G/LIC/N/3/UKR/9  
 
9 August 2016  
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
  REPLIES TO QUESTIONN AIRE ON IMPORT LICEN SING PROCEDURES1 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 7.3 OF THE AG REEMENT  
ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  (2016 ) 
UKRAINE  
The following communication, dated 5 August 2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Ukraine.  
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Ukraine 's import licensing regime, as notified in document  G/LIC/N/3/UKR/8  has not been 
substantially modified and still remains valid for 2016, except for changes introduced with regard 
to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Mini sters of Ukraine No.  1176 as of 30  December 2015 which 
approves the List of goods which are subject to import licensing in 2016.  The Resolution specifies 
goods falling under the system of automatic licensing, and administrative bodies responsible for 
issuing of approvals to obtain a license for importation of particular categories of goods under 
non-automatic system of licensing, as well as certain goods subject to non -automatic licensing. 
The Regulation specifies namely:  
-  volumes of export quotas for co mmodities subject to licensing, such as silver, gold, precious 
metals scrap, crude oil of Ukrainian origin, Annex 12; 
-  list of goods (ozone -depleting substances), export and the import of which is subject to 
licensing, such as carbon tetrachloride, methy l bromide etc., Annex 22; 
-  list of goods that can contain ozone -depleting substances, export and the import of which is 
subject to licensing (except goods transported in containers with private property), such as 
medical drugs, synthetic organic colorants, paints and lacquers based on synthetic polymers 
etc., Annex 32; 
-  list of goods, imported from Republic of Macedonia, subject to licensing within the 
framework of tariff quota in accordance with the provisions of Agreement on free trade 
between Ukraine and Republic of Macedonia of 18 January 2001, such as lamb, dried 
vegetables, confectionery, chocolate, etc., Annex 42; and 
-  list of goods, export of which is subject to licensing, such as anthracite, Annex 52. 
The Regulation also provides that, the license for the export and import of goods specified in the 
Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 14 January 2015 N o. 1 "On Approving the List 
of Commodities Subject to Export and Import Licensing, and Volumes of Quotas for 2015 ", not 
used in 2015 by business entities are valid until 1 March 2016, unles s otherwise provided in the 
relevant international treaties of Ukraine.  
It is noted by the Resolution that according to Article 16 of the Law of Ukraine "On Foreign 
Economic Activity " for customs clearance of goods, loaded in bulk and real exports (imports ) which 
are subject to licensing, the marginal difference of the actual value of their value, quantity or 
weight may not exceed 5 %, recorded in the relevant license.  
                                                
1 See document G/LIC/3, Annex, for the Questionnaire.  
2 Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1176 as of 30 December 2015, 
http://zakon5.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1176 -2015-
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  The text of the Resolution is available at:   
http://zakon5.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1176 -2015-%D0%BF/page . 
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