The Free Trade Agreement between the governments of Ukraine and Turkey entered into force on 1 October 2026. It was concluded in February 2022 and ratified in July of this year.
The Agreement covers goods of HS chapters 01–97 originating in Ukraine or Turkey. For these goods, customs duties are to be abolished or reduced in accordance with the tariff schedules.
Read MoreUkraine’s IT services exports in August 2026 amounted to $554 million, which is 2.3%, or $13 million, less than in July.
At the same time, compared with August 2025, IT services exports grew by 2.6%, or $14 million.
Ukraine’s total services exports in August stood at $1.367 billion. This is 6.2%, or $90 million, less than in July 2026.
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In the first quarter following the introduction of EU quotas on metal product supplies, Ukrainian metal exporters used 100% of the quarterly guaranteed quota for duty-free delivery to the EU of cold-rolled flat products of non-alloy and alloy steel, hollow sections and other seamless tubes.
Read MoreIn January–July 2026, the European Union exported agri-food products worth €2.68 billion to Ukraine. This is €239 million, or 10%, more than in the same period of 2025.
At the same time, Ukraine has dropped out of the top 10 importers of European products, being overtaken by Saudi Arabia (€2.74 billion), and ranks second after Egypt (+22%) in terms of the growth rate of purchases.
Read MoreOn 30 September, the Minister for Restoration, Infrastructure and Transport of Ukraine and the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan signed a Protocol liberalising road freight transport between the two countries.
From now on, bilateral and transit freight transport will be carried out without permits. This eliminates quotas and additional administrative procedures for carriers and simplifies freight connections between Ukraine and...
Read MoreIn 2025, Ukraine imported perfume and cosmetic products from South Korea worth $53.9 million.
This amount is 2.1 times higher compared to 2021 (when it was $26.09 million).
Meanwhile, in just January–August 2026, imports of cosmetics and perfumery from South Korea already amounted to $63.26 million.
Thus, in the first 8 months of 2026, imports already exceeded the full-year...
Read MoreExport prices for Ukrainian rapeseed have fallen significantly more sharply than European ones.
Rapeseed delivered CPT port has become 5.5% cheaper, FCA Chop – 6.7%, while the November MATIF futures contract fell only 0.3% (to €548, or -€1.75 over the week). The difference between Chop and the port ($560 and $520 respectively) has narrowed nominally from $50 to $40.
Read MorePolish customs has introduced an oral ban on the use of customs warehouses or silos for the temporary storage of Ukrainian grain in transit. No official document establishing such a restriction has been provided to market participants.
The actual ban on such storage will lead to increased wagon downtime, congestion at border crossings and terminals, as well as higher logistics costs. This may create problems with the fulfilment of international...
Read MoreIn the first 21 days of September, Ukraine exported 1.6 million tonnes of agricultural products, which amounts to 43% of the planned volume.
In particular, since the beginning of September the following has been exported: 960 thousand tonnes of grains (38% of the planned volume); 275 thousand tonnes of oilseeds (75%); 190 thousand tonnes of oil (55%); 173 thousand tonnes of meals (41%).
Read MoreThe Ministry of Economy and Environment of Ukraine continues systematic work on the implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), focusing on practical issues that directly affect Ukrainian exporters.
Among the key areas are ensuring enterprises’ access to verification of emissions data, developing the system of accreditation of verification bodies, reviewing default emission values, and maintaining continuous dialogue with...
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