As reported by former MP Ihor Mosiychuk, a large sea shipment of urea, declared as originating from Oman, entered Ukraine in early November 2025. However, the documents, logistics, and the cargo route itself show a completely different story — the story of re-export, which began in the port of Duqm and ended in Chornomorsk, and between these points lay thousands of kilometers, several jurisdictions, and a company that appeared on the market only a year ago.
The key feature of this shipment was the loading point. On September 17, 2025, the Panamanian-flagged m/v King M departed the port of Duqm (Oman). This port has long been known in the fertilizer market as a transit point for cargoes originating not from Oman itself, but from Russia. It is there that the documents are drawn up, after which the Russian urea receives a new designation - "Oman".
The King M vessel has the following characteristics: type Bulk Carrier, IMO 9614282, flag Panama, call sign – 3ENT6, MMSI – 374560000.
According to the ship tracking system, the King M left Duqm on September 17 at 14:53. After leaving Oman, the ship did not immediately head for Ukraine. It headed for the coast of Romania and entered the port of Sulina (Romania) at 20:00 on October 26. This was a technical measure before entering the Black Sea. From there, the ship continued towards Ukraine and arrived at the port of Chornomorsk, where the cargo was unloaded and cleared at Ukrainian customs.
The consignment contained 25,000 tons of urea, which was declared in the cargo customs declaration under number 25UA50009001298000 dated November 6, 2025. The columns of the document indicate: origin Oman, loading point Duqm port, price 350 USD per ton, delivery terms CFR Chornomorsk.
The official importer of this batch is listed in the documents as Import City Hub LLC. The company was established recently, about a year ago, and declared its main activity to be the trade in cars, not mineral fertilizers or chemical products. Employees and players in the fertilizer market report that the name of this company was unknown to Ukrainian traders before this shipment.
Despite the alleged lack of experience in the fertilizer market, the company is associated with a number of other legal entities, such as: Grain Bridge Ukraine LLC, Agrovera LLC, V Agro LLC, and others.
The beneficiary of these companies is Mykhailo Mykhailovych Voronich. The main KVED of the related structures is 46.21 (wholesale trade in grain, seeds, feed, unprocessed tobacco). The declared cargo is urea grade B, which formally belongs to the chemical industry and is mainly used in the agricultural sector.
According to the documents, the goods were purchased at a price of $350 per ton, which is indicated in the “Invoice value” column of the customs declaration. The delivery was made on CFR terms, i.e. the seller was responsible for delivery to the port of Chornomorsk.
In fact, data on the route, price, and importer allow us to draw a reasonable conclusion: the supply of 25,000 tons of "Omani" urea does not meet the criteria of legal origin and has signs of a scheme to import Russian goods through Oman.
And as long as Ukrainian customs and regulatory authorities do not pay attention to such cargoes, the fertilizer market will remain available to "gray" schemes that use Oman's maritime hubs and "disposable" Ukrainian companies to mask the true origin of the products.
