Committee on Import Licensing - Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures - Notification under article 5.1 to 5.4 of the Agreement - Ukraine

AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES

NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1 TO 5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT[1]

Ukraine

The following communication, dated 13 January 2026, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Ukraine.

 

 

Category

Notification details

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Notifying Member

Ukraine

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Title of new legislation/procedure

The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approval of the List of Goods Export and Import of Which is Subject to Licensing, and Quotas for 2026" No. __ of __ December 2025

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Date of Publication

24 December 2025

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Date of entry into force

1 January 2026

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Website link/Official publication of the new regulation/procedure

https://me.gov.ua/Documents/Detail/6c7fb0ab-0669-47ac-92aa-9e2c16a72464?lang=uk-UA&title=ProktPostanoviKabinetuMinistrivUkraini-proZatverdzhenniaPerelikivTovariv-EksportTaImportYakikhPidliagaLitsenzuvanniu-TaKvotNa2026-Rik-

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Have you attached a copy of the regulation (PDF) to the Secretariat

[ ] Yes. (Please attach a copy of the regulation to the notification.)

[X] No.

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Type of notification

[X] (a) New licensing regulation/procedure[2]; (please answer question 8 to 14)

[ ] (b) Changes to a regulation/procedure which has been previously notified in document: (please answer question 15 and 16)

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List of products subject to licensing

290314 (HS-22) Carbon tetrachloride

290319 (HS-22) Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (excl. chloromethane [methyl chloride], chloroethane [ethyl chloride], dichloromethane [methylene chloride], chloroform [trichloromethane], carbon tetrachloride and ethylene dichloride [ISO] [1,2 dichloroethane])

290341 (HS-22) Trifluoromethane "HFC-23"

290342 (HS-22) Difluoromethane "HFC-32"

290343 (HS-22) Fluoromethane "HFC-41", 1,2-difluoroethane "HFC-152" and 1,1-difluoroethane "HFC-152a"

290344 (HS-22) Pentafluoroethane "HFC-125", 1,1,1-trifluoroethane "HFC-143a" and 1,1,2-trifluoroethane "HFC-143"

290345 (HS-22) 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane "HFC-134a" and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane "HFC-134"

290346 (HS-22) 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane "HFC-227ea", 1,1,1,2,2,3-hexafluoropropane "HFC-236cb", 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane "HFC-236ea" and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane "HFC-236fa"

290347 (HS-22) 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane "HFC-245fa" and 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane "HFC-245ca"

290348 (HS-22) 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluorobutane "HFC-365mfc" and 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane "HFC-43-10mee"

290361 (HS-22) Methyl bromide "bromomethane"

290371 (HS-22) Chlorodifluoromethane

290372 (HS-22) Dichlorotrifluoroethanes

290373 (HS-22) Dichlorofluoroethanes

290374 (HS-22) Chlorodifluoroethanes

290375 (HS-22) Dichloropentafluoropropanes

290376 (HS-22) Bromochlorodifluoromethane, bromotrifluoromethane and dibromotetrafluoroethanes

290377 (HS-22) Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens, perhalogenated only with fluorine and chlorine (excl. chlorodifluoromethane, dichlorotrifluoroethanes, dichlorofluoroethanes, chlorodifluoroethanes, dichloropentafluoropropanes, bromochlorodifluoromethane, bromotrifluoromethane and dibromotetrafluoroethanes)

290379 (HS-22) Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens (excl. perhalogenated, and chlorodifluoromethane, dichlorotrifluoroethanes, dichlorofluoroethanes, chlorodifluoroethanes, dichloropentafluoropropanes, bromochlorodifluoromethane, bromotrifluoromethane and dibromotetrafluoroethanes)

3004 (HS-22) Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses "incl. those for transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006)

3204 (HS-22) Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations based on synthetic organic colouring matter of a kind used to dye fabrics or produce colorant preparations; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213 and 3215)

3208 (HS-22) Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium; solutions of products of headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents, containing > 50% solvent by weight (excl. solutions of collodion)

3209 (HS-22) Paints and varnishes, incl. enamels and lacquers, based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium

3214 (HS-22) Glaziers'' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters'' fillings; non-refractory surfacing preparations for façades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the like

3304 (HS-22) Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin, incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments); manicure or pedicure preparations

3305 (HS-22) Preparations for use on the hair

3306 (HS-22) Preparations for oral or dental hygiene, incl. denture fixative pastes and powders; yarn used to clean between the teeth "dental floss", in individual retail packages

3307 (HS-22) Shaving preparations, incl. pre-shave and aftershave products, personal deodorants, bath and shower preparations, depilatories and other perfumery, toilet or cosmetic preparations, n.e.s.; prepared room deodorisers, whether or not perfumed or having disinfectant properties

340130 (HS-22) Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap

3402 (HS-22) Organic surface-active agents (excl. soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations, incl. auxiliary washing preparations, and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap (excl. those of heading 3401)

3403 (HS-22) Lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations based on lubricants; textile lubricant preparations and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials (excl. preparations containing, as basic constituents, >= 70% petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil by weight)

3405 (HS-22) Shoe polish, furniture wax and floor waxes, polishes and creams for coachwork, glass or metal, scouring pastes and powders and similar preparations, whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, sponge plastics, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations (excl. artificial and prepared waxes of heading 3404)

3808 (HS-22) Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers

3809 (HS-22) Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs and other products and preparations such as dressings and mordants of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, n.e.s.

3812 (HS-22) Prepared rubber accelerators; compound plasticisers for rubber or plastics, n.e.s.; anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers for rubber or plastics

381300 (HS-22) Preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers; charged fire-extinguishing grenades (excl. full or empty fire-extinguishing devices, whether or not portable, unmixed chemically undefined products with fire-extinguishing properties in other forms)

381400 (HS-22) Organic composite solvents and thinners, n.e.s.; prepared paint or varnish removers (excl. nail varnish remover)

382000 (HS-22) Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids (excl. prepared additives for mineral oils or other liquids used for the same purposes as mineral oils)

382499 (HS-22) Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, incl. those consisting of mixtures of natural products, n.e.s.

3827 (HS-22) Mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane, n.e.s.

391000 (HS-22) Silicones in primary forms

8414 (HS-22) Air or vacuum pumps (excl. gas compound elevators and pneumatic elevators and conveyors); air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters; gas-tight biological safety cabinets, whether or not fitted with filters; parts thereof

8415 (HS-22) Air conditioning machines comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, incl. those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated; parts thereof

8418 (HS-22) Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps; parts thereof (excl. air conditioning machines of heading 8415)

8419 (HS-22) Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment whether or not electrically heated (excl. furnaces, ovens and other equipment of heading 8514), for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating, cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilising, pasteurising, steaming, drying, evaporating, vaporising, condensing or cooling (excl. those used for domestic purposes); instantaneous or storage water heaters, non-electric; parts thereof

8421 (HS-22) Centrifuges, incl. centrifugal dryers (excl. those for isotope separation); filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, for liquids or gases; parts thereof (excl. artificial kidneys)

8422 (HS-22) Dishwashing machines; machinery for cleaning or drying bottles or other containers; machinery for filling, closing, sealing or labelling bottles, cans, boxes, bags or other containers; machinery for capsuling bottles, jars, tubes and similar containers; other packing or wrapping machinery, incl. heat-shrink wrapping machinery; machinery for aerating beverages; parts thereof

842410 (HS-22) Fire extinguishers, whether or not charged

8438 (HS-22) Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink (other than machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable fats or oils); parts thereof

8450 (HS-22) Household or laundry-type washing machines, incl. machines which both wash and dry; parts thereof

8451 (HS-22) Machinery (excl. of heading 8450) for washing, cleaning, wringing, drying, ironing, pressing incl. fusing presses, bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile yarns, fabrics or made-up textile articles and for applying paste to the base fabric or other support used in the manufacture of floor coverings like linoleum; machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics; parts thereof

8456 (HS-22) Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines (excl. cleaning apparatus operated by ultrasonic processes, soldering and welding machines, incl. those which can be used for cutting, and material testing machines)

8457 (HS-22) Machining centres, unit construction machines "single station" and multi-station transfer machines for working metal

8458 (HS-22) Lathes, incl. turning centres, for removing metal

8459 (HS-22) Machine tools, incl. way-type unit head machines, for drilling, boring, milling, threading or tapping (excl. lathes and turning centres of heading 8458, gear cutting machines of heading 8461 and hand-operated machines)

847621 (HS-22) Automatic beverage-vending machines incorporating heating or refrigerating devices

847681 (HS-22) Automatic goods-vending machines incorporating heating or refrigerating devices (excl. automatic beverage-vending machines)

8479 (HS-22) Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof

850760 (HS-22) Lithium-ion accumulators (excl. spent)

8477 (HS-22) Machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, parts thereof

850980 (HS-22) Electromechanical domestic appliances, with self-contained electric motor (excl. vacuum cleaners, dry and wet vacuum cleaners, food grinders and mixers, fruit or vegetable juice extractors, and hair-removing appliances)

850990 (HS-22) Parts of electromechanical domestic appliances, with self-contained electric motor, n.e.s. (excl. of vacuum cleaners, dry and wet vacuum cleaners)

8515 (HS-22) Electric, incl. electrically heated gas, laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals, metal carbides or cermets; parts thereof (excl. guns for spraying hot materials of heading 8424)

851610 (HS-22) Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters

902790 (HS-22) Microtomes; parts and accessories of instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light, and of microtomes, n.e.s.

930400 (HS-22) Spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons and other non-firearms (excl. swords, cutlasses, bayonettes and similar arms of heading 9307)

860900 (HS-22) Containers, incl. containers for the transport of fluids, specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport

870899 (HS-22) Parts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor vehicles, n.e.s.

901890 (HS-22) Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences, n.e.s.

9022 (HS-22) Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta, gamma or other ionising radiation, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, incl. radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, X-ray tubes and other X-ray generators, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or treatment tables, chairs and the like

902789 (HS-22) Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis, or for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like, or for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light, n.e.s.

903300 (HS-22) Parts and accessories for machines, appliances, instruments or other apparatus in chapter 90, specified neither in this chapter nor elsewhere

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Nature of licensing

Automatic: [ ]

Non-Automatic: [X]

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Administrative purpose/measure being implemented

(a)

                             

Protect public morals;

(b)

                             

Protect human, animal or plant life and health; protect environment;

(c)

                             

Collect trade statistics or market surveillance;

(d)

                             

Protection of patents, trademarks and copyrights, and the prevention of deceptive practices;

(e)

                             

Pursue obligations under the UN Charter and other international treaties (i.e. CITES, Basel Convention, Rotterdam Convention, UNSC Resolutions etc.)

(f)

                             

Quota (including TRQ) administration;

(g)

                             

Regulate imports of arms, ammunition or fissionable materials and safeguard national security;

(h)

                             

Other: ______________ (please specify)

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Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications

Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine

Department for Foreign Economic Activity and Trade Defense

Address: M. Hrushevskoho str., 12/2, Kyiv, 01008

Website: https://www.me.gov.ua

Telephone: +380 (044) 200 47 69

Email: meconomy@me.gov.ua

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Contact point for information on eligibility

Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine

Department for Foreign Economic Activity and Trade Defense

Address: M. Hrushevskoho str., 12/2, Kyiv, 01008

Website: https://www.me.gov.ua

Telephone: +380 (044) 200 47 69

Email: meconomy@me.gov.ua

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Expected duration of licensing procedure

Other: From 1 January till 31 December 2026

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A summary of the notification in one of the WTO official languages

The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine "On Approval of the List of Goods Export and Import of Which is Subject to Licensing, and Quotas for 2026" No. __ of __ December 2025 establishes the list of goods subject to import licensing in 2026.

The Resolution outlines the goods that fall under the system of non-automatic licensing and designates the administrative body responsible for granting approval to obtain import license for specific categories of goods under this licensing system.

The following imports are subject to licensing:

·_      controlled substances (ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases);

·_      goods and equipment that may contain controlled substances (ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases), except for goods and equipment transported in containers with personal belongings.

The Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine is responsible for reviewing applications and issuing import licenses.

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In the case of 7(b), please indicate the type of new change(s)

(a)

                             

Termination

(b)

                             

Suspension

(c)

                             

Modification of specific details in existing

procedures:

                             

Product coverage;

                             

Administrative purpose;

                             

Automatic or Non-automatic;

                             

Duration of licensing;

                             

Change the nature of quantity/value restriction;

                             

Eligibility of applicants;

                             

Contact information on eligibility;

                             

Administrative body(ies) for submission of application;

                             

Documentation requirements (including application form);

                             

Period for Application;

                             

Administrative body(ies) to issue licence;

                             

Processing time for issuing licence;

                             

Licence fee/administrative charge;

                             

Deposit/advance payment and relevant conditions;

                             

Appeal regulations/procedures;

                             

Validity of licence;

                             

Other conditions of licence (extension, transferability, penalty of non-use etc.);

                             

Foreign exchange requirements;

                             

Other:

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Please elaborate the changes in detail (in one of the WTO official languages)

 

__________



[1] It is understood that the notifying Member has also completed its notification obligations under Article 1.4(a) and Article 8.2(b) regarding the relevant law/regulation/procedure notified for by filling this form in a full and complete manner.

[2] "New licensing regulation/procedure" is understood to refer to any newly introduced law, regulation or procedure, and those which are in force but being notified for the first time to the Committee.