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Ukraine hereby notifies the following information pursuant to Article 10.6.2 of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation regarding the use of customs brokers.
Customs brokerage activity in Ukraine is not mandatory. However, enterprises providing such service must obtain authorization from the State Customs Service of Ukraine in accordance with the Law of Ukraine No. 3926 of 22 August 2024 "On Amendments to the Customs Code of Ukraine Regarding the Implementation of Certain Provisions of the Customs Code of the European Union".

This requirement entered into force on 19 April 2025.

An enterprise may obtain authorization to conduct customs brokerage activity if it meets the criterion of "compliance with the requirements of the customs and tax legislation of Ukraine" (Part 1 of Article 14 of the Customs Code) and fulfils conditions 2 and 4 of the criterion "ensuring practical standards of competence or professional qualifications of the responsible official of the enterprise" (paragraphs 2 and 4 of Part 4 of Article 14 of the Customs Code).

Enterprises currently holding valid permits for customs brokerage activity are granted a transitional period to obtain authorization instead of the existing permit until 19 April 2026.

The authorization procedure takes up to 15 business days, including 5 days for a preliminary examination of the enterprise's application and 10 days for assessment of the enterprise's compliance based on the Self-Assessment Questionnaire submitted with the application.

More information on customs brokerage activities in Ukraine is available at: https://customs.gov.ua/en/news/novini-20/post/zmini-do-mitnogo-kodeksu-ukrayiniavtorizatsiia-na-provadzhennia-mitnoyi-brokerskoyi-diialnosti-1901