Significant Growth in Ukraine’s Customs Revenues for September 2025
In September 2025, the State Customs Service of Ukraine published data indicating a substantial increase in the country’s customs revenue contributions to the national budget.
During this month, Ukraine collected a total of 66.7 billion hryvnias in customs payments, representing an increase of 14.35 billion hryvnias, or 27.4% compared to the same period last year.
This growth was driven largely by a significant rise in the import of several key commodities and raw materials.
Leading the contribution to additional revenue were oil products, with import volumes increasing from 632,000 tons in September 2024 to 841,100 tons in September 2025, resulting in more than 5.8 billion hryvnias in extra revenue.
The import of passenger cars also saw a notable increase—from 36,500 tons to 64,000 tons—adding approximately 1.79 billion hryvnias.
Importation of oil and gas surged as well, with natural gas imports rising from 52,200 tons to 108,900 tons, bringing an additional 0.73 billion hryvnias into the budget.
Similarly, the import of electric generators and converters doubled from 5,500 tons to 11,200 tons, generating about 0.53 billion hryvnias extra.
Tobacco-containing products saw increased imports from 700 to 900 tons, which contributed an additional 0.51 billion hryvnias in revenues.
The import of hard coal and anthracite also surged—up from 149,900 tons to 416,500 tons—yielding an extra 0.43 billion hryvnias.
Mineral and nitrogen fertilizers increased from 208,600 to 252,900 tons, adding approximately 0.33 billion hryvnias.
Conversely, some sectors experienced declines in customs revenues due to decreased imports: electricity, coke and semi-coke, retort coal, fluid pumps, and certain chemicals saw a drop in duty collection.
Overall, September 2025 demonstrated a positive trajectory in the country’s customs receipts, primarily driven by the increased import volumes of critical goods and raw materials, reflecting heightened trade activity in Ukraine.