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News at a glance: significant amendments to the Ukrainian Customs Code; introduction of a new automated customs clearance system at all road checkpoints on the national border; clarification … of the customs classification of goods intended for the generation and storage of electricity; permission to export bio-methane from Ukraine; gradual annual increases in excise duties on fuels.

News at a glance: exemption from customs duties and VAT on imports of energy and demining equipment was approved; illegal imports and exports of goods of significant value (smuggling) is now … a criminal offence instead of being subject to administrative penalties; updated Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement entered into force; EU-Ukraine duty-free trade was extended; changes were made to the list of agricultural products where exports are subject to licensing; inward processing procedure was allowed for some vehicles and their bodies; the State Electronic Export Control System was launched as a pilot; progress was made on the development of the AEO programme in Ukraine.

News at a glance: Phase 5 of the Common Transit Procedure has been successfully launched; progress in the transposition of certain provisions of the Union Customs Code into the Customs Code of … Ukraine; customs authorities have resumed documentary inspections for customs compliance, which have been suspended since 24 February 2022; a new version of the automated customs risk analysis system based on artificial intelligence has been launched.

News at a glance: Customs clearance without presentation of goods - no longer an option; Constitutional Court: the Customs Code must allow for the individualisation of penalties; Pan-Euro-Mediterranean … Regional Convention: Alternative rules of origin (EU and Ukraine); verification of exporters of agricultural products; reliable, transparent and comprehensible trade protection tools that benefit both Ukrainian businesses and international partners.