On July 11, 2019 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has ratified the Free Trade Agreement with Israel. Under the terms of agreement Israel will open 80% of the manufactured goods market for Ukraine and Ukraine will open 70% of its market for Israel. For the rest of the goods, separate transition periods are envisioned by the agreement.
It should be mentioned that Israel is one of 20 focus markets for Ukraine according to the Export Strategy.
Read MoreAccording to the data provided by Eurostat, from May 2018 to April 2019 Ukraine has exported to the EU products worth 6, 3 billion EUR. Sales increased by 14, 2% in comparison with the previous season. As a result, Ukraine has become one of three main suppliers of agricultural products to the European Union.
Read MoreUkraine is on the 3rd place among the exporters of poultry meat to the EU. It is proved by the data from January-April of this year, published on the webpage of the European Commission. During this period of time Ukraine has exported to the EU 43 381 tons of poultry meat. This is 11,9% more than in January-April 2019 (38 776 tons). So, Ukraine is among the top three exporters of poultry to the EU. Thailand and Brazil is on the 1st and on the 2nd place.
Read MoreThe Law of Ukraine № 2496-VIII “On Basic Principles and Requirements for Organic Production, Turning and Marking of Organic Products” implementation will result into reducing the number of unscrupulous producers in the organic sector.
Read MoreThe appropriate authorities of Ukraine and the State of Qatar have approved the forms of International veterinary certificates for meat and meat products (especially poultry meat and beef), milk and dairy products, eggs and egg products, fish and seafood as well as processed food export from Ukraine to Qatar.
Read MoreThe appropriate authorities of Ukraine and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have approved the International veterinary certificate for milk and dairy products export from Ukraine to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This information will be useful for Ukrainian milk and dairy products suppliers and producers who are interested in export of products to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Read MoreThe Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine has started interrogation of Ukrainian exporter and business associations regarding their interest in becoming a part of the National stand of Ukraine in the most famous and major exhibitions and fairs of 2020.
Read MoreThe National Bank of Ukraine (hereinafter called the NBU) has cancelled the requirement of the obligatory currency earnings sale in order to further simplify business operations in Ukraine.
The norm, which obliges entrepreneurs to sell 30% of currency earnings on the interbank foreign exchange market, has no longer been in force since June 20, 2019.
Read MoreState Service of Ukraine to Food Safety and Consumer Protection and an authoritative body of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia agreed on the form of the international veterinary certificate for beef export from Ukraine to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
More detailed information about the veterinary certificate can be found on the official website of the State Service of Ukraine to Food Safety and Consumer Protection in a column “International cooperation...
Read MoreUkrainian Defense Industry is ready to implement the "single window" mechanismin export-import operations from April 4.
If practice of providing documents in paper form is cancelled and transition exclusively to the electronic documents format takes place, it will significantly simplify the bureaucratic procedures for special exportersthrough the single submission of the unitized information to regulatory bodies.
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