Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 7/16/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** UP4012

UP40

12

**Ukraine**

**Fishery Products**

**Ukrainian Market Growth Boosts Imports**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Necia Quast, US Embassy

U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Oleksandr Tarassevych, Agricultural Specialist

**Report Highlights:**

Ukrainian personal income growth has caused significant increase in
demand for fish and fish products with imports surging to record high
levels. Consumers' preferences are slowly moving toward more expensive,
higher quality fish, which opens a new niche market for U.S. suppliers
of pink and chum salmon, hake and sardines. A rapidly restructuring and
developing domestic processing industry and HRI sector demands more
frozen fish for further processing.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Kiev \[UP1\]

\[UP\]

Table of Contents

[**Section I. Fish Market Overview
3**](#section-i.-fish-market-overview)

[Section II. Market Sector Opportunities and Threats
3](#section-ii.-market-sector-opportunities-and-threats)

[Market Size, Structure, Trends 3](#market-size-structure-trends)

[Trade in Seafood Products 5](#trade-in-seafood-products)

[Entry Strategy 6](#entry-strategy)

[Section III. Consumption, Costs and Prices
6](#section-iii.-consumption-costs-and-prices)

[Section IV. Trade Regime and Market Access
8](#section-iv.-trade-regime-and-market-access)

[Section V. Key Contacts and Further Information
10](#section-v.-key-contacts-and-further-information)

[Attachments 11](#attachments)

# Section I. Fish Market Overview

The rapidly growing personal incomes of Ukrainian population has created
significantly increased demand for high quality fish and seafood. With
total consumption over 495,000 tons in 2003, Ukrainians still consume
less fish then they did in 1990. 23% import growth opens good prospects
for U.S. exporters. Growing demand for Alaskan pink salmon and Pacific
sardines drove the significant (2.6 times) increase of U.S. exports to
Ukraine in 2003 with a U.S. share of 4% of the import market. It is
expected that U.S. exporters will be able to increase their presence to
6% by the end of 2004.

# Section II. Market Sector Opportunities and Threats 

## Market Size, Structure, Trends 

Ukrainian consumers and processing enterprises consumed almost 500,000
tons of fish in 2003 with an import share of 49.5% of the market.
Domestic supply consists of fish caught in the 200-mile economic zones
of other countries (73%), the economic zone of Ukraine (16%) and fresh
water fish (11%). Ukraine has access only to the Black and Azov seas
with very limited number of fish species fit for industrial scale
fishing. Local species are well known to the Ukrainian consumers, but
they are of low quality and often not suitable for processing (See
Tables 8, 9, 10 in the end of the report). All these factors along with
decreasing fish and seafood take (See Exhibit 1.) make the Ukrainian
fish market very dependent on imported fish and seafood product.
Ukrainians purchased fish mostly in frozen (99% of all imports) and live
form (fresh water domestically produced fish). The market for chilled
fish is not developed. Most "chilled" premium quality fish exhibited on
ice in the supermarket and special stores is defrosted imported frozen
fish.

![](media/image4.wmf)

*Source: State Statistics Committee of Ukraine*

Ukraine's seafood market is subject to significant seasonal
fluctuations. Many cold storage facilities remaining from the Soviet era
are in bad shape and use outdated technologies with ammonia-based
equipment. But the main reason for seasonal ups and downs is lack of
retail cold facilities. The vast majority of fish sales are made through
open-air retail outlets. Most of them are not equipped with modern cold
showcases and may offer fish of acceptable quality only from September
to April. Supermarkets have not changed the situation yet, as they are
responsible only for 3-5% market share (though it is quickly growing).
The network of specialized stores is not developed at all. All these
factors significantly decrease import of seafood in summer months. Big
importing companies are upgrading and expanding cold storage, so fish
sales in big cities are expected to stabilize in the next 2-4 years.

The biggest share (80% of the Ukrainian market) is held by pelagic fish
imported for further industrial processing (mostly herring, mackerel,
capelin and sardines). Approximately 15% of imports is so-called "table
fish" for cooking at home (mostly pollock, hake and cod species) and 5%
of the market is "delicious fish" (different salmon species, sturgeon,
salmon and sturgeon roe). The structure of the Ukraine's imports is
given in the Exhibit 2 (see also Tables 4, 5 in the end of the report).

![](media/image7.wmf)

*Source: State Customs Committee of Ukraine*

The seafood market in Ukraine constantly is in a state of transition.
Consumers still prefer fish species available in the Soviet era, but
more and more consumers are paying attention to other products and
purchasing more expensive cold-water and premium segment fish. CIF value
of imported fish grew 35% between 2002 and 2003 (see Table 5 in the end
of the report). Imports of relatively more expensive table fish and
delicious fish grew significantly with hake and different salmon species
leading the group. Even more significant changes took place on
suppliers' side in last 2 years. Norway, Argentina and Baltic countries
managed to drive Russian suppliers out of the Ukrainian market. Once a
major fish supplier, the Russian role on legal fish market has
diminished to almost nil. (See Table 6 for more detailed information on
supplying countries).

![](media/image10.wmf)

###### Source: State Customs Committee of Ukraine

The dominant role of Norway as a major supplier continues to diminish.
In 2001-2002 Norway's share was 80-85% of the market. Now Ukrainian
importers are trying to diversify supply sources and looking for new,
possibly more expensive, products elsewhere.

## 

## Trade in Seafood Products

Trade in seafood with U.S. is growing rapidly in recent year. Between
2002 and 2003 U.S. frozen fish exports more than tripled (see Table 7
for U.S. HS 03 imports).

**Table 1. Import of U.S. Frozen Fish by Ukraine, million U.S. dollars**

  ---------- -------------------------------- ---------- ---------- -------------
  **HS**     **Description**                  **2002**   **2003**   **% Change\
                                                                    2002/2003**

                                                                    

  030379     Other 0303                       0,27       0,96       256,36

  030371     Sardines                         0,31       0,67       117,93

  030378     Whiting & Hake                   0,00       0,63       n/a

  030310     Pacific Salmon                   0,05       0,45       815,4

  030374     Mackerel                         0,22       0,19       -15,81

  030380     Fish Livers, Roes                0,03       0,07       193,59

  030350     Herrings                         0,07       0,02       -71,86

  030376     Eels                             0,00       0,02       341,13

  **0303**   **Total Frozen Fish, not         **0,96**   **3,01**   **214,52**
             Fillets**                                              
  ---------- -------------------------------- ---------- ---------- -------------

Source: State Customs Committee of the Ukraine

Supplying more expensive higher quality fish, many U.S. exporters
benefited from the recent market developments in Ukraine. The U.S.
position looks especially good in the Pacific Salmon sector. After
Russian Siberian and chum salmon deliveries stopped, Ukrainians switched
to Norwegian farm salmon, sold with very healthy trade margins, which
made the product inaccessible for the majority of consumers. U.S.
Alaskan wild pink and chum salmons can easily compete with Norwegian
product due to its higher quality and lower price. The U.S. product also
has a more appealing look, which is very important for the premium
quality market segment where salmon and sturgeon are positioned.

U.S. suppliers also may benefit from selling other higher quality
products to many niche markets, which are not served by Norwegian or
Russian products for some reason. Among multiple mass-market segments
U.S. exporters may be successful in selling are hake and sardines. Post
has seen growing shipments of sardines from California. The markets for
fish roe and liver also look very promising, while the prospects of
mackerel and herring markets are somewhat dubious. U.S. exporters may
have the following advantages and meet the following challenges while
selling product to Ukraine.

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  **Advantages**                      **Challenges**

  Quickly growing market is familiar  Market is not stable yet. It is
  with seafood products similar to    subject to both seasonal and
  U.S. products and ready to pay for  year-to-year fluctuations.
  high quality fish.                  

  Ukraine has well developed internal Cold storage system is
  transportation system. Black sea    underdeveloped with retail outlets
  ports can be used to deliver fish   as a bottleneck for trade in frozen
  to Ukraine.                         fish and seafood.

  Ukraine has a large fish processing Many importers use shadow schemes
  industry to serve 47 million fish   to import fish products to decrease
  hungry consumers.                   taxes and lower the import duty.

  Some U.S. products are of better    Competitive fights are made with
  quality and lower price than those  wide use of semi-legal and
  imported from other sources.        completely illegal practices. State
                                      structures are often getting
                                      involved.

                                      State policy on the fish market is
                                      not yet clear. Arbitrary use of
                                      standards and certificates is
                                      possible.
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

## Entry Strategy

The only recommended strategy for Ukrainian market entry is performing
of business operations through a Ukrainian importer. This method is used
by all existing American and European seafood suppliers. Ukraine is a
country where personal relationships take precedence and import
operations are highly bureaucratic and time consuming. Due to frequent
changes in Ukrainian legislation, non-transparent custom clearance
rules, SPS and veterinary procedures, it is recommended to leave it to
the Ukrainian partner's discretion. Ukrainian importers also take care
of the whole logistic chain, inland transportation and distribution. The
most commonly used import distribution flows are given on the diagram.

Raw fish

Canned fish

At the moment there are 5-7 big fish importers (importing over 10,000
tons of fish annually), dozen of midsize (1,000-1,500 tons a year) as
well as hundreds of small companies (10-100 tons). For a number of
reasons, the fish market remains highly criminalized and potential
exporters are advised to choose an importer with extreme caution. All
big, midsize and small companies do not hesitate to use shadow import
schemes and are involved in ongoing competitive fights for market share.
According to some estimates 20% of all fish is brought into Ukraine
illegally. Smugglers use both inland routes and small Black sea and Azov
ports. It is recommended to contact the FAS office using the address at
the end of the report to get a market situation update and list of
importers.

# Section III. Consumption, Costs and Prices

The Ukrainian seafood market used to be one of the most price-conscious
in the region. Only cheap herring and mackerel were imported in mid 90's
to satisfy demand for cheap fish. Consumption of seafood fell from 18
kilograms per capita in late 80's to 3.5 kilograms in 1994. Now
consumption of seafood is increasing significantly, with good prospects
for the immediate future.

![](media/image15.wmf)

*\* - Forecasts*

*Source: State Customs Committee of the Ukraine*

Ukraine is still importing cheap herring, surimi and similar products,
though markets for high value products have been formed. Market
operators face very high competition and very small trade margins in the
cheap fish market with product quality playing relatively minor role,
because of the abundance of cheap imported fish and simple processing
technologies. The same is true for some mid-range table fish markets
(pollock, hake). Prices for canned fish are moderate due to severe
competition with imports from the Baltic States. Because of Free Trade
Agreements (FTAs) with all Baltic countries, importers do not have to
pay fish import duties, which are compulsory for Ukrainian processors.
The situation may change in the second half of 2004, when Ukraine
renounces these FTAs, due to the Baltic countries accession to the EU.
In the premium segment, the situation is very different and Ukrainian
domestic retail prices often exceed CIF import prices by 200%. Ukrainian
wholesale prices are given in the table below, while CIF prices are
provided in the Table 6 in the end of the report.

**Table 2. Wholesale Domestic Prices for Seafood Products in Ukraine as
of June, 2004**

  ----------------- ----------- --------------------------- -----------------
  **Fish Species**  **Country   **Weight / Packaging /      **Price, UAH**
                    of Origin** Processing**                

  Herring           Norway      Frozen, whole, kilogram     4.00 -- 5.00

  Pink Salmon       Norway      Frozen, Filet, kilogram     28.50 -- 30.00

  Salmon Caviar     Russia      Frozen, Canned, kilogram    145.00 - 155.00

  Capelin           Norway      Frozen, whole, kilogram     2.50 - 3.20

  Mackerel          Norway      Frozen, Whole, kilogram     9.00

  Pollock           Norway      Frozen, whole, kilogram     7.00 -- 8.00

  Surimi            China       Frozen, whole, kilogram     8.00 -- 9.00

  Flathead mullet   Ukraine     Frozen, whole, kilogram     5.00

  Shrimp            Russia      Frozen, whole, kilogram     14.00-16.00

  Cancer            Ukraine     Frozen, 0.5 kilogram        8.00

  Pike-Perch        Ukraine     Froze, Stake or Filet,      10.00 --12.00
                                kilogram                    

  Sardines          Russia      Canned, 250 grams           1.90 - 2.00

  Pink Salmon       Russia      Canned, 245 grams           3.00 -- 3.50

  **Conversion rate                                         
  -- UAH 5.32 per                                           
  \$1 US**                                                  
  ----------------- ----------- --------------------------- -----------------

Source: Own market research

Numerous small processing companies producing smoked and salted fish
purchase small fish lots. Ukrainian HRI sector often buy only 1 box of
fish a day (2-9 kilograms of delicious fish or 20 kilograms of ordinary
"table fish"). There is no minimal amount of fish that can be purchased
buy HRI or a small processor, through big buyers (10 tons of fish and
more) can get 3-7% discount and/or 5-10 days payment delay.

# Section IV. Trade Regime and Market Access

Ukraine maintains *ad valorem* or fixed minimum per kilogram duty rates
(for some products both, whichever is higher). For the majority of
less-expensive frozen fish products, the official *ad valorem* import
duty is quite moderate at 5% of the CIF value. For certain products
fixed per kilogram rates may reach significant values when transferred
into *ad valorem* scale. For instance, *ad valorem* equivalent of the
fixed rate duty for salmon roe would reach 82% of the declared import
CIF prices. Charged in euros, these duties have been slowly rising over
the last three years as the U.S. dollar has lost value against the euro.

## 

**Table 3. Import Duties in 2004**

+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| U    | Code Description                         | Offi  | Fixed     |
| krai |                                          | cial\ | minimum   |
| nian |                                          | Ad    | rate,\    |
| HS   |                                          | va    | EUR per 1 |
| Code |                                          | lorem | kg.       |
|      |                                          |       |           |
|      |                                          | I     |           |
|      |                                          | mport |           |
|      |                                          | Duty  |           |
|      |                                          | Rate  |           |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 0301 | Live fish                                | 20%   | 0.1 €     |
|      |                                          |       | per1 fish |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 0302 | Fresh and chilled fish, except codes     | \-    | 0.2 €     |
|      | below                                    |       |           |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 0302 | Fresh and chilled salmon, flat-fish and  | \-    | 0.5 €     |
| 12\  | halibut                                  |       |           |
| 0302 |                                          |       |           |
| 19   |                                          |       |           |
|      |                                          |       |           |
| 0302 |                                          |       |           |
| 21   |                                          |       |           |
|      |                                          |       |           |
| 0302 |                                          |       |           |
| 12   |                                          |       |           |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 0303 | Frozen fish                              | 5%    | \-        |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 0304 | Fish fillet (fresh, chilled, frozen)     | 10%   | \-        |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 0305 | Dried, salted, marinated fish, except    | 20%   | 0.5 €     |
|      | codes below                              |       |           |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 0305 | Fish mill                                | 5%    | \-        |
| 10   |                                          |       |           |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 0305 | Smoked salmon, herring, halibut,         | \-    | 1.0 €     |
| 41   | mackerel, trout, eel, other smoked fish  |       |           |
|      |                                          |       |           |
| 0305 |                                          |       |           |
| 42   |                                          |       |           |
|      |                                          |       |           |
| 0305 |                                          |       |           |
| 49   |                                          |       |           |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 0306 | Crustaceous                              | \-    | 1.0 €     |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 0307 | Mollusks, except codes below             | \-    | 0.2 €     |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 0307 | Live, chilled or frozen cuttlefish,      | \-    | 1.0 €     |
| 41\  | squid, octopus, medusa and other         |       |           |
| 0307 | non-vertebrates                          |       |           |
| 49\  |                                          |       |           |
| 0307 |                                          |       |           |
| 50   |                                          |       |           |
|      |                                          |       |           |
| 0307 |                                          |       |           |
| 60   |                                          |       |           |
|      |                                          |       |           |
| 0307 |                                          |       |           |
| 91   |                                          |       |           |
|      |                                          |       |           |
| 0307 |                                          |       |           |
| 99   |                                          |       |           |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 1604 | Prepared fish foods and cans, caviar,    | 20%   | 0.2 €     |
|      | except codes below                       |       |           |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 1604 | Salmon roe                               | \-    | 10.0 €    |
| 30   |                                          |       |           |
| 10   |                                          |       |           |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 1604 | Roe replacements                         | \-    | 6.0 €     |
| 30   |                                          |       |           |
| 90   |                                          |       |           |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 1605 | Prepared and canned crustaceous and      | \-    | 4.0 €     |
|      | mollusk, except codes below              |       |           |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 1605 | Crab                                     | \-    | 6.0 €     |
| 10   |                                          |       |           |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 1605 | Omar                                     | \-    | 8.0 €     |
| 30   |                                          |       |           |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+
| 1605 | Other mollusk                            | \-    | 2.0 €     |
| 90   |                                          |       |           |
+------+------------------------------------------+-------+-----------+

Data Source: The Law of Ukraine \"On Customs Tariff\" as of July 16,
2004

Beside import duties, all importers are obliged to pay 20% VAT tax, as
well as expenses associated with currency conversion (1% Pension fund
tax, 0.7% banking fee, etc.). Import of all types of fish is subject to
certification. In the case of chilled fish this may become a significant
problem since certification procedure requires up to 7 business days.
With shelf life of 10-12 calendar days this is getting to be a big
obstacle for importers. Most Ukrainian companies do not work with
chilled fish, but smaller companies sometimes bring it in illegally.

Currently Ukraine is not a WTO or *Codex Alimentarius* member and the
Ukrainian Veterinary Service does not accept statements provided in the
export certificates issued by competent authorities in exporting
countries. All analysis, outlined in the Ukrainian legislation must be
conducted in the local (port) state veterinary laboratories. The cost of
inspections and laboratory tests will differ, depending on product type,
uniformity of the shipment and quantity. For a 100-ton shipment, an
importer would pay between \$60 and \$70 U.S. in different fees and
compulsory veterinary services.

The Ukrainian Veterinary Service is paying a special attention to
enforcing State Standards (GOSTs and DSTUs) for fish and fish products.
A list of the main current standards directly applicable to seafood
products is provided below.

  ------------ ----------------------- --------------------------------------
  **Number**   **Title of a GOST or    **Application**
               DSTU**                  

  168-86       Frozen Fish             Frozen fish of all species

  20057-96     Oceanic Frozen Fish     Frozen fish of all species caught in
                                       oceans and all adjoining seas and bays

  15-12-98     Frozen Herring          Frozen herring: Atlantic, Pacific,
                                       Azov and Black Seas: Kertch's,
                                       Dnieper's, Don's, Danube's and Black
                                       Sea

  3948-90      Frozen Fish Filet       Frozen fish filet of all species
                                       excluding herring and cartilage
                                       species

  7448-96      Salted fish             All salted fish except sprat species,
                                       herring, sardines, sturgeon, salmon,
                                       pike-perch, capelin and oceanic
                                       cartilage species

  7449-96      Salted salmon           Salmon species

  815-88       Salted herring          Salted herring

  7636-85      Fish species, sea       Analysis methods and techniques for
               mammals, sea            fish, sea mammals, sea non-vertebrate
               non-vertebrate species  species and products
               and products            
  ------------ ----------------------- --------------------------------------

Some of the GOSTs above were adopted many years ago in the Soviet Union.
These old standards often establish an unusually short shelf life for a
product or do not define U.S. fish species (which are thus classified in
"others" group). This may cause trade disruptions and product detention
at the border. Post is working toward softening unjustifiably strict
GOSTs, but U.S. exporters are encouraged to contact their Ukrainian
partners or Post to get the most updated information concerning the
state standards situation.

# Section V. Key Contacts and Further Information

Should you have any questions about this report or need assistance in
accessing the Ukrainian seafood market, please do not hesitate to
contact FAS/USDA post in Kyiv at the following Address:

Agricultural Affairs Office

10 Yuriy Kotsyubinsky St.,

Kiev, 01901

Tel: +38-044-490-4005

Fax: +38-044-490-4110

e-mail: <AgKiev@usda.gov>

Hompage: <http://kiev.usembassy.gov/faskyiv_index_eng.html>

For information concerning current import regulations an exporter may
want to contact the Ukrainian State Veterinary Inspection Service:

State Veterinary Inspection Service of

Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine

24 Khreschatik St.,

Kiev, 01001

Tel: +38-044-229-1270

Fax: +38-044-229-4883

Hompage: <http://www.minagro.gov.ua/veterinary/index.php3>

The State Department of Fishery of

Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine

45-A Arthema St.

Kiev,

Tel: +38-044-216-62-43

Fax: +38-044-216-02-44

Lists of importers are available from our office to exporters of U.S.
seafood products. Country Commercial Guide Prepared by U.S. Foreign
Commercial Service is available at
<http://www.buyusainfo.net/body2.cfm?dbf=ccg1&search_type2=int&country=Ukraine&logic=and&loadnav=no>
For the most recent "The Exporter Guide" and product briefs on the
market potentials for U.S. products in Ukraine as well as in other
countries, please visit Foreign Agricultural Service official page at
[www.fas.usda.gov](http://www.fas.usda.gov/).

# Attachments

**Table 4. Ukraine\'s Imports of Frozen Fish (HS 0303), million of US
Dollars**

  ------------ ---------------------------------- ---------- ---------- -------------
  **HS**       **Description**                    **2002**   **2003**   **% Change\
                                                                        2002/2003**

                                                                        

  030350       Herrings                           24,3       29,7       22

  030374       Mackerel                           12,5       17,4       39

  030379       Other 0303                         14,3       10,8       -25

  030371       Sardines                           4,7        5,1        9

  030373       Atlantic Pollock                   2,0        3,6        85

  030378       Whiting & Hake                     0,1        3,0        2298

  030322       Salmon Atlantic                    0,9        1,7        94

  030310       Pacific Salmon                     0,5        0,9        79

  030321       Other Trout, Frozen                0,6        0,9        52

  030380       Fish Livers, Roes                  0,1        0,6        357

  030331       Halibut/Greenland Turbot           0,2        0,3        75

  030329       Other Salmon                       0,2        0,2        19

  030332       Plaice                             0,1        0,2        45

  **030300**   **Total 0303**                     **60,4**   **74,4**   **23,1**
  ------------ ---------------------------------- ---------- ---------- -------------

Source: State Customs Committee of Ukraine

**Table 5. Ukraine\'s Imports of Frozen Fish (HS 0303), thousand metric
tons**

  ------------ --------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- -----------
  **HS**       **Description**             **2002**    **2003**    **% Change\   **CIF       
                                                                   2002/2003**   Value,      
                                                                                 \$/ton**    

                                                                                 **2002**    **2003**

  030350       Herrings                    96,7        96,9        0,3           251,4       306,1

  030374       Mackerel                    31,3        35,9        14,9          400,2       485,3

  030379       Other 0303                  65,0        42,5        -34,6         219,6       254,1

  030371       Sardines                    20,3        17,9        -11,9         231,0       284,4

  030373       Atlantic Pollock            5,5         8,7         58,4          355,3       415,5

  030378       Whiting & Hake              0,3         7,0         2140,0        397,0       425,0

  030322       Salmon Atlantic             1,4         2,1         56,0          642,8       799,8

  030310       Pacific Salmon              1,2         1,7         46,5          458,3       560,1

  030321       Other Trout, Frozen         0,8         1,1         35,2          721,8       813,7

  030380       Fish Livers, Roes           0,2         0,3         9,7           539,9       2251,4

  030331       Halibut/Greenland Turbot    0,2         0,3         51,5          783,7       904,9

  030329       Other Salmon                0,3         0,3         -1,5          617,2       748,0

  030332       Plaice                      0,3         0,4         48,6          420,9       410,0

  **030300**   **Total 0303**              **223,4**   **215,2**   **-3,67**     **270,6**   **345,8**
  ------------ --------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- -----------

*Source: State Customs Committee of Ukraine*

**Table 6. Import of Fish and Seafood (HS 03) by Country, million U.S.
dollars**

  ---------- ------------------------- ------------- ------------ --------------
  **Rank**   **Description**           **2002**      **2003**     **% Change\
                                                                  2002/2003**

                                                                  

  1          Norway                    46,80         52,24        12

  2          Estonia                   8,18          8,03         -2

  3          United Kingdom            0,98          4,52         360

  4          Iceland                   2,57          3,65         42

  5          United States             1,38          3,59         160

  6          Argentina                 0,38          2,66         598

  7          Spain                     0,61          1,89         210

  8          Russia                    3,22          1,53         -52

  9          Mauritania                1,74          1,20         -31

  10         China                     0,38          1,01         167

  11         Canada                    0,22          0,91         306

  12         Denmark                   1,30          0,73         -44

  13         Latvia                    0,30          0,73         141

  14         Finland                   0,41          0,62         49

  15         Chile                     0,40          0,49         21

  16         Switzerland               0,00          0,45         0

  17         Lithuania                 0,06          0,43         644

  18         Others                    2,13          3,76         n/a

  ** **      All Countries             71,07         88,45        24
  ---------- ------------------------- ------------- ------------ --------------

*Source: State Customs Committee of Ukraine*

**Table 7. Import of U.S. Seafood by Ukraine, million U.S. dollars**

  -------- ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- -------------
  **HS**   **Description**                 **2002**   **2003**   **% Change\
                                                                 2002/2003**

                                                                 

  0303     Frozen Fish, Not Fillets        0,96       3,01       214,52

  0304     Fillet, Other Fish Meat         0,25       0,37       50,75

  0307     Other Seafood                   0,08       0,09       12,28

  0305     Processed Fish (Dried, Salted   0,05       0,06       14,62
           etc.)                                                 

  0306     Crustaceans                     0,04       0,06       33,61

  **03**   **Total Fish and Seafood**      **1,38**   **3,59**   **159,68**
  -------- ------------------------------- ---------- ---------- -------------

*Source: State Customs Committee of Ukraine*

**Table 8. Fish Take in Ukraine, tons**

  ----------------------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ------------
  ** **                         **2000**     **2001**       **2002**     **2003**

  Herring                       73           140,8          173          138

  Sardines                      46874        28847,1        29815        24549

  Sprat                         29422        45993,4        42575        28823

  Sardelle                      9002         17267,8        13611        9640

  Khamsa                        15356        13777,1        12026        12761

  Roach                         2421         2514           1338         1455

  Pike-Perch                    1183         1717           1682         775

  Bream                         2209         3867,4         2858         2318

  Grey mullet (Pelengas)        5459         2738,1         2696         2156

  Carp                          8519         8651           10683        9746

  Silver Carp                   15239        15253          14157        15595

  Mackerel                      18357        9614,1         9840         9564

  Horse-Mackerel                27734        32197,5        14402        28891

  Bullhead Fish                 752          1437,4         3408         6131

  Sand-Fish                     372          265,8          343          236

  Cod Species                   24637        17530          14702        2166

  Others                        139090       108639,9       79538        69602

  **Total Catch**               **346699**   **310451,4**   **253847**   **224546**
  ----------------------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ------------

*Source: State Statistics Committee of Ukraine*

Table 9. Seafood Take in Ukraine, tons

  ----------------------------- ---------- ------------- ----------- -----------
                                **2000**   **2001**      **2002**    **2003**

  Crustaceans                   10         14078,9       26864       17137

  Mollusks                      3353       8832,9        12491       8653

  Water-plants                  6          \-            \-          \-

  **Seafood and Crustaceans,    **3388**   **22911,8**   **39358**   **25790**
  Total**                                                            
  ----------------------------- ---------- ------------- ----------- -----------

*Source: State Statistics Committee of Ukraine*

**Table 10. Production of Fish and Seafood Products in Ukraine, tons**

  ----------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                                **2000**   **2001**   **2002**   **2003**

  Frozen Fish                   155345     109891     96527      89583

  Special frozen fish           100        171        293        27

  Frozen filet                  154        244        301        602

  Salted fish, excluding        21351      28045      24400      17642
  herring                                                        

  Salted herring                7360       7218       5066       6607

  Smoked fish                   8620       9332       9331       9261

  Dried and jerked fish         1054       1746       1886       1863

  Salted with spices or         342        1055       790        985
  marinated                                                      

  Cooked fish                   142        167        216        653

  Cooked filet                  96         144        114        120

  Roe                           \-         18         128        297

  Edible seafood                1918       1408       1414       1545

  Edible fish offal             1343       717        1262       1208

  Non-edible fish offal         17665      14925      20698      13699

  Canned fish, including        121136     173821     168072     139200
  seafood, thousand of standard                                  
  cans                                                           
  ----------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

*Source: State Statistics Committee of Ukraine*