Committee on Market Access - Notification pursuant to the Decision on notification procedures for Quantitative Restrictions (G/L/59/Rev.1) - 2024 - 2026 - Ukraine - Addendum

Ukraine

Addendum

The following communication, dated 5 November 2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Ukraine.

 

A.      Notifying Member: Ukraine

B.      Date of notification: 5 November 2025

C.      First time notification:

      Yes

      No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol): _G/MA/QR/N/UKR/7/Add.1

D.      Type of notification:

      1.  Complete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force)

      2.  Changes to the notifications previously made in _G/MA/QR/N/UKR/7 which are of the following nature:

            2.1   Introduction of new restrictions, as listed in Section 1.

            2.2   Elimination of restrictions, as described in G below.

            2.3   Modification of a previously notified restriction, as described in Section 1.

      3.  Reverse notification of restrictions maintained by (Member):

E.     The notification provides information for the following biennial period (e.g. 2012‑2014): 2024-2026 and relates to restrictions in force as of 1 November 2025

F.      This notification contains information* relating to:

      Section 1:   List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force.

      Section 2:  Cross-reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative restrictions that are currently in force and additional information.

G.      Comments of a general nature, including a description of the elimination of restrictions notified under D.2.2 and the date they ceased to be in force.

Ukraine notifies the adoption of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 31 October 2025 No. 1399 "On Amendments to Annex 1 to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 24 December 2024 No. 1481", according to which fuel wood (under codes 4401 11 00 00, 4401 12 00 00, 4401 21 00 00, 4401 22 00 00, 4401 22 90 00) and wood in the rough (under code 4403), except pine, are subject to export restriction.

The export restriction for wood in the rough is effective from 1 November 2025, and for fuel wood will be effective from 22 November 2025. The measure will remain in effect until 31 December 2025.

 


Section 1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force

 

QR
No.

General description of the restriction

Type of restriction

Tariff line code(s) affected, according to UKTZED (based on HS 2022)

Detailed Product Description

WTO Justification and Grounds for Restriction, e.g., Other International Commitments)

National legal basis and entry into force

Administration, modification of previously notified measures, and other comments

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

Prohibition on the exportation wood in the rough

P-X

4403

Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, except pine

Article XI:2(a) of the GATT

- prevention of critical shortage of product essential for exporting country, inter alia

Article XXI of the GATT –

security exceptions,

inter alia

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 31 October 2025 No. 1399 "On Amendments to Annex 1 to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 24 December 2024 No. 1481"

Available at:

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1399-2025-%D0%BF#Text

Effective from 01 November 2025 until 31 December 2025

Administered by the State Customs Service

This measure modifies QR No. 7 in document _G/MA/QR/N/UKR/7.

2

Prohibition on the exportation of fuel wood

P-X

4401 11 00 00

4401 12 00 00

4401 21 00 00

4401 22 00 00

4401 22 90 00

Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles

Article XI:2(a) of the GATT

- prevention of critical shortage of product essential for exporting country, inter alia

Article XXI of the GATT –

security exceptions,

inter alia

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 31 October 2025 No. 1399 "On Amendments to Annex 1 to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 24 December 2024 No. 1481"

Available at:

https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1399-2025-%D0%BF#Text

Effective from 22 November 2025 until 31 December 2025

Administered by the State Customs Service

This measure modifies QR No. 13 in document _G/MA/QR/N/UKR/7.

 

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