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  • Mineral fuels, including oil and products from its refining (23.2 percent), are imported in large quantities. This includes natural gas, which Ukraine brings in from Europe.
  • Chemical products (13.4 percent) are used in industrial processes, and are imported wholesale by the country’s factories.
  • Nuclear reactors, boilers, and machine tools (11.7 percent). are imported from Germany for use in factories across the country. Ukraine’s nuclear reactors are relics from the Soviet era.
  • Ground transport vehicles, not including trains (8.3 percent), account for a large portion of imports due to Ukraine’s weak domestic automaking industry.
  • Electronics (8.2 percent) are largely imported from China, with Ukrainian consuming phones and computers produced by Huawei, Lenovo and Alcatel.