Background

The European Union and the United Kingdom are both moving to further aid Ukraine in its conflict with Russia by eliminating remaining import tariffs and taking other measures.

The EU proposed April 27 to suspend for one year (1) import duties and quotas on all goods from Ukraine not already eliminated under the existing bilateral association agreement and (2) all EU antidumping and safeguard measures on Ukrainian steel. European Commission Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said this “zero tariff, zero quota access to the EU market” would be “unprecedented.” A Commission press release added that these measures aim to help Ukraine “maintain its trade position with the rest of the world and further deepen its trade relations with the EU” at a time when the war with Russia has had a “severe impact on its production capacity and vital export routes.” The proposal must now be considered and agreed by the European Parliament and the EU Council.

Similarly, the UK announced April 25 that it will remove all tariffs on goods imported from Ukraine and that all quotas under a bilateral free trade agreement will be removed.

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