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Posted on September 8, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleUkrainian rapeseed and soybean exports are halted due to confusion over a new 10% duty and unclear documentation procedures.
KYIV (Reuters) -The introduction of a 10% duty on Ukrainian rapeseed and soybean exports has virtually halted Ukrainian exports due to a lack of clear government procedure on the documents needed for shipment, the country's largest food producers union UAC said on Monday.
The Ukrainian parliament passed a bill in July imposing the duty on exports of the two oilseed crops with the aim of increasing domestic processing volumes and boosting revenue for a state budget strained by the war with Russia.
Ukraine's grain traders union UGA and the UAC opposed the decision.
"As of September 5, exports have been completely halted. With a 10% duty, it is possible (to export), but ships are waiting in ports because the shipments contain mixed products from both producers and traders," UAC said in a statement.
Exports are not subject to duty if the producer sells its own rapeseed and soybean products.
"The problem lies in the lack of a clear procedure for documenting the origin of products grown by agricultural producers or cooperatives themselves," the union said.
Ukraine is a major European producer of rapeseed and soybeans and has already harvested rapeseed, the export of which is most active in the first months of autumn.
(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
The introduction of a 10% duty on exports and a lack of clear government procedures for necessary documentation have virtually halted exports.
The duty aims to increase domestic processing volumes and boost revenue for the state budget.
Both the Ukrainian grain traders union UGA and the UAC opposed the decision to impose the export duty.
The export of rapeseed is most active in the first months of autumn, following the harvest.
No, exports are not subject to duty if the producer sells its own rapeseed and soybean products.
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