In the first half of 2025, Ukraine significantly reduced its salt imports. Since the beginning of the year, 211,692 tons of salt were imported — a 45.88% decrease compared to the same period in the previous year.
According to statistics, Ukraine’s expenditures on salt purchases from foreign markets fell by 48.46% in H1 2025 — to $26.919 million, down from $52.225 million during the same period in 2024.
The main suppliers were:
Egypt, accounting for 46.09% of total imports (worth $12.407 million),
Turkey — 17.57% ($4.730 million),
Romania — 13.41% ($3.611 million).
Back in 2021, Ukraine exported 710.04 thousand tons of salt worth $28.32 million. In 2022, salt exports plummeted fivefold in volume — to 142.038 thousand tons, with revenues dropping to $3.82 million.
Top buyers of Ukrainian salt in 2021 included:
Poland (39.1%),
Hungary (27.4%),
Romania (7.3%).
In 2021, Ukraine also imported 142.81 thousand tons of salt worth $12.92 million.
However, in April 2022, following the occupation of Ukraine’s largest salt producer — Artemsil — the country virtually ceased salt exports and became a net importer.
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