Ukraine extends export ban on salt, gas, and gold into 2025
Source: Government Resolution Portal
Ukraine’s government has approved a list of goods subject to export and import licensing and quotas for 2024 extending the ban on exporting certain items through 2025. Among those are salt, domestically produced natural gas, gold, silver, and precious metal scrap.
The government said these restrictions aim to prevent shortages of critical goods in the domestic market. For instance, the country faced shortage of salt after Russian troops occupied Soledar, prompting the continued export licensing and quota regime for salt. The bans will be reviewed once the domestic market stabilizes.
Exports of coking coal of grade “K,” fuel oil, and certain agricultural products will also require licensing. Among other things that fall undes the quota policies are grain and oilseeds exported to Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland. A similar policy applies to exports of sugar and poultry meat to EU countries.
For imports, the government has imposed quotas and licensing requirements for ozone-depleting substances, fluorinated greenhouse gases, and products that may contain them.
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