As part of the deregulation reform, the Ministry of Economy has amended the order “On the Procedure for Licensing the Export of Goods,” according to which Ukrainian exporters will receive licenses in electronic form, the ministry’s press service reports.
“Digitalization of services provided by the state to business is one of the key components of deregulation. We are currently fully transferring the process of obtaining licenses by exporters to an electronic format. And we are working on a similar simplification of the procedure for importers. In addition, we are simplifying the process of obtaining permits by reducing the number of documents required to apply for a license,” said First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko.
According to the amended order, entrepreneurs will be able to submit documents and obtain licenses in electronic form, while they can also submit documents in paper form if they wish.
In addition, the list of documents required to obtain a license has been shortened. The amendments to the Order also update the license application form, the license form, instructions for filling them out, and the regulations on the licensing procedure.
In order to obtain licenses for the export of goods from Ukraine, entrepreneurs who have chosen the electronic form of submitting documents should go to the section “Foreign Economic Activity” on the Unified State Web Portal of Electronic Services at https://my.gov.ua/info/service/2817 /details.
The entrepreneur must submit a package of required documents in his/her electronic cabinet. After they are reviewed within the established timeframe and if a positive decision is made, the license will appear in the applicant’s account in electronic form.
If a person submits documents in paper form and wants to receive a response by e-mail, then at the stage of submitting documents, they must provide the recipient’s mail address and indicate that they want to receive a response in this way.
The Ministry of Economy noted that during martial law, the issuance of licenses for the export and import of goods is free of charge. Therefore, the letter of application for a license does not require a guarantee of payment of the state fee for its issuance and an upload of a package of documents.
The Interagency Working Group on Accelerated Review of State Regulatory Instruments for Business has already reviewed more than 1,300 regulatory instruments for business, of which 456 are recommended to be canceled and 584 to be simplified, the Ministry reminded.
Source: https://interfax.com.ua/
