The Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade on August 5 made a decision to revise special measures that are coming to completion – quotas in relation to the import of sulfuric acid and oleum to Ukraine (foreign economic activity code 2807 00 00 00).
According to the commission’s publication in the Uriadovy Kurier government newspaper, the initiators of extension of the special measures were Skhidny (Eastern) Ore Mining and Processing Plant, PJSC Sumykhimprom, Scientific and Production Enterprise Zorya and First Chemical Association.
“The commission found that the appeal contains enough information indicating that the use of special measures had a positive effect on the applicants’ activities, but did not completely eliminate the consequences of the harm caused to them, the appeal provides enough information indicating that the applicants may be in the process of adapting to conditions of competition,” the report says.
The Ministry of Economy has been entrusted with the revision of the restrictions, and it carries out the registration of interested parties by August 13.
As reported, in the summer of 2018, the commission introduced quotas for these products for three years. For the first year, the import quota for sulfuric acid and oleum from Belarus amounted to 30,800 tonnes, Russia – 8,600 tonnes, other countries – 4,300 tonnes. In the second year, quotas were increased, respectively, to 32,300 tonnes, 9,100 tonnes and 4,500 tonnes, in the third year – to 33,900 tonnes, 9,500 tonnes and 4,800 tonnes.
The special measures do not apply to imports from about 50 countries, including Kazakhstan.
A number of Ukrainian metallurgical companies opposed the introduction of restrictions on the import of sulfuric acid, while chemical enterprises insisted on their introduction.
