According to the information issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, from October 1 2010 to February 1 2011, Russia and other countries utilized 85.3% 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 around 13,608 tons.

According to these figures, Ukraine did not import any of the products in question in January. The total quota for the period starting from October 1 2010 through September 30, 2011 stands at 15,955 tons of seamless steel casing and tubing imports, up by 725 tons compared to the previous annual quota, of which 86.23% was utilized.
The utilization of quotas for the supply of seamless steel casing and tubing to Ukraine:
Country
Licensed quota, t
Used quota, t
Unused quota, t
Used quota, %
Russia
11,342
11,342
0
100
Austria
2,337
769.68
1,567.32
32.93
Poland
1,051
1,050
1
99.9
Romania
200
200
0
100
Slovakia
163
0
163
0
India
69
0
69
0
China
46
46
0
100
Other
747
199.917
547.08
26.76
Total
15,955
13,607.60
2,347.40
85.29
(SteelOrbis)

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