine, delivering a total of 14,312 units or 28.5% of the total number.

Source: Ukrautoprom