Ukraine Cancels 13 Per Cent Import Duty

On 25 March 2009, the Ukrainian Customs Service stopped charging an additional 13 per cent import duty for beef, pork, offal, poultry products, processed beef and pork; raw sugar, grape wine and fermented beverages in excess of WTO negotiated levels.

Some legal aspects of this duty decrease are still not clear, but previously negotiated customs duties are now restored.

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