AreaEuropean Union

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityAll

Date11/05/2024

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport policy

DescriptionExtended the suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian agricultural exports to the EU for an additional year, until 5 June 2025, and introduced an "emergency brake" to reimpose tariffs if import volumes of certain "sensitive" agricultural products, including, oats and maize, exceed historical averages levels from between 1 July 2021 and 31 December 2023. The new arrangements will apply from 6 June 2024 until 5 June 2025, and will replace the existing Autonomous Trade Measures which have been in effect since June 2022.