The geographical position of Ukraine contributes to the development of transport transit links, international transportation of domestically produced goods to the EU countries. The republic has sufficient raw material potential, has access to international cargo ports, and sends urgent cargo by air. International transportation from Ukraine to Europe is a profitable direction of the transport flow, as Poland, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain are interested in the commodity exchange with Ukraine.
Peculiarities of transportation from Ukraine to EU countries
M&M Militzer & Münch Ukraine GmbH has been organizing the transportation of goods in the European direction for more than 30 years. Refrigerators carry goods that require special storage conditions, vans transport goods of private business, state enterprises to countries with which trade relations have been established. The forwarding service organizes the supply of raw materials, finished products. In percentage terms, the statistics are as follows:
- Commodity exports account for 35% of the total supply to Europe.
- Metal products – 25%.
- Finished processed products account for the remaining 40%, which includes products, household appliances, textiles and other domestic products.
Over the past year, Ukraine earned almost 50 billion dollars from exports alone. The global pandemic slightly reduced the gradual growth in 2020, when trade with different countries decreased significantly. Out of the accepted international classification of 5,200 items of goods, Ukraine exports 4,000 types. The export portfolio is well diversified and has not suffered even in a difficult period for the global economy in 2020.
European countries are interested in receiving environmentally friendly livestock products and foodstuffs from Ukraine. In the structure of exports, ore, metals, timber, chemical industry products, industrial goods for various purposes occupy a significant place. The main consignees of Ukrainian non-commodity exports are Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Romania, Hungary, and Germany. According to experts, in order to compete in the European market, it is necessary not only to provide inexpensive environmentally friendly goods, but also to optimize production, reduce costs so that the cost of goods decreases, then you can fully compete with European manufacturers and increase freight traffic in the direction of the EU countries.