According to the information issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, from October 1, 2008 up to August 1 this year Russia and other countries utilized 91.7 percent of the annual quota imposed by Ukraine for seamless and OCTG pipe imports, supplying a total of 13,300 metric tons.
The quota for the period starting from October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2009, stands at 14,504 mt of pipes, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy’s order No. 552 dated October 13, 2008.
Accordingly, in July this year the only seamless and OCTG pipe importer to Ukraine was Austria, which has utilized 96.6 percent of its quota, i.e. 2,053 mt of an allowed 2,125 mt.
Meanwhile, in the period from October 1 last year up to August 1, Russia utilized 100 percent of its quota, having received licenses to export 10,311 mt of pipes to Ukraine, Romania utilized 70 percent of its quota, i.e. 126.7 mt of the licensed 181 mt, Poland used 35 percent of its quota, i.e. 334 mt of an allowed 955 mt, while other countries utilized 70 percent of their quota, i.e. 475.3 mt of pipes of a licensed 679 mt.
Slovakia, India and China, having received licenses to export 148 mt, 63 mt and 42 mt respectively to Ukraine, have not delivered any seamless and OCTG pipes to Ukraine.