Category: Export guides and reports

The Canada-Ukraine Trade & Investment Support (CUTIS) project presented the report ‘Visible and Invisible Barriers: a Gender Based Analysis (GBA) of the Export Challenges of Ukrainian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)’

The main objective of the report was to provide useful policy recommendations to stakeholders on how to lower gender-based barriers to trade for women-owned and women-managed MSMEs. A gender-based analysis was used to examine the key issues facing men and women MSME owners and top managers as they engage in international trade.

Over 100 participants took part in the event including representatives of international and non-governmental organizations, governmental institutions, academia, media, business, and other interested organizations.

The GBA was conducted by a team of academics at the Centre for Social Indicators associated with the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).

In total, 432 men-led MSMEs and 209 women-led MSMEs participated from five target industries – apparel, footwear, furniture, confectionery, and IT services.

This report in its gender analysis adds value to previous research on gender and trade by including the perspectives of export-oriented enterprises.

The GBA report also includes 25 recommendations for public and private stakeholders to overcome gender-related barriers. It is our hope that these recommendations spark further discussion and action to bring about a more level playing field for men and women in international trade.

To download the report please follow this link

The Canada-Ukraine Trade and Investment Support (CUTIS) Project is a 5-year (2016-2021) Canadian development assistance initiative designed to lower poverty in Ukraine through increasing exports from Ukraine to Canada and investment from Canada to Ukraine. The project funded by the Canadian Government through the Global Affairs Canada and implemented by the Conference Board of Canada in partnership with the Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce.

The CUTIS project implements U CAN EXPORT Support Program in five priority sectors: clothing, footwear, furniture, confectionery, and IT services.

The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine in partnership with the Canada-Ukraine Trade and Investment Support Project (CUTIS) presented a report “Ukrainian Export Commodities Benefiting from the FTAs between Ukraine, Canada and the EU”.

The research was conducted by the experts of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and the SE “Ukrainian Industry Expertise”, and supported by the CUTIS project.

‘The results of the research help to identify the Ukrainian export commodity groups benefiting from three free trade agreements: between Ukraine and the EU, Ukraine and Canada, Canada and the EU. These trade agreements allow Ukrainian producers to import raw materials or export their products on preferable terms, mainly without paying any customs tariffs,’ Maxim Boroda, Senior Trade and Investment Analysis Expert at CUTIS said.

The research consists of two stages. At the first stage, Ukraine’s participation in value-added chains under FTAs between Ukraine, Canada, and the EU was analyzed. At the second stage, Ukrainian exports commodities benefiting from potential rules of origin cross-cumulation between Ukraine, Canada, and the EU were determined.

The research analyzed three possible value-added chains:

Option 1. A company imports raw materials from the EU, produces products in Ukraine and subsequently exports them to Canada. According to this business model, there are nine Ukrainian commodities benefiting from the FTA between Ukraine and the EU (DCFTA) and/or the FTA between Ukraine and Canada (CUFTA). In particular, apparel (including costumes), rubber and plastic products, and some machine engineering positions.

Option 2. A company imports raw materials from Canada, produces products in Ukraine and exports to the EU. According to the second business model, there are six Ukrainian commodities benefiting from the DCFTA and CUFTA. In particular, rubber and plastics, footwear, and some machine engineering positions.

Option 3. An EU based company imports raw materials from Ukraine and exports commodities to Canada. There are 28 Ukrainian commodities benefiting from the DCFTA and the CUFTA (mining, chemical industry, metallurgy, and machine engineering).

To download the paper (in Ukrainian) please use the link

The Canada-Ukraine Trade and Investment Support (CUTIS) Project is a 5-year (2016-2021) Canadian development assistance initiative designed to lower poverty in Ukraine through increasing exports from Ukraine to Canada and investment from Canada to Ukraine.

The CUTIS project implements U CAN EXPORT Support Program in five priority sectors: clothing, footwear, furniture, confectionery, and IT services.

Rules of origin is a significant part of any free trade agreement. Every agreement determent its own and, to a certain extent, unique rules of origin. These rules are intended to be like some “filter” that divides goods that can or can’t benefit from preferential access to the market.

In order to receive tariff benefits from the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), it is necessary to have Ukrainian origin. What does it mean and how to determine Ukrainian origin you will learn from our new manual – I CAN Export: Rules of origin under the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement. Guidelines for Exporters.

Please note that the rules of origin in the CUFTA are based on the so-called North American model, and therefore sometimes different from the rules of origin contained in other free trade agreements between Ukraine and the European (EU, EFTA, Montenegro, Republic Macedonia) and post-Soviet countries (CIS).

Especially our new manual is relevant for those producers who use foreign-origin materials in the production (ie, imported from third countries). We hope that our guide will be useful for you and will help Ukrainian businesses find the information they need to enter the Canadian market.

To download the manual, please click on the picture below and fill in the small registration form. Once completed, you will automatically receive links to download publications.

The Free Trade Agreement with Canada creates countless opportunities for proactive Ukrainian exporters.

So it’s time to say “I CAN Export!” and start your export journey to Canada.

To help Ukrainian businesses find the information they need to enter the Canadian market, Canada-Ukraine Trade and Investment Support project (CUTIS) in cooperation with Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and Export Promotion Office prepared second and updated edition “I CAN EXPORT” step-by-step export guide for small and medium enterprises.

This guide aims to provide comprehensive technical information in a jargon-free manner to Ukrainian SMEs on how to export their products to the Canadian market.

This publication seeks to address some of the preconceived ideas that you may have on cross-border procedures and documentation requirements, legislative constraints, transportation options, and the Canadian market itself.

To download the guide, click on the picture below or fill in the small registration form. Once completed, you will automatically receive a link to download the publication, and will be included in the newsletter about educational and business events related to exporting to Canada.

For anyone interested in exporting to Canada, we also recommend paying attention to the “Public Procurement Canada: Getting Started” guide, developed by the Export Promotion Office’s GPAinUA project. 

To download the manual, please click on the picture below and fill in the small registration form. Once completed, you will automatically receive links to download publications, as well as join the newsletter about educational and business events related to the export to Canada.