Import, export of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products are carried out by subjects of management of all forms of ownership without a license.

Such a long-awaited change is envisaged by the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and Certain Other Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improving the Administration and Revision of the Rates of Individual Taxes and Duties" dated November 23, 2018, No. 2628-VIII and will come into force on 01.07.2019.

Despite this, the obligation to obtain a license for wholesalers left.