In the first two months of 2025, drones worth a total of $232.3 million and components for them worth $43.4 million were imported into Ukraine. This is evidenced by data from the State Customs Service, Ukrinform reports.
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According to the information provided, 297.1 tons of unmanned aerial vehicles were imported to Ukraine in January-February 2025 for a total of $232.36 million.
In addition, during the specified period, goods under code 8807 “Parts of aircraft of commodity positions 8801, 8802 or 8806” worth $43.42 million were imported.
Last year, according to the State Customs Service, drones worth $1.17 billion were imported into Ukraine, and components for them worth $134.8 million.
In 2023, imports of drones and components amounted to $440.7 million and $16.86 million, respectively.
Customs officers also reported on the volume of imported military and dual-use goods. Thus, in the first two months of this year, they were imported for $817.5 million, in 2024 – for $7.03 billion, in 2023 – for $5.71 billion.
As noted by the State Customs Service, information on import volumes was formed based on data from electronic copies of customs declarations, customs clearance for which has been completed and which are included in statistical imports.
Let us recall
In February 2023, the government simplified the import of military and dual-use goods into Ukraine.
UAVs, their components, and other items have been added to the list of military and dual-use goods that can be imported by individuals and legal entities without permission from the State Export Control Service.
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