Exporters will be able to submit documents and obtain licenses electronically

Ukrainian exporters will receive licenses in electronic form - this is provided for by amendments to the order of the Ministry of Economy "On the Procedure for Licensing the Export of Goods" and is part of the deregulation reform.

"Digitalization of services provided by the state to businesses is one of the key components of deregulation. We are now fully transferring the process of obtaining licenses by exporters to an electronic format. And we are working on a similar simplification of the procedure for importers. In addition, we are simplifying the process of obtaining permits by reducing the number of documents required for license application," said Yulia Svyrydenko, First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Economy.

The amendments to the Order "On the Procedure for Licensing the Export of Goods" provide for:

• Submission of documents and obtaining a license in electronic form. At the same time, entrepreneurs still have the option of submitting documents in paper form.
• Reduction of the list of documents to be submitted for obtaining a license.

The amendments to the Order also update the license application form, the license form, instructions for filling them out, and the regulations on the licensing procedure.

To obtain licenses for the export of goods from Ukraine, entrepreneurs who have chosen the electronic form of submitting documents need only go to the section "Foreign Economic Activity" on the Unified State Web Portal of Electronic Services at https://my.gov.ua/info/service/2817/details.

In their own electronic account on the web portal, entrepreneurs must submit a package of required documents electronically. After the documents are reviewed within the established timeframe and if a positive decision is made, the license will appear in the applicant's account in electronic form.

If a person submits documents in paper form and wants to receive a response by e-mail, this option is also provided. To do this, an entrepreneur must provide an email address at the stage of submitting documents and indicate that he or she wants to receive a response in this way.

It should be noted that during the martial law period, the issuance of licenses for the export and import of goods is free of charge. Therefore, a letter of application for a license does not require a guarantee of payment of the state fee for its issuance and an upload of a package of documents.

The Interagency Working Group on Accelerated Review of State Regulatory Instruments for Business Activities, co-chaired by the First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko, has reviewed more than 1,300 regulatory instruments for business, 456 of which were recommended to be abolished and 584 to be simplified.