During the January-April period, Ukraine’s mining sector experienced a 30.3% year-on-year decline in iron ore exports, with total shipments falling to 7.77 million tons. Data from the State Customs Service reveals that outbound volumes generated US$612.9 million in revenue, down by 31.4% compared to the same period a year ago.

Major buyers substantially scaled back their intake. Shipments to China, the top consumer, fell by 38% year on year to 3.72 million tons. Deliveries to Slovakia dropped by 17.8% to 1.29 million tons, and Poland received about 980,900 tons, a 36.3% reduction.

April alone accounted for 2.16 million tons of exports, a contraction of 5.9% from March and 18.5% relative to April 2025. Monthly revenue reached US$175.57 million, a month-on-month drop of 1% and a year-on-year decrease of 14%.