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Practices
International Trade

Description

 

International trade has become one of the most dynamic and strategically important areas of business regulation in Ukraine, particularly in light of wartime disruptions, evolving supply chains, trade defence measures, sanctions regimes, and growing regulatory scrutiny of imports and exports.

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NOBLES advises international manufacturers, exporters, importers, distributors, retailers, investors, and industry associations on complex cross-border commercial, customs, regulatory, and trade-related matters involving Ukraine.

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Our practice combines expertise in international trade, trade remedies, competition law, customs, taxation, intellectual property, and dispute resolution, allowing us to provide integrated solutions for market-access projects, international supply chains, customs-origin matters, trade investigations, and regulatory compliance.

Our services

 

  • Trade remedies (anti-dumping, safeguard and anti-subsidy investigations)

  • Representation of exporters, importers, producers and industry associations in trade investigations

  • Product scope and product exclusion analysis

  • Customs and preferential origin matters

  • Import and export regulation

  • Customs valuation and tariff classification

  • Trade compliance and sanctions

  • Cross-border distribution and supply-chain structuring

  • Market-entry and localisation projects

  • Regulatory compliance for consumer and industrial products

  • Franchise and multi-channel distribution systems

  • Cross-border commercial contracts

  • Wartime trade and logistics risk management

Notable Experience (recent non-confidential matters)

 

  • Representing a major Ukrainian importer and distributor of household appliances in a Ukrainian anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of electric storage water heaters originating from China, including preparation of procedural submissions, importer questionnaires, hearing participation, and public-interest advocacy.

  • Advising a leading Ukrainian consumer electronics retailer on customs-origin, preferential tariff treatment, international trade, and unfair competition issues relating to imports of consumer electronics from Central Asia and China.

  • Advising an importer of Chinese industrial products on defence strategy in a Ukrainian anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Chinese wire products.

  • Advising Ukrainian manufacturers of electric power supply equipment on the prospects, strategy, and legal framework for a potential anti-dumping complaint and related trade remedy proceedings.

  • Participating in a Ukrainian anti-dumping investigation on behalf of a foreign cement producer, including analysis of procedural and substantive defence options available to exporters.

  • Advising a leading Ukrainian poultry producer on international trade and regulatory aspects of exports to the European Union, including market-access and cross-border commercial considerations.

  • Advising a Singapore-based international investment group on customs, tax, and regulatory aspects of importing traditional tobacco products, novel tobacco products, and vape products into Ukraine.

  • Advising a leading global fashion retailer on wartime supply-chain restructuring, cross-border trade matters, cross-border e-commerce launch, and operational continuity in Ukraine.

  • Advising international manufacturers, distributors, and retailers on customs-origin issues, sanctions-sensitive trade structures, distribution systems, localisation strategies, and market-entry projects involving Ukraine.

  • Advising and representing a leading German cheese producer in a Ukrainian safeguard investigation concerning imports of cheese products, including analysis of safeguard measures, preparation of submissions, interaction with Ukrainian authorities, and strategic assessment of market-access implications.

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