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Ukraine is now able to issue electronic phytosanitary certificates through the International Plant Protection Convention’s (IPPC) ePhyto Solution system. This will decrease transactional costs for Ukrainian exporters and increase transparency.

Despite Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine's retail, food processing, and food service sectors are functioning. The retail sector is working to maintain an assortment of imported products. Fish and other seafood, beef, nuts, food ingredients, whiskey, beer, snacks, and pet food imports are growing.

Ukraine introduced procedures for the approval of minimum export prices for selected bulk commodities, including grains, oilseeds, vegetable oils and meals, walnuts, and honey.

The Finnish Government wants to reform its alcohol policy to promote fair and open competition. It is therefore proposing that the alcohol monopoly ALKO and Finnish food retailers can sell alcoholic beverages online and deliver to a location indicated by the buyer.

No new bilateral certificates were negotiated from the second half of 2023 through the first half of 2024. The Export Certificate Matrix includes only bilaterally negotiated certificates.

Ukraine continuously enforces food safety regulations for commercial imports with very few exceptions, despite Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine which began in February 2022. This report explains the existing regulatory landscape, including new...

Ukraine established a simplified procedure for temporary registration of genetically engineered cotton varieties only.

Despite the war following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine's retail, food processing, and food service sectors are functioning. The retail sector is trying to maintain an assortment of imported products.

No new bilateral certificates were negotiated during the period from the second half of 2022 through the first half of 2023.

Ukraine continuously enforces food safety regulations for commercial imports despite Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, with very few exceptions.

Ukraine waived an obligatory requirement for 2-year field testing for all plant varieties that have already been registered in the EU or U.S.

This exporter guide provides an economic overview of the Finnish food industry, and provides exporters who are interested in entering the Finnish market with background information on the current trends and demands of the Finnish market.