Ukraine and the EU agree on tariff cuts and higher quotas for agricultural exports

Ukraine and the European Union have approved a decision to remove certain tariffs and increase export quotas for agricultural products, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka announced on Facebook.

“The Decision of the Association Committee in Trade Configuration No. 3/2025, adopted on October 14, will enter into force on October 29. Ukrainian exporters will be able to benefit from the new trade regime already this year,” Kachka noted.

The decision is bilateral and indefinite, with the next review of market access conditions scheduled for 2028. The document was signed on behalf of Ukraine by Oleksandra Nechyporenko, Secretary of the EU–Ukraine Association Committee in Trade Configuration.

On October 13, the EU Council approved the Union’s position for this decision. It is based on the agreements reached on June 30, 2025, between Ukraine and the European Commission within the framework of the review of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA).

The new rules envisage a gradual expansion of access for Ukrainian goods to the EU market, provided they comply with EU standards on pesticides, veterinary drugs, and animal welfare.