In January–October 2026, Ukraine increased its imports of electric motors and generators by 2.2 times compared to the same period last year—to $1.19 billion, according to data from the State Customs Service of Ukraine.
China remains the main supplier of this equipment, with its share of total imports over the ten-month period reaching 94%, up from 86.9% a year earlier.
Thus, Chinese products accounted for approximately $1.12 billion of Ukraine’s imports of electric motors and generators.
Over the course of the year, China’s share increased by 7.1 percentage points, indicating a further concentration of supplies of this category of electrical equipment in a single market.
According to customs statistics, in October 2026, Ukrainian companies imported $113 million worth of electric motors and generators.
This is 73.3% more than in October 2025, but 13.3% less than in September of this year, when the value of imports was approximately $130.3 million.
At the same time, Ukraine increased its exports of electric motors and generators. From January through October 2026, exports totaled nearly $10.8 million, compared to $3.5 million during the same period last year.
Thus, exports of these products increased by approximately 3.1 times.
Poland became the largest foreign market for Ukrainian electric motors and generators, accounting for 34.8% of exports.
By comparison, during the first ten months of 2025, Germany was the main export destination, with a share of 16.4%.
Despite the increase in exports, the Ukrainian market remains largely dependent on imported electrical equipment. In January–October 2026, the volume of imports exceeded exports by approximately 110 times.
As previously reported, by the end of 2025, imports of electric motors and generators into Ukraine had increased 2.1-fold compared to 2024, reaching $684.6 million.
Accordingly, in the first ten months of 2026, the value of imported equipment had already exceeded the total for the entire previous year by approximately 74%.
Electric motors and generators are used in industrial equipment, transportation, electrical systems, automated production facilities, and the energy sector. This product category includes equipment of various power ratings and purposes; therefore, the increase in the value of imports does not necessarily correspond to a similar increase in the number of units imported.
