The story of Mavic so-called “wedding drones” has a happy ending, and not only for drones. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine simplified the import of a number of military goods and components to Ukraine.
This applies to drones, engines, military generators, electronic countermeasures equipment, etc. From now on, these goods necessary for our defense will be imported without delay. Accordingly, the military receives them faster at the frontline.
The full text of the CMU Rsolution is available here.
To remind the timeline:
- Maria Berlinska drew public attention to the problems with importing drones and other goods
- In early January, the CMU canceled letters of guarantee for the import of drones by volunteers
- At the beginning of February, the Parliament of Ukraine exempted drones, thermal imagers, collimators, as well as a number of other military goods from VAT and customs duties. These are draft laws No. 8360 and No. 8361-d. They are waiting for the President’s signature.
Deregulation of this area is in line with the best international practices. The international system of customs control is built on the control of exports, not imports.
The BRDO team was involved in the development of the above-described changes. We continue to work and prepare further steps, in particular regarding:
- deregulation of exports from EU countries (in particular, Poland);
- import deregulation at the level of laws;
- deregulation of drone production (profitability norms and others).