Ucrania

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".
The issue of granting authorization to carry out customs brokerage activities is regulated by the Procedure for the assessment (re-assessment) of an enterprise’s compliance with the criteria and/or conditions for granting authorisation, approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1092 of 27 September 2022 ‘Certain Issues Concerning the Implementation of the Provisions of the Customs Code of Ukraine Regarding the Granting of Authorizations’ (as amended).
An enterprise may obtain authorization to carry out customs brokerage activities 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 of Ukraine) 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 of Ukraine).
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.
Further information on obtaining authorization to carry out customs brokerage activities in Ukraine can be found at the following links: https://customs.gov.ua/zaiavi-pro-nadannia-avtorizatsiyi; https://customs.gov.ua/normativna-baza.