The expiration of EU Autonomous Trade Measures for Ukraine: What’s next? – Four scenarios and implications –

  • The EU-UKR free trade agreement (DCFTA) envisaged duty-free access with some exemptions, of which the TRQs applied by the EU on selected UKR agrofood products have been the most important
  • Since Jun-22, the EU lifted these restrictions on a temporary basis using autonomous trade measures (ATMs)
  • As a result, UKR exports to the EU of products subject to TRQs doubled to USD 4.7 bn; the increase in exports of maize, wheat, poultry and sugar was especially high
  • However, in Jun-25 ATMs expire and will not be prolonged; this poses the question on future trade regulation related to UKR products subject to TRQs
  • In this study, we construct four scenarios and estimate the trade and fiscal implications of each of them