Business relocation in Ukraine: where companies most often move from and to

In Ukraine, thousands of companies continue to change regions for doing business. Find out which sectors most often relocate and where the main flow of relocations is directed

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The active process of business relocation continues in Ukraine. In the first eight months of 2025, 8,345 companies moved from one region to another. This is 10% less than in 2021. A total of 7,988 businesses changed their address, with some of them doing so more than once. This was reported by OpenDataBot, citing data from the Unified State Register.

Which companies change their address most often?

Companies in the trade sector remain the most mobile, accounting for one in three relocations. Companies in the construction (6%), agriculture (5%), and real estate (5%) sectors also frequently change their place of registration.

On the one hand, this indicates the adaptability of businesses to wartime conditions, and on the other, the difficulty of doing business in regions where hostilities are ongoing or economic pressure is increasing.

Where are companies moving from?

The main routes for business relocation were between Kyiv and various regions. The most popular destinations were:

● from Kyiv to the Kyiv region — 494 companies;

● from Kyiv to the Dnipropetrovsk region — 379;

● from the Kyiv region to Kyiv — 378;

● from Kyiv to the Kharkiv region — 358;

● from the Dnipropetrovsk region to Kyiv — 336.

Despite the risks, the Kharkiv region has seen business growth this year: more companies have moved here than have left (+374). The situation is similar in the Zaporizhzhia (+276), Lviv (+161), Zakarpattia (+83), and Kyiv (+77) regions.

At the same time, Kyiv lost the most businesses — the outflow amounted to 2,909 companies, which is 36% of all relocations. Overall, the capital lost 657 more companies than it gained. A negative balance was also observed in Dnipropetrovsk region (-102), Donetsk (-97), Volyn (-83), and Poltava (-62) regions.

Among the regions that are donors of business, apart from Kyiv, the leaders are Dnipropetrovsk (824 companies), Kyiv (770), Odesa (507), and Lviv (451).

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Where are companies moving to?

Despite the losses, Kyiv remains the main destination for businesses. In eight months, 2,252 companies chose the capital as their new place of work. Other popular destinations include:

● Kyiv region — 847 companies;

● Kharkiv region — 742;

● Dnipropetrovsk region — 722;

● Lviv region — 613.

Legal support for relocation

Relocating a company is not just a new address, but also complex legal procedures. You need to update your data in the state register, take tax aspects into account, and in some cases even change your founding documents. That is why it is important to have reliable partners among business lawyers.

Visit Ukraine specialists provide advice on legal support for relocation, assist with company registration, change of business location, tax and real estate issues. This allows entrepreneurs to focus on developing their business rather than on bureaucracy.

So, if you are planning to relocate your company or are already in the process, contact the lawyers at Visit Ukraine. Our experts will help you go through all the stages quickly and without unnecessary risks so that your business remains safe and continues to develop steadily even in new conditions.

We remind you! Ukraine has launched an updated version of the “Own Business” program, which provides grants of up to UAH 1 million for creative businesses. Read about who is eligible for funding and what conditions are required to receive grants in our previous article.

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