G/LIC/N/3/UKR/7  
 
28 August 2014  
(14-4947)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE ON  IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 7.3 OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
UKRAINE  
The following communication, dated 11 August 2014, 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/3 and with 
amendments provided in documents G/LIC/N/3/UKR/4,  G/LIC/N/3/UKR/5 and G/LIC/N/3/UKR/6 
has not been substantially modified and still remains valid for 2014, except for changes introduced with regard to the Resolution of the Cabinet of  Ministers of Ukraine No. 950 of 25.12.2013  which 
approves the List of goods which are subject to import licensing in 2014. 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 commodities subj ect to licensing, such as silver, gold, precious 
metals scrap, crude oil of Ukrainian origin, etc., see Annex 1
1; 
-  list of goods, export and import of which is subject to licensing – such as printing inks, not-
enamel paper etc., see Annex 21; 
-  list of goods (ozone-depleting substances), export and the import of which is subject to 
licensing, such as carbon tetrachloride, methyl bromide etc., see Annex 31; 
-  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 products synthetic organic colorants, paints and lacquers based on synthetic polymers etc., see Annex 4
1; 
-  list of goods the import of which is subject to licensing, such as insecticides (except 
veterinary medicines), fungicides, herbicides, plant, preventing germination of sprouts and 
plant growth regulators, rodenticides (except veterinary drugs), and similar means to them (except for disinfectants), see Annex 5
1; 
-  list of goods with content of the alloyed black metals, coloured metals and their alloys the 
export of which is subject to licensing, see Annex 61; 
-  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., see Annex 71. 
 
The Regulation also provides that, the license for the export and import of goods specified in the 
Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukra ine of 19 December 2012 N° 1201 “On Approving the 
List of Commodities Subject to Export and Import  Licensing, and Volumes of Quotas for 2013”, not 
used in 2013 by business entities are valid until 1 March 2014, unless otherwise provided in the 
relevant international treaties of Ukraine.  
                                               
1 Available in original language only (Market Access Division). G/LIC/N/3/UKR/7 
 
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  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 per cent, recorded in the relevant license. 
 
The text of the Resolution is available at:  http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/950-2013-
%D0%BF.  
 
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