Duty on soybean and rapeseed exports from Ukraine will come into effect on September 4

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Starting September 4, 2025, Ukraine will introduce an export duty on soybeans and rapeseed (colza), the State Customs Service reported. The measure is part of draft law No. 13157, signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on September 2. The law amends the Tax Code under the framework of the Law on Integrated Prevention and Control of Industrial Pollution and includes the so-called “soy-rapeseed amendments.”

Under the new rules, an export duty of 10% of the customs value will apply to soybeans (HS code 1201) and rapeseed/colza (HS code 1205). Starting January 1, 2030, the rate will be reduced by 1% annually until it reaches 5%. The measure is aimed at supporting domestic oilseed processing and strengthening the export potential of value-added products.

Farmers and cooperatives exporting their own produce will be exempt from the duty, meaning the regulation will primarily affect traders who purchase oilseeds on the domestic market for further export.

The law was published on September 3 in the official government newspaper Holos Ukrainy and takes effect the following day.

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