Thousands of Americans and 800 Koreans. What happened to used cars that Ukrainians ordered from the US and Korea on the eve of the war

Cars in one of the seaports of the Republic of Korea, waiting for loading into the ship (photo: Cig Shipping Via Facebook) Before the war, Ukrainians bought thousands of used cars for millions of used cars in the US and South Korea. It was profitable, but long. Due to Russia's blockade, ports bought for Ukraine were stuck abroad. Is there a chance to get them? “Personally, my delivery was very long. The car container first hanged for a month in Belgium, and then for another 1.

5 months in the Greek port, ”says Sergei from Mariupol, who at the end of 2020 bought a car at an insurance auction in the United States with the help of intermediaries. Everything is much more difficult now. It was the difficulties with the logistics caused by war that did not allow many Ukrainians to get a car purchased from the US and the Republic of Korea on the beginning of this year.

After stopping the navigation in the Ukrainian segment of the Black Sea, thousands of containers with wheelbarrows did not get to Ukraine. NV Business has learned how many cars were stuck on the road, how much logistics went up and why almost 800 Korean cars that were intended for Ukraine were again in Korea. In 2021, the United States became the direction # 1 on import of used cars to Ukraine. From there, about 158 ​​thousand cars were imported. This is approximately 26.