Ukraine imposes a duty on imports of potato starch from Belarus

Ukraine introduces a 5-year duty on imports of potato starch from Belarus, as well as particle board from Belarus and Russia. This was announced by the press service of the Ministry of Economy following a meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade. The report says that on December 22, under the chairmanship of First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy Yulia Svyridenko, a meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade was held to consider a number of issues related to the protection of Ukrainian producers in the domestic market. It is noted that based on the results of anti-dumping investigations, the Commission has established reasonable grounds for applying anti-dumping measures for a period of 5 years to imports into Ukraine, in particular, plywood and potato starch originating in the Republic of Belarus. ...