The Ukrainian government has retained zero quotas on exports of natural gas of Ukrainian origin, food grade salt, gold, silver, as well as waste and scrap of precious metals for 2025.
A decree, dated December 24, which contains the list of goods the export and import of which is subject to licensing was published on the government’s website on Tuesday, Ukrainian media said.
The decree also retains quotas for exports of coking coal (grade K) and fuel oil, raising them from 900,000 tonnes to 1.3 million tonnnes for coking coal, but reducing them from 540,000 tonnes to 400,000 tonnes for fuel oil.
At the same time, the Ukrainian government lifted quotas on anthracite, coal and briquettes made from it and refrained from reinstating a ban on exports of fuelwood, wood chips or shavings, which was in effect in January-February 2023.
Licensing requirements will remain in place next year for exports of wheat, corn, rape seeds and sunflower seeds to Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, and Bulgaria.
Under the European Union-Ukraine agreement on annual quotas for exports of individual agricultural products, quotas for exports to EU countries until June 5, 2025 were set at 107,240 tonnes for sugar, 55,540 tonnes for chicken, duck and goose meat, and at 1,570 tonnes for turkey meat.
“The annual licensing and assignment of quotas help avert possible shortages of key goods on the domestic market. As soon as the domestic market demonstrates a surplus, such restrictions will be abolished,” a statement published on the Ukrainian Economy Ministry’s website quoted Deputy Economy Minister and Trade Representative Taras Kachka as saying.
As usual, Ukraine will continue to license and set quotas in 2025 for imports of ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases, as well as equipment and goods that may contain them.
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