Scrap exports from Ukraine amounted to 9.3 thousand tons in January
It should be noted that in 2025, scrap exports from Ukraine increased by 53% compared to 2024, reaching 448,680 tons.
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): In January 2026, Ukrainian scrap metal exporters exported 9.31 thousand tons of ferrous scrap, despite the introduction of temporary export restrictions from January 1, 2026. This is 40.7% less year-on-year and 86.4% less month-on-month (in December 2025, exports reached a record high since 2021 of 68.52 thousand tons). This is evidenced by GMK Center calculations based on data from the State Customs Service.
The main export destination for the month is Bulgaria – 6.11 thousand tons, which is 22.7% less than in January 2025, while in January last year, no deliveries were made. Another 3.17 thousand tons were sent to Greece (-82.8% month-on-month; 0 thousand tons in January 2025). There were no exports to Poland, while exports to Germany amounted to 0.02 thousand tons.
Revenue from scrap exports last month fell by 38% y/y and 85.7% m/m – to $2.73 million.
As previously noted by Ukrmetallurgprom, raw material supplies to EU countries have de facto become a scheme whereby scrap exporters avoid paying export duties of €180/t to the Ukrainian state, as Ukrainian raw materials are re-exported through EU countries to Turkey and India.
At the end of 2025, the Ukrainian government decided to temporarily restrict scrap metal exports until the end of 2026. According to Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, scrap metal is a critically important raw material for the Ukrainian steel and foundry industries.
It should be noted that in 2025, scrap exports from Ukraine increased by 53% compared to 2024, reaching 448,680 tons. In 2024, shipments increased by 60% year-on-year, to 293.2 thousand tons, and in 2023, they exceeded 182.5 thousand tons, which is 3.4 times more year-on-year.
The main export destination last year was Poland – 343.6 thousand tons, which is 76.6% of the total export volume and 38.2% more y/y. Another 48.44 thousand tons of scrap metal were sent to Greece (+41.7% y/y), 16.63 thousand tons to Bulgaria (+419% y/y), and 5.29 thousand tons to Germany (-18.9% y/y).
Courtesy: www.mynewsdesk.com