According to the information issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, as of August 1, 2010 Russia and other countries utilized 86.23 percent of the annual quota imposed by Ukraine for seamless steel casing and tubing imports with outside diameter up to 406.4 mm, supplying a total of about 13,133 metric tons.
In July this year, Ukraine imported 119 mt seamless steel casing and tubing.
The total quota for the period starting from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010 stands at 15,230 mt of seamless steel casing and tubing imports - up 726 mt compared to the previous annual quota.
The utilization of quotas for the supply of seamless steel casing and tubing to Ukraine:
Country | Licensed quota (01.10.2009-30.09.2010) (mt) | Used quota (including applications) (mt) | Unused quota (mt) | Used quota (%) |
10,827 | 10,827 | 0 | 100 | |
2,231 | 356.595 | 1,874.41 | 15.98 | |
1,003 | 1,003 | 0 | 100 | |
190 | 190 | 0 | 100 | |
156 | 0 | 156 | 0 | |
66 | 0 | 66 | 0 | |
44 | 44 | 0 | 100 | |
Other | 713 | 712.713 | 0.29 | 99.96 |
Total | 15,230 | 13,133.308 | 2,096.69 | 86.23 |