As reported by Міністерство сільського господарства.
Poland maintains the existing ban on importing Ukrainian grain despite the entry into force of a new agreement between Ukraine and the EU. Although the agreement allows quotas to be applied to imports of Ukrainian goods into all EU countries, Poland keeps an indefinite ban on the import of certain crops from Ukraine.
The Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced this. This concerns, in particular, the import of Ukrainian wheat, corn, rapeseed, sunflower seeds, and some of their processed products.
“In response to the spread of false information, the Ministry of Agriculture confirms: the new agreement does not affect changes to the aforementioned provisions”
– Ministry of Agriculture
Key Provisions and Poland’s Position
Poland calls for protection of its agricultural market within the framework of the new agreement. The document provides for the creation of a price-support system for fruits and vegetables, limits on duty-free imports of sensitive goods (for example sugar, poultry meat, eggs) within tariff quotas, and also the possibility of temporarily suspending trade privileges in cases of market disruptions in any EU country.
The ministry also noted that the new agreement provides partial liberalization of exports from the EU to the Ukrainian market, with particular emphasis on dairy products, important for Polish exports.
After Russia’s full-scale invasion, the EU had previously abolished tariffs on Ukrainian goods, but the exemption expired on 6 June 2025. Since then, quotas have been in effect, amounting to seven-twelfths of pre-war volumes.
As of 29 October, changes to tariff schedules in mutual trade between Ukraine and the EU have entered into force.
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