The Government Introduced An Additional Surcharge On Imported Goods

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine introduced the additional import surcharge to be levied starting from 26 February 2015 for the purpose of stabilization of the balance of payments of Ukraine. The relevant decision was taken by the Government after the consultations with the international financial organizations.

Import surcharge

Import surcharge will be levied starting from 26 February 2015 for the following 12-month period. The objects of the surcharge are the imported goods irrespective of their origin at the following rates:

• 10%  for food products (classified in groups 1-24 of the Ukrainian Classification of Goods for Foreign Economic Activity ("the UCGFEA"));
• 5%  for non-food products(classified in groups 25-97 of the UCGFEA);