This statement was made today chairman of the Association "Ukrkondprom" Alexander Baldynyuk.

За словами керівника галузевої асоціації, currently railway and motor transit through Russia remains the main route of delivery Ukrainian export goods to Central Asia, Mongolia and China. Therefore, efforts to unlock Minifrastruktury of Ukrainian goods and provision of unimpeded transit through Russia is an important tool to preserve traditional Ukrainian presence in foreign markets.

Welcoming the initiative of public opposition to Russian aggression, O.Baldinûk, However, highlighted, that the global international transit lies mostly outside the bilateral Ukrainian-Russian relations and affects the interests of many partners Ukraine, including, EU countries. So, in his opinion, finding effective responses to the next aggressive step by Russia should be considered a threat, that blocking international transit Ukraine could lead to undermining the image of Ukraine as a reliable international transit, reorientation of transit flows through other neighboring countries without significant damage to the Russian economy. continue Reading »

08.01.2016

The head of a trade association Ukrkondprom Alexander says Baldynyuk, in October 2015 the representatives of the confectionery industry met with officials of the Ministry of Infrastructure, who reported, they are going to negotiate with Georgia, Azerbaijan and other countries in order to create a transport corridor with a passage rate. “Businesses will not have to negotiate separately with each country, whose territory is crossed transport corridor, freight rate will be unified – from Ilyichevsk to the opposite shore of the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan. This will be one train, which is loaded and unloaded in Ukraine, let us say, In Kazakhstan”, – He tells Baldynyuk. but, he says, no information from the Ministry of Infrastructure to establish an alternative transport corridor through the Caucasus and through the tariff for transportation until the producers have not received. continue Reading »

WITH 23 April last year, the EU started to unilaterally apply the trade part of the Association Agreement with Ukraine. Для українських кондитерів цей крок означає відкриття доступу до європейського ринку, whose capacity is in part sweets 45 billion euros. For comparison, capacity of confectionery market of the Customs Union – $15 billion.

By signing the EU Association defended sweets from our high duties at 35-50% cost of production, making Ukrainian exports “Confectioner” to the European Union almost impossible.

Instead, a new trade regime provides for full liberalization of mutual trade in confectionery between Ukraine and EU.

Проте за період від початку дії торговельних преференцій середньомісячний обсяг поставок вітчизняної кондитерської продукції до ЄС склав 2,6 th. tonnes. It is only 8,3% compared with previous deliveries within the trade regime. continue Reading »

This statement was made O.Baldynyuk commenting CMU Resolution number 724 from 16.09.2015 y.

Relevant CMU, directly contrary to the Customs Code of Ukraine, only complicated and so negative situation with the problem of determining the customs value, he said Ukrkondpromu.

The vast majority of customs declarations, filed domestic confectionery companies during customs clearance, fell under risk criterion for the contract price due to the fact, the price of imported products below, than the average customs value of similar goods in the last six months. Despite the availability of direct agreements and contrary to Section 3 Customs Code of Ukraine, Customs authorities invited importers documents, confirming contract price of products. Importers must either provide the following documents, and it is unknown whether they satisfy the customs, or agree to adjust customs value toward its overestimation, explain in the Association.

Adjustment of the customs value toward overstatement is a chronic disease of national customs authorities, said O.Baldynyuk. He noted, that customs systematically overestimates the contract price of imported raw materials Ukrainian confectionery enterprises, and this leads to additional costs to pay import duty, VAT and duties. Despite the court decision on the illegality of such adjustments, return the already paid money to the state budget is a major complication. continue Reading »