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In 2025 the United States exported $2.4 billion of goods to Ukraine and imported $1.4 billion from there. Ukraine ranked 67th among US export markets and 79th among sources of US imports.

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11 ports in Ukraine recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$2.4BUp 40.1% on 2024 ($1.7 billion)
US imports, 2025
$1.4BUp 22.6% on 2024 ($1.2 billion)
Goods balance
$934.8MUS surplus
Export market rank
67thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
79thAmong sources of US imports

Top goods each way

The five largest Harmonized System chapters by value in 2025, with each chapter's share of the total.

US exports to Ukraine

Vehicles and parts (chapter 87) led US exports to Ukraine at $555.5 million, 23% of the total. The top three chapters made up 52%.

  1. 87Vehicles and parts$555.5 million23.3%
  2. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$387.0 million16.3%
  3. 93Arms and ammunition$286.4 million12.0%
  4. 27Mineral fuels and oils$243.4 million10.2%
  5. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$180.9 million7.6%

US imports from Ukraine

Iron and steel (chapter 72) led US imports from Ukraine at $608.5 million, 42% of the total. The top three chapters made up 60%.

  1. 72Iron and steel$608.5 million42.1%
  2. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$132.5 million9.2%
  3. 73Articles of iron or steel$119.8 million8.3%
  4. 15Fats and oils$74.3 million5.1%
  5. 12Oil seeds, grains and fodder$57.9 million4.0%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with Ukraine, according to the US Trade Representative. Check the duty rate for your goods before you ship.

The International Trade Administration covers the import rules and documents Ukraine requires in its Country Commercial Guide.

Through Norfolk-Newport News

The Census Bureau records trade by the US port it passes through. These are its 2025 figures for Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia, for trade with Ukraine.

Exports through the port, 2025
$115.6M4.9% of the US total with Ukraine
Leading export goods
Arms and ammunitionHS chapter 93, $42.4 million
Imports through the port, 2025
$46.4M3.2% of the US total with Ukraine
Leading import goods
Electrical machinery and equipmentHS chapter 85, $13.6 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Ukraine

6 ports in Ukraine have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Illichivsk records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 9.4 m.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Ukraine: Dnipro-Buzkyy, Port Oktyabrsk, Reni, Ust-Dunaisk and Yuzhnyy.

Sources

  • US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
  • Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
  • Trade agreements: Office of the US Trade Representative, free trade agreements, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Import requirements: International Trade Administration, Country Commercial Guides, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.