Ukraine became the largest arms importer in the world in 2023. This is stated in a report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Monday. For the period from 2019 to 2023, Ukraine became the fourth in the world in terms of the number of imported weapons. At least 30 states supplied … Read more
Hungary plans to implement a full national ban on Ukrainian grain imports in cooperation with Romania and Slovakia if the EU doesn’t extend the existing ban set to expire on Sep. 15, according to Hungary’s Minister of Agriculture, István Nagy, on Sep. 13. “We have agreed with my Romanian, Slovak and Bulgarian colleagues that if … Read more
Moldova is planning to join the European Union’s decision to restrict imports of agricultural products from Ukraine, the Moldovan Ministry of Agriculture reported on May 6. The European Commission banned the imports of four Ukrainian products to five EU countries on May 2, citing “severe logistical bottlenecks” in processing those goods. On May 6, Moldovan Agriculture Minister Vladimir Bolea informed his … Read more
Polish milk processors are concerned about the closure of their market for the export of Ukrainian dairy products and expect the use of the reciprocity principle, which will lead to a drop in Ukraine’s imports of Polish dairy products, Infagro analytical agency has reported. “Today, most of all, I am afraid of using the reciprocity … Read more
The Ukrainian Union of Dairy Enterprises appealed to the government with a demand to protect the domestic dairy industry and apply mirror measures to Polish dairy products, in particular, to ban its imports for the period of the ban on the export of Ukrainian dairy products to Poland. “In the first quarter of 2023, Ukraine … Read more
The Ukrainian parliament has voted to free imports of security- and defense-related goods from VAT and customs duties, Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, said in a Telegram post on April 10. The two bills in question, № 9061 and № 9062, include lifting VAT on goods meant for the Ministry of Defense, the … Read more
According to the results of 2022, exports from the countries of the European Union to Ukraine increased again to the level that was before the start of the war in February last year. The data of the EU statistical agency Eurostat evidence this. It is noted that the EU’s trade with Ukraine has been severely … Read more
Over January 2023, Ukraine’s trade turnover amounted to $7.9 billion, which is 35% less than in January 2022, the press service of the State Customs Service reported on Feb. 22. During January of this year, $4.8 billion worth of goods were imported to Ukraine, and $3.1 billion were exported. At the same time, taxable imports … Read more
Ukraine reduced its nitrogen fertilizer production by 4.6 times in 2022, while tripling imports, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy said in a statement on the situation with fertilizers in Ukraine on Feb. 14. In 2022, Ukraine produced 1.13 million tons of nitrogen fertilizers, which is 4.6 times less compared to 5.2 million tons in 2021, the ministry … Read more
The Ukrainian government has simplified rules for importing civil and dual-use drones, removing requirements for additional documents and certificates – including end-user warranty letters – Ukraine’s Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said in a Facebook post on Jan. 3. According to the minister, all the necessary paperwork can now be performed at customs, by submitting a … Read more