Covers freight and two-way transit
Ukraine and Turkey agreed to continue liberalizing freight transport. This is stated in a statement by the Ministry of Reconstruction.
The visa-free transport regime with Türkiye will be in force at least until the end of the war. Covers transportation and bilateral transit of cargo. Therefore, no licenses are required for cargo transportation and transit. At the same time, the agreement includes authorization-free travel for empty trucks.
«Of all the exports we deliver to Türkiye, around 15% are road exports. Turkish companies import almost 60% of the total volume of goods to us by road», said Alexandre Kubrakov Deputy Prime Minister of Reconstruction, Minister of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure.
Furthermore, Ukraine agreed with Türkiye to increase the number of licenses for transporting goods to/from third countries and bus transport to 3.5 thousand and 400 licenses, respectively.
As the competent ministry recalled, liberalization of freight transport is available in 35 countries, including the EU. In 2023, the Ministry team managed to reach an agreement on this opportunity with Norway and North Macedonia and extend the relevant agreement with Moldova.
As the GMK Center previously reported, Ukrainian exports to the European Union increased by 47.5% over the year and a half of the Agreement on the Liberalization of the Transport of Goods between Ukraine and the EU, compared to the same period before be signed. EU road imports increased by 44% during the same period. The agreement was signed in June 2022 for a period of one year. In 2023, it was extended until June 30, 2024.
