In 2025, customs payments increased significantly due to the introduction of digital services

Despite the difficult conditions of a full-scale war, Ukrainian customs in 2025 demonstrated resilience and continued active reform. At the end of the year, the state budget received UAH 716.1 billion in customs payments, which is 21% more than the previous year. December was especially productive, when revenues reached a record UAH 75 billion — the highest monthly figure since the beginning of the Great War.

Ukraine’s total trade turnover in 2025 amounted to USD 125.1 billion. Imports amounted to $84.8 billion, exports – $40.3 billion. The European Union retained the status of the country’s key trading partner, providing 47% of imports and 58% of exports.

Last year, record figures were also recorded in the field of common transit. Ukraine uses the NCTS regime in cooperation with 38 countries, and in the fourth quarter of 2025, 46.6 thousand transit declarations were issued – 10.1 thousand more than in the previous quarter.

In total, 142 thousand such declarations were issued during the year. At the same time, the financial capacity of the guarantee system increased: 87 general guarantees worth 300 million euros and 22.7 thousand individual guarantees totaling 1 billion euros were in force.

Digitalization remained an important area of ​​work. In the second half of the year, a number of electronic solutions were implemented, including a system for electronic data exchange on ship calls at seaports, new modules for processing requests and decisions, as well as QR codes for quick payment of customs payments in the “Single Window” system. In addition, the chatbot of this platform received artificial intelligence and voice communication functions.

In 2025, customs authorities issued about 1.5 million EUR.1 certificates, which allowed Ukrainian manufacturers to export products to the markets of the EU, Great Britain, Israel and other countries without paying import duties. Honey, poultry meat, vegetable oil and sugar were in the greatest demand on foreign markets, and Poland, Germany and Romania remained key trading partners.

The customs paid special attention to security. During the year, dog units detected 26.2% more smuggling attempts than last year. Ukraine also began to apply sanctions to sea vessels using an automated identification system for the first time, which became a new stage in strengthening border control.