**AUTOMOTIVETIRE MARKET -- UKRAINE**

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26 JANUARY2000

SOURCE: USEMBASSY KIEV

 

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SUMMARY

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1. THE MARKETFOR PASSENGER CAR TIRES IS ESTIMATED AT

BEING WORTHUS$ 56-64 MILLION FOR 3.5 MILLION TIRES,

AND THE TRUCKTIRE MARKET, VALUED AT US$ 80-95 MILLION

FOR 1.7MILLION TIRES.  PRESENTLY, 94PERCENT OF ALL

TIRES SOLDARE OF LOCAL OR CIS ORIGIN, ONLY 6 PERCENT

ARE IMPORTED.THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE MARKET, HOW IT

IS STRUCTUREDAND SUGGESTS, BEST PROSPECTS AND

STRATEGIESFOR US EXPORTERS FOR POSITIONING IN THE

MARKET.

 

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COMPETITION

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2.  THE TOTAL ANNUAL SALES OF AUTOMOTIVEAND TRUCK

TIRES ISAROUND US$ 136-154 MILLION FOR 5.2 MILLION

TIRES.  ONLY 6 PERCENT ARE IMPORTED, ANDINCLUDE THE

FOLLOWINGBRANDS AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET, MICHELIN,

GOOD YEAR,BRIDGESTONE, CONTINENTAL, YOKOHAMA,

PIRELLI, ANDNOKIA, AND INCLUDE EASTERN EUROPEAN

DEBICA ANDMATADOR.

 

THERE ARETHREE LOCAL PRODUCERS (DNIPROSHINA, ROSAVA

AND VALSA),SEVEN LARGE WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS

(UKRPROMINVEST-UKRAVTOZAPCHASTYNA(KIEV), TRADELINE

(KIEV),AMALGAMATION INVELTA (DNIPROPETROVSK),

UKRTECHPROM(DNIPROPETROVSK), TRANSSHINA

(SIMPHEROPOL),ARGO (KHERSON), THE TRADING HOUSE

ALTRAN ANDDOZENS OF SMALL DISTRIBUTORS.

 

AVERAGEPRICES VARY FOR AUTOMOTIVE TIRES, BUT THE

AVERAGE PRICECALCULATES OUT TO US$ 16 FOR ONE, AND A

TRUCK TIRE -FOR AN ESTIMATED US$ 80 PER PIECE.

 

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STRUCTURE OFSALES AND BEST PROSPECTS

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3.  EIGHTY PERCENT OF ALL TIRES SOLD AREFOR CARS, AND

THE REMAINING20 PERCENT ARE TIRES DESTINED FOR TRUCKS

 

THE MOSTPOPULAR TIRE SIZES FOR THE UKRAINIAN MARKET

INCLUDE THEFOLLOWING:

-- PASSENGERCAR TIRES

155/70R13,165/70R13, 175/70R13, 185/65R14, 205/70R14,

195/65R15,185/75R16C

-- TRUCKS

260R-508(9.00-20)300R-508(11.0020) 320R-508(12.00-20)

-- BIKES

350-18,3.75-19

--AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY

15.5-38,240-508

 

ALTHOUGHLOCAL PRODUCTION MEETS THE DEMAND FOR CAR

TIRES, ITDOES NOT SATISFY LOCAL DEMAND FOR HEAVY LOAD

DAMPERS LIKEBELAZ (KAMATSU OR CAT) WITH LOAD CAPACITY

OF 110-130TONS.  THE DEMAND FOR HEAVY LOADTIRES IN

UKRAINE ISESTIMATED AT TWO THOUSAND TIRES PER YEAR,

WITHDIMENSIONS AND TIRE SIZES OF33.00-51. HIGH

DEMAND IS FORTIRES 260P-508 AND 300P-508, SINCE MANY

UKRAINIANCARS RUN ON SUCH TIRES.

 

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CONCLUDINGREMARKS

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4.  FOR DETAILED INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCEIN

EXPORTING TOUKRAINE INTERESTED AMERICAN COMPANIES ARE

WELCOME TOCONTACT THEIR NEAREST USDOC EXPORT

ASSISTANCECENTER, WITH COPY TO: DAVID HUNTER, CS KIEV

SENIORCOMMERCIAL OFFICER; OR OLEKSANDR ZAVHORODNIY,

CS KIEVCOMMERCIAL SPECIALIST, TEL: (380-44) 417-2669;

FAX: (380-44)417-1419; E-MAIL:

[email protected].  AMERICAN

SUPPLIERS AREALSO URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION BEFORE

EXPORTING TOUKRAINE.  POST SUGGESTS CONSULTINGTHE

COUNTRYCOMMERCIAL GUIDE AVAILABLE AT:

HTTP://WWW.STAT-USA.GOVAND TO DISCUSS PROSPECTIVE

DEALS WITHEMBASSY STAFF, AMERICAN CHAMBER OF

COMMERCE,ACCOUNTING FIRMS, LEGAL COUNSEL AND OTHER

SOURCES.

 

 

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