KIEV, Nov. 4 – At present a considerable fall in imports is seen on the Ukrainian border, the head of the State Customs Service, Valeriy Khoroshkovsky, said in an interview with the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia newspaper.

The situation with exports is even worse, he said.

He said that a fall in imports was seen in the first half of October.

"First two weeks we had minus 50% in tons compared to last year! By the end of the month we will see around minus 15-20%. The situation has slightly stabilized," he said.