Ukraine
Letter mail
Parcel
EMS
Prohibited articles list
Additional requests
Weight / size limit admitted:
üPostcard – maximum weight 20g. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness – 5mm.
üLetter – maxsimum weight 250g. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness: 5mm.
üSmall packets – maxsimum weight 2kg. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness: 50mm.
üM bag – maxsimum weight 30kg. maximum height - 80cm; maximum circumference -120cm.
Insured* letters admitted – yes;
Maximum insured value – 4000 SDR**;
On-line tracking provided – yes;
Payments for inbound items in case, when content is a goods:
ü Customs clearance fee -
ü Threshold level below which items are free of customs duties and other taxes:
For private customers - 100 EUR;
For business customers - 150 EUR;
Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound letter – 2;
Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – English, French, Russian;
Delivery charge for small packets exceeding 500 g –
Period of retention for letters – 1 month;
*Insured Parcel–Type of Registered Parcel, which is insured at cost declared by the sender. Insured value should not be more than the actual cost of the package content and should not exceed 10 000 GEL.
**SDR–Monetary unit (Special Drawing Rights) created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - The value of the SDR in terms of the US dollar is determined daily based on exchange rates quoted at noon each day in the London market and posted on the IMF’s
***Custom declaration for letter post is required only in case, when content is a goods.
Weight / size limit admitted:
ü Max weight – 20 kg
ü Max size - 1,05m X 1,05m X 1,05m (or 2m length & greatest circumference);
Insured* parcels admitted – yes;
Maximum insured value - 4000 SDR**;
On-line tracking provided – yes;
Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound parcels – 2;
Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – French, English, Ukrainian, Russian;
Payments for inbound parcels:
ü Customs clearance fee -
ü Threshold level below which parcels are free of customs duties and other taxes:
For private customers - 100 EUR;
For business customers - 150 EUR;
To customers’ address:
ü Free – yes;
ü Paid service – yes;
Period of retention for parcels:
ü Min – 1 month;
ü Max – 2 months;
*Insured Parcel–Type of Registered Parcel, which is insured at cost declared by the sender. Insured value should not be more than the actual cost of the package content and should not exceed 10 000 GEL.
**SDR–Monetary unit (Special Drawing Rights) created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - The value of the SDR in terms of the US dollar is determined daily based on exchange rates quoted at noon each day in the London market and posted on the IMF’s
Weight / size limit admitted:
ü Max weight – 20 kg
ü Max size - 1,05m X 1,05m X 1,05m (or 2m length & greatest circumference);
Maximum insured value:
for documents: 4000 GEL
for merchandise: 10 000 GEL
Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound EMS – 2;
Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – English;
Payments for inbound parcels:
ü Customs clearance fee - 120 UAH / 3 SDR;
ü Threshold level below which parcels are free of customs duties and other taxes:
For private customers - 100 EUR;
For business customers - 150 EUR;
How many attempts at delivery are made: 2
Period of retention for EMS items: 14 days;
Coverage: except: 07270 Chornobyl, 83000-83499 Donetsk, 83500-83999 Donetsk region, 84001-84099 Donetsk region, 84130-84199 Donetsk region, 84291-84299 Donetsk region, 84391-84399 Donetsk region, 84410-84499 Donetsk region, 84511-84999 Donetsk region, 85010-85099 Donetsk region, 85130-85199 Donetsk region, 85280-85299 Donetsk region, 85310-85319 Donetsk region, 85330-85399 Donetsk region, 85481-85499 Donetsk region, 85506-85611 Donetsk region, 85615-85669 Donetsk region, 85671-86999 Donetsk region, 87005-87399 Donetsk region, 87401-87499 Donetsk region, 87591-87999 Donetsk region, 91000-91494 Luhansk, 91495-92099 Luhansk region, 92103-92199 Luhansk region, 92208-92299 Luhansk region, 92310-92399 Luhansk region, 92406-92499 Luhansk region, 92505-92599 Luhansk region, 92606-92699 Luhansk region, 92710-92799 Luhansk region, 92806-92899 Luhansk region, 92906-92923 Luhansk region, 92925-92939 Luhansk region, 92941-92999 Luhansk region, 93194-93399 Luhansk region, 93481-93499 Luhansk region, 93501-94999 Luhansk region, 95000-98999 Simferopol, 99000-99999 Sevastopol
Days of the week on which EMS items are delivered: 1/2/3/4/5
EMS item delivery to P.O. Box: No
National holidays on which EMS items are not delivered: 1,7 January, 8 March, 29 April, 1,9 May, 17,28 June, 24,26 July, 14 October, 25 December
*SDR–Monetary unit (Special Drawing Rights) created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - The value of the SDR in terms of the US dollar is determined daily based on exchange rates quoted at noon each day in the London market and posted on the IMF’s
The amount of insurance paid by the customer should not exceed the actual value of the contents of the parcel
Definition of Terms
· Prohibited items – items whose import into the country is prohibited.
· Items admitted conditionally – items whose importation into the country is allowed with the term if a document issued by the relevant authorities of the exporting country is presented.
· Items admitted without conditions – items whose import into the country is allowed.
Detailed information on the HS codes and their titles can be found on the Revenue Service web-page (http://www.rs.ge/4509) or at the following address: http://www.foreign-trade.com/reference/hscode.htm
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The below information is based upon the official source of Ukraine
Part I:
List of articles prohibited as imports (or in transit) or admitted conditionally
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Section I
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Live animals; animal products
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Chapter 1
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Live animals
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Heading
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HS Code
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ÿ Prohibited articles
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01.01-06
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0106.00
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All live animals except bees, leeches and silkworms, as well as parasites and predators of dangerous insects, intended for research and exchanged between officially recognized institutions.
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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Bees, leeches and silkworms. See Part II, §§ 2.1.1 and 2.1.2.
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Chapter 2
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Meat and edible meat offal
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Heading
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HS Code
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ÿ Prohibited articles
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02.01-08
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All kinds of meat.
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02.10
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All kinds of offal.
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See Part II, § 2.1.3.
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Chapter 3
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Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
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HS Code
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ÿ Prohibited articles
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03.01-07
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All these species.
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All these products
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See Part II, § 2.1.3.
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Chapter 4
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Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewherespecified or included
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HS Code
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ÿ Prohibited articles
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04.01-08
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Dairy produce. Birds' eggs.
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04.09
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0409.00
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Natural honey.
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04.10
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0410.00
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Other products.
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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See Part II, §§ 2.1.1 and 2.1.3.
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Chapter 5
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Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
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Nil.
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Section II
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Vegetable products
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Chapter 6
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Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
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06.01-04
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0602.10
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Live plants and bulbs contaminated by parasites dangerous to crops. Grafts and shrubs of vines,
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0602.20
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rhizomes and other parts of plants growing in the ground. Seeds of decorative and flowering plants.
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ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
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See Part II, § 2.1.1.
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Chapter 7 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
07.01 0701.01 Seed and edible potatoes.
07.02-14 Other edible vegetables and roots and tubers contaminated by parasites dangerous to crops.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.2.1.
Chapter 8 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
08.01-10 Fresh fruit and berries.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.2.2.
Chapter 9 Coffee, tea, maté and spices
Nil.
Chapter 10 Cereals
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
10.01-08 All kinds of grasses, including rice.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.2.1.
Chapter 11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Nil.
Chapter 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
12.07 1207.20 Cotton seeds.
12.09 Seeds mixed with fodder grasses or unusable for sowing, straw, combination feed, pig swill, wine press and means of packaging.
12.11 Seeds for sowing contaminated by parasites dangerous to crops. Bean seeds.
Chapter 13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
13.01-02 1302.11 Opium. See Part II, § 2.7.
Chapter 14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Nil.
Section III Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxesChapter 15 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
15.01-22 Raw animal products, fat and wax.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.1.3.
Section IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutesChapter 16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
16.03-05 Fish, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared: salted and smoked meat, canned meat, bacon, canned fish.
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.1.3.
Chapter 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery
Nil.
Chapter 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Nil.
Chapter 19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
Nil.
Chapter 20 Preparations of vegetables, fruits, nuts or other parts of plants
Nil.
Chapter 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations
Nil.
Chapter 22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar
22.04–08 See Part II, § 2.4.
Chapter 23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Nil.
Chapter 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
24.01–03 See Part II, § 2.5.
Section V Mineral productsChapter 25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials; lime and cement
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
25.01-30 Earth.
Chapter 26 Ores, slag and ash
Nil.
Chapter 27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
Nil.
Section VI Products of the chemical or allied industriesChapter 28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
28.44 2844.10 Radioactive substances.
2844.50
ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
28.39 2839.90 Anti-parasite products for agricultural use.
See Part II, § 2.3.
Chapter 29 Organic chemicals
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
29.39 2939.10 Morphine, cocaine and other narcotics. See Part II, § 2.7.
2939.90
Chapter 30 Pharmaceutical products
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
30.01-06 3002.10
3002.20
3002.30
Medicinal products: animal or human sera, medicaments for human or veterinary medicine, bacterial vaccines, cultures of micro-organisms intended for research in human or veterinary medicineas well as in the production of diagnostic substances, including plasmids, obtained from gene manipulation. See Part II, § 2.8.1.
Chapter 31 Fertilisers
Nil.
Chapter 32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
32.03-06 Colouring matter.
Chapter 33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
Nil.
Chapter 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes; polishing or scouring preparations,candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
Nil.
Chapter 35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
Nil.
Chapter 36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible prepa- rations
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
36.01 3601.00 Powders.
36.02 3602.00 Explosives.
36.03 3603.00 Detonators. Mercury fulminate caps.
36.04 3604.10 Rockets.
3604.90
36.05 3605.00 Matches.
36.06 3606.10 Combustible preparations.
3606.90
Chapter 37 Photographic or cinematographic products
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
37.01-07 Photographs, films, negatives, video recordings, magnetic data media for computers, acting against the constitutional regime and which violate the territorial integrity ofthe country, propagate war, violence, racial, ethnic or religious hatred, or which violate human rights and liberty.
Chapter 38 Miscellaneous chemical products
Nil.
Section VII Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereofChapter 39 Plastics and articles thereof
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
39.15 3915.90 Cellulose waste and dust.
39.17 3917.29 Tubes and rods of celluloid.
Chapter 40 Rubber and articles thereof
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
40.14 4014.90 Teats not inscribed "pure rubber" or with no indication of the registration number or the origin of the product.
Section VIII Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut(other than silk-worm gut)Chapter 41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
41.01-11 Primary materials of animal origin: raw hides and skins, furskins, hair, bones, hooves, horns, intestines, down, feathers, dried blood, endocrine and othersubstances.
Chapter 42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers;
articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
Nil.
Chapter 43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
Nil.
Section IX Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware andwickerworkChapter 44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Nil.
Chapter 45 Cork and articles of cork
Nil.
Chapter 46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Nil.
Section X Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard;
paper and paperboard and articles thereofChapter 47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard
Nil.
Chapter 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Nil.
Chapter 49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Heading HS Code ÿ Prohibited articles
49.01–11 Publications harmful to young people and publications of an indecent or immoral nature.
Works the content of which is counter to social order, which undermine the constitutional regime and which violate the territorial integrity of the country, propagate war,violence, racial, ethnic or religious hatred, or which violate human rights and liberty.
49.07 4907.00 Banknotes, base coinage, securities payable to bearer, postage stamps. See Part II, § 2.11.
Section XI Textiles and textile articlesChapter 50 Silk
Nil.
Chapter 51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
Nil.
Chapter 52 Cotton
Nil.
Chapter 53 Other vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
Nil.
Chapter 54 Man-made filaments
Nil.
Chapter 55 Man-made staple fibres
Nil.
Chapter 56 Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Nil.
Chapter 58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
Nil.
Chapter 59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
Nil.
Chapter 60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics
Nil.
Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
Nil.
Chapter 62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
Nil.
Chapter 63 Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
Nil.
Section XII Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding- crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles madetherewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hairChapter 64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
Nil.
Chapter 65 Headgear and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers;
articles of human hair
Nil.
Section XIII Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products;
glass and glasswareChapter 68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
Nil.
Chapter 69 Ceramic products
Nil.
Chapter 70 Glass and glassware
Nil.
Section XIV Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coinChapter 71 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ÿ Articles admitted conditionally
71.18 7118.90 Foreign currencies. See Part II, §2.12.
Section XV Base metals and articles of base metalChapter 72 Iron and steel
Nil.
Chapter 73 Articles of iron and steel
Nil.
Chapter 74 Copper and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 75 Nickel and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 76 Aluminium and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 77 (Reserved for possible future use in the harmonized system)
Nil.
Chapter 78 Lead and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 79 Zinc and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 80 Tin and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
Nil.
Chapter 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
Nil.
Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders andreproducers, and parts and accessories of such articlesChapter 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers andparts and accessor ies of such articles
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
85.17 Mobile telephones. See Part II, § 2.13.
85.27 Mobile radios. See Part II, § 2.13.
Section XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipmentChapter 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds
Nil.
Chapter 87 Vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 88 Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 89 Ships, boats and floating structures
Nil.
Section XVIII Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musicalinstruments; parts and accessories thereofChapter 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
Nil.
Section XIX Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereofChapter 93 (Sole c hapter)
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
93.01-02 9301.00 All kinds of arms, including swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and similar arms.
9302.00
93.04-07 9304.00
9305.10
9305.90
9306.21
9306.30
9307.00
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
Hunting shotguns and rifles.
See Part II, § 2.15.
Section XX Miscellaneous manufactured articlesChapter 94 Furniture, bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings not elsewhere specified or included;illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings
Nil.
Chapter 95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
96.13 9613.10 Butane cigarette -lighters.
Section XXI Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiquesChapter 97 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
97.01-06 Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques .
Part II:
Conditions of admission of articles imported or in transit
2.1 Animals and animal products
2.1.1 Bees, honey and apiary products
Bees, intended for research and exchanged between officially recognized institutions, must be inspected by the veterinary service.
Silkworms, parasites and predators of dangerous insects intended for research and exchanged between officially recognized institutions, must be inspected by the quarantine service.Depending on the decision of the inspectors, the postal items are delivered to the addressees, returned to sender or destroyed.
As article 4 of the Law of 17 July 1997, 468/97–BP, on "State regulation of the import of agricultural products" has been amended, as of 5 May 1999, it has been permitted to send food products,packed by the manufacturer, in international postal items, including EMS items, to the address of a natural person in Ukraine, up to a maximum weight of 10 kilogrammes.
2.1.2 Leeches Leeches must be enclosed with marsh soil or moss in a canvas bag carefu lly sealed and placed in a second container (wooden box or basked) packed with hay orstray.
2.1.3 Products of animal origin intended for consumption by humans or by pet animals
2.2 Plants and plant products
2.2.1 Edible vegetables, plants, grasses, roots and tubers
2.2.2 Fruit and citrus fruit
The import of animal and fish products may be permitted by the State Veterinary Inspection Service of the Ukraine Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
The State Emergency Antiepizootic Commission, under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, has prohibited as from 30 March 2001 the importation into Ukraine of raw materials, products andfinished foodstuffs of animal origin contained in postal items
The import of seed potatoes, grasses and other plants intended for propagation may be permitted by the Ukraine Ministry of Agriculture and Food and must be accompanied by a phytosanitarycertificate.
The import of fresh fruit and citrus fruit into Ukraine may be permitted by the Ukraine Ministry of
Agriculture and Food and must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.
2.2.3 Seeds The import of seeds (including beans) may be permitted by the Ukraine Ministry of Agriculture and
Food.
2.3 Anti-parasite products for agricultural use
2.4 Beverages, alcoholic fluids
The import of anti -parasite products for agricultural use may be permitted by the Ukraine Ministry of
Agriculture and Food.
Importation of alcohol is regulated as follows:
– for wine: 2 litres;
– for distilled spirit products: 1 litre.
2.5 Tobacco Importation of tobacco is regulated as follows: 200 cigarettes or 200 grammes of this product.
2.7 Narcotics The import of narcotics and pharmaceutical preparations and medicaments, containing narcotics, is subject to prior authorization by the Ukraine Ministry of PublicHealth.
2.8 International postal items addressed to individuals and containing electronic and emitting devices (e.g. mobile phones, smart phones, radios) that are listed in the Register of Radio-Electronic Equipment and Emitting Devices Prohibited for Use and Import to Ukraine. However, international postal items containing devices that are not listed in this register are permitted, but only if the sender/addressee has a corresponding certificate of conformity.
2.8.1 Medicaments Items containing medicines for personal use in quantities required for a course of treatment are permitted where the addressee has obtained authorization from theMinistry of Health of Ukraine.
2.11 Books, brochures, newspapers, printed matter
2.12 Foreign currency
Postal items, including EMS items, containing documents such as passports, identity cards, work permits and postage stamps (whether or not cancelled), except for organized philatelic traffic.
In accordance with the rules on the provision of the postal services approved by the Ukrainian Government on 4 October 2000, postage stamps, including envelopes bearing printed stamps,issued after 1945 and with a nominal value (according to the "Michel" catalogue) not exceeding
50 Deutsche Mark (DEM), may be sent to Ukraine in insured items.
By virtue of its domestic legislation, Ukraine now accepts the import of foreign currency in insured items addressed to natural persons, up to a maximum limit equivalent to 200 USD. It alsoaccepts the dispatch to Ukraine of foreign currency cheques made out to private individuals, up to the maximum insured value of 4000 SDR.
2.13 International postal items containing medications that are not listed in the State Register of Medicinal Products of Ukraine, including narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and chemical precursors. However, international postal items containing medications that are not registered in Ukraine and that are intended for individual use by citizens are permitted, but only if the addressee has a corresponding letter of notification from the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
2.15 War material The import of hunting shotguns and rifles and cartridges requires the permission of the Ukraine
Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Part III:
Special provisions, Customs and other
3.1 Drawing up of Customs declarations
3.2 Need to insert invoices
3.3 Need to attest to the origin of goods
3.4 Miscellaneous customs provisions
3.4.1 Small items addressed to private persons
3.4.2 Foreign trade control formalities
3.5 Provisions on infringement
Customs declarations must contain all the information necessary for the application of duties, taxes and control measures on both importation and exportation. Specifically, they must state:
– the names, first names and addresses of the consignors and consignees;
– the countries of origin and of destination of the item;
– a description of the goods contained and the harmonized system code index;
– the gross weight and net weight;
– the value of the item, specifying the currency used.
In addition, certain supplementary statements on the situation of goods in respect of the customs regulations (gifts, samples, goods returned or admitted temporarily) must be made on the customs declaration.
Customs declarations constituting true declarations under Ukraine regulations, involving the liability of the consignor, must bear his handwritten signature.
Unless abuses are suspected, the customs administration exempts from the requirement to produce an invoice consignments that are non-commercial in character, irrespective of value.
The origin must be attestable for products exchanged under a preferential tariff system under agreements concluded by the European Economic Community with various countries, or under decisions of association of countries and territories dependent on certain States members of the EEC.
a Standard tax
The customs administration may subject small items addressed to private persons to a lump-sum levy when such items:
i are occasional in nature;
ii concern solely goods reserved for the personal or family use of the addressees and which, by their nature or quantity, are clearly not intended for commercial ends;
iii do not have a dutiable value of more than 5000 US dollars.
b Fiscal and customs allowances
For domestic consumption tax, this allowance is limited to: Spirits – 1 litre; wine – 2 litres; tobacco products – 200 cigarettes (or 200 g of such products per person).
Spare parts for means of transport for private use.
Importation of certain foreign goods may be subject to production of a foreign trade control document such as an import licence or an import declaration, whether stamped or not.
Ukraine legislation contains no provision relating specifically to the repression of infringements of the customs regulations applicable specially to postal items. Such infringements therefore fall withinthe scope of the general provisions of the customs laws regarding fraudulent importation and exportation.
It is a matter of principle that all goods imported into or exported from Ukraine must be declared to the
Customs and that the customs declarations must be strictly accurate.
Products accepted for import subject to issue of a certificate of conformity to sanitary and phytosanitary standards
Animals and animal products
– Live animals (except bees, leeches, silkworms, parasites and predators of dangerous insects, intended for research and exchanged between officially recognized institutions – seespecial admission conditions in List of Prohibited Arti- cles, Part II, headings 2.1, 2.1.1 and 2.1.2).
– Meat and edible meat offal.
– Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates.
– Milk and diary products, birds' eggs, natural honey.
Plants and vegetable products
– Vegetables and edible tuberous roots.
– Fruits, nuts.
– Coffee, tea, maté, spices.
– Cereals.
– Malt, starch, grains, flour, inulin, wheat gluten.
– Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, medicinal plants.
– Resin and other vegetable saps and extracts.
– Vegetable materials.
– Animal or vegetable fats or oils and their cleavage products, prepared edible fats, animal or vegetable waxes.
Prepared foodstuffs
– Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates.
– Other animal products and materials.
– Sugars and sugar confectionery.
– Cocoa and cocoa preparations.
– Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk, pastrycooks' products.
– Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants.
– Residues and waste from the food industries, prepared animal fodder.
Postal parcels, small packets and EMS items containing such products sent to Ukraine without the aforementioned certificate will be returned to the sender. (See also Part II, § 2.1.)
Ukrposhta asks designated operators to ensure that customers sending such items to Ukraine indicate the addressee's mobile phone number, if available, on each postal item and, in the case of parcels, on the CP 71 or CP 72.
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