The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has determined the list of goods, including alloyed ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals and their alloys, the exports of which will be subject to licensing in 2010.
According to the government Decree No 1406 dated December 23rd 2009 the goods subjected to licensing are ferronickel, ferrotitanium, ferroalloys, stainless steel in ingots or in other primary forms, as well as other non-ferrous 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 7201509000 and 7204500000 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 1st 2010. (SteelOrbis)