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Import of tobacco raw materials, cigarette
tissue and filters intended for industrial cigarette production can be
carried out only by holders of a valid licence for the production of tobacco
products.
The Requirements, approved by Order of the
Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine No 275 of 19
August 2025, set out the provisions for the full technological cycle of
tobacco product manufacturing and apply exclusively to the production of
cigarettes (HS codes 2402 20 90 10 and 2402 20 90 20 under UKT ZED). They are
mandatory for all business entities engaged in economic activities related to
the production of tobacco products.
The Requirements for the full
technological cycle of tobacco products manufacturing provide that business
entities must have ownership rights or rights of possession and/or use of
real estate/premises and technological and other equipment, as well as the
relevant technological processes necessary to process raw materials, with
possible use of semi-finished products, ingredients, components, etc., into
finished products according to the technological scheme defined by the
business entity, indicating the stages of production. Such premises and
equipment shall be used solely for manufacturing purposes by a single
business entity, and their use for other purposes is prohibited. Business
entities must also have a laboratory, either owned or engaged on a contractual
basis.
The full technological cycle of tobacco product
manufacturing includes:
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specially equipped premises for: preparation or
processing of tobacco and tobacco raw materials; storage of tobacco raw
materials; industrial production of tobacco products; storage of tobacco
products. If the storage facilities for tobacco raw materials or tobacco
products are located at a different address than the manufacturing facility,
the business entity shall register such facilities in the Unified Register of
Storage Facilities;
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regulatory and technological documentation for
tobacco product manufacturing;
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equipment for the preparation or processing of
tobacco and tobacco raw materials, and for the industrial production of
tobacco products, in accordance with the technological scheme defined by the
business entity, with production stages clearly indicated. Such equipment
must be put into operation, and information on it shall be recorded in the
Unified Register of Equipment;
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a laboratory (own or engaged under contract).
Business entities engaged in the production of
tobacco products are required to undergo mandatory certification verifying
compliance with the full technological production cycle. Licences for the
production of tobacco products shall be granted only after this certification
has been completed.
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