BISNIS Documents
buttons/fp.buttons

Ukraine: Changes on Import Procedures

We have chosen selected parts of this cable for your attention.

1. AS PART OF POST'S EFFORTS TO TRACK THE VERY FLUID COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT IN UKRAINE, POST REPORTS ON RECENT CHANGES IN EXPORT QUOTAS AND LICENSES FOR 1996. ON JANUARY 10, 1996 THE CABINET OF MINISTERS ISSUED ORDINANCE 41 WHICH ADOPTED TWO LISTS OF GOODS EXPORT AND IMPORT OF WHICH IS SUBJECT TO THE REGIME OF QUOTAS AND LICENSES IN 1996. KEY WORDS: EXPORT, IMPORT, QUOTA, LICENSE, UKRAINE.

2. THE FOLLOWING IS THE LIST OF GOODS SUBJECT TO
EXPORT QUOTAS AND LICENSES IN 1996:

--------------------------------------------------
ARTICLE DESCRIPTION HTS CODE
--------------------------------------------------
3. THE FOLLOWING IS THE LIST OF GOODS SUBJECT TO
IMPORT LICENSING IN 1996:
--------------------------------------------------
ARTICLE DESCRIPTION HTS CODE
--------------------------------------------------
A. AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS 38.08
(EXCEPT FOR BATCHES OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS THAT ARE IMPORTED FREE OF CHARGE EXCEPTIONALLY FOR GOVERNMENT TESTING AND DEMO TESTS IN RESEARCH FACILITIES OF THE UKRAINIAN ACADEMY OF AGRARIAN SCIENCES, MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD)

B. PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 30.01
30.03 - 30.06 (EXCEPT VETERINARY DRUGS; DENTAL MATERIALS AND SUTURES UNDER CODES 30.06 40000, 30.06 10100, 30.06 10900)

C. VETERINARIAN MEDICINES 30.02 31000 - 30.02 90900

D. COSMETICS AND HYGIENE 33.02-34.02 COSMETICS

--------------------------------------------------

4. LICENSES ARE GRANTED THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND TRADE, WHICH ALSO MONITORS IMPLEMENTATION OF QUOTA LIMITS. THE BASIC DOCUMENT FOR OBTAINING AN EXPORT LICENSE IS A LETTER FROM A RELATED MINISTRY CONFIRMING QUOTA ALLOCATION. EXPORT QUOTAS ARE ALLOCATED BY RELATED MINISTRIES ON COMPETITIVE BASIS. ALL EXPORT LICENSES ARE ISSUED IN COORDINATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF FINANCES. IMPORT LICENSES ARE ISSUED IN COORDINATION WITH:

A. THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD -- FOR AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS;

B. THE DERZHKOMBIOPROM (THE STATE COMMITTEE FOR MEDICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL INDUSTRY) -- FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS AND COSMETICS AND HYGIENE COSMETICS;

C. THE MAIN DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MEDCINE OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD ANDTHE STATE VETERINARY INSPECTION -- FOR VETERINARAN MEDICINES.

A COPY OF THE CONTRACT AND IPORT CERTIFICATE ARE BASIC DOCUMENTS FOR OBTAININ AN IMPORT LICENSE.

5. SINCE THE LEGISLATION CVERING ALL THE ASPECTS DESCRIBED ABOVE IS EXTREMLY VOLATILE IN UKRAINE, THE INFORMATION PRESENTE IN THIS ALERT REPORT IS ACCURATE AS OF JANUARY 6, 1996.

(USFCS/KIEV/SSHUBSKY/MLALLY/ABIHUN)
MLLER
trailers/mainfp.trailer 19-February-1996