The Ukrainian cabinet of ministers has determined the list of goods, including alloyed ferrous metals, nonferrous metals and their alloys, the exports of which will be subject to licensing in 2010.
According to government Decree No. 1406, dated December 23, 2009, the goods subjected to licensing are ferronickel, ferrotitanium, ferroalloys, stainless steel in ingots or in other primary forms, as well as other nonferrous metals and their alloys. All these products were also subject to licensing in 2009.
In addition, for 2010, the Ukrainian government has introduced the licensing of alloyed, mirror and other types of pig iron, as well as of charge ingots for recasting, under 7201 50 90 00 and 7204 50 00 00 HS codes respectively.
According to the decree, the license for the export of these goods is issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy with the agreement of the Ministry of Industrial Policy.
The decree becomes effective as of January 1, 2010.