Ukraine customs and trade updates

Iryna Pavlenko
Iryna Pavlenko
Associate, attorney at law, First Chair Legal, Ukraine
Oleg Kyryievskyi
Oleg Kyryievskyi
Managing partner, attorney at law, First Chair Legal, Ukraine
Published 01 Apr 2024
Ukraine customs and trade updates
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News at a glance: Digital transformation of Ukrainian Customs; submission of transit declarations via the "Single Window"; Ukrainian Customs have transitioned to a new Guarantees Management System (GMS); agreement between Ukraine and Turkey on the establishment of a system for the electronic exchange of information on goods and vehicles; the UK extends duty-free trade with Ukraine until 2029; the EU to continue the measures to liberalise import tariffs and quotas for Ukrainian products; PEM transitional rules of origin between the EU and Ukraine; the Canadian Senate has passed the bill to implement the modernised free trade agreement between Canada and Ukraine; transposition of certain provisions of the EU Customs Code into the Ukrainian Customs Code; the law on criminalization of smuggling of goods, as well as the inaccurate declaration of goods; for violations of agricultural export rules to certain EU countries, entrepreneurs will be deprived of verification for 6 months.

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