Rules changed for farmers for the new soybean and rapeseed export season
Kyiv • UNN
The Ministry of Economy has introduced automatic confirmation of the right to duty-free export of soybeans and rapeseed through the State Agrarian Register (DAR). The procedure is based on data regarding sowing and harvest.
The Ministry of Economy is introducing a new mechanism for confirming the right to exemption from export duties for soybean and rapeseed producers. From now on, all procedures will take place through the State Agrarian Register (SAR), and verification will be carried out automatically online. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy, according to UNN.
Details
The new mechanism provides for maximum automation of the process and will allow farmers to confirm the right to duty-free export of their own grown products without additional bureaucratic procedures or obtaining conclusions from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
To obtain the status of a verified agricultural producer, it is necessary to register in the SAR, submit information about the sowing areas of soybeans and rapeseed, and the planned or actual harvest volume within the established deadlines. After that, the system will automatically check the applicant's compliance with the defined criteria and grant confirmed status in the register.
Agricultural producers and cooperatives that are registered VAT payers and own or use agricultural land will have the right to exemption from export duties. For cooperatives, an additional condition is the presence of at least five verified members registered as SAR users, as well as the export of products purchased from their own members.
Exemption from export duty will be granted within the volumes of soybeans and rapeseed grown by the producer in the current marketing year, and starting from the 2026/2027 marketing year, harvest residues from the previous marketing year will also be taken into account.
To control the declared volumes, maximum yield indicators have been established: for rapeseed – up to 5 tons per hectare in the period from July 1 to April 1; for soybeans – up to 3.5 tons per hectare in the period from September 1 to June 1. The submitted volume can be adjusted once during the application period.
Residues from the 2025/2026 MY are not taken into account when determining the volume of the duty exemption. From the 2027/2028 MY, residues from previous MYs are calculated automatically by the SAR system.
"We are moving to a simpler and more transparent model for confirming the right to export duty exemption for farmers. All key procedures are maximally automated through the State Agrarian Register. This will allow producers and cooperatives to receive the necessary confirmation faster and will reduce the administrative burden on business. At the same time, we urge market participants to register in the system in advance and take into account that at the initial stage of launching the new mechanism, some time may be required for its full configuration,"
The Ministry of Economy emphasizes that farmers and traders need to take into account the specifics of the transition to the new procedure now. In particular, during the first weeks of the mechanism's operation for rapeseed, which starts on July 1, the system will undergo practical testing. Therefore, market participants are recommended to plan export operations in advance, taking into account the time required for the setup and full launch of all verification procedures.
Reference
On December 3, 2025, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 1570, which established a mechanism for monitoring soybean and rapeseed exports. The procedure defined a monthly monitoring mechanism carried out by the Ministry of Economy to verify the compliance of exported product volumes with the data contained in the State Agrarian Register regarding actually grown products, which was certified by the conclusions of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine is obliged to cancel expert conclusions if discrepancies are found between the volume of exports and the volumes actually grown.
The introduction of such a mechanism guarantees that only self-grown products are exempt from export duties.