In January-September Ukraine decreased imports of nickel ore and concentrate by 13.4% YoY, to 973.595 thousand tons valued at $48.348 million, down by 11.2%.
According to the State Fiscal Service, the main suppliers were Guatemala (45.31%) and Indonesia (54.69%).
In 9 months Ukraine exported 7.999 thousand tons of nickel ore valued at $312 thousand (all in April), while in January-September 2018 it neither exported, nor re-exported these products. (Ukrainian metal)