Importers of pipes in Ukraine have exhausted the quota of 85,3%

Importers of pipes in Ukraine have exhausted annual (until October 2011), the quota for the supply of seamless steel casing and tubing with a diameter not exceeding 406,4 mm, as at 4 January at 85.29% (obtained licenses for delivery 13.608 tons). This was stated by the Ministry of Economy. For the period from 1 October 2010 to September 30, 2011 quota of 15.955 tons, so the unused balance of the quota is 2.347 tons. In particular, Russia has used its quota by 100% (11.342 tons), Austria - by 32.93% (0.77 tonnes), Poland - by 99.9% (1.05 tonnes), China - 100% (0.046 thousand tons), Romania - 100% (0.2 tons). Slovakia and India in October-December, the license for supply of pipes in Ukraine have not received. The volume of import quotas from other countries settled at 26.76% (obtained licenses for delivery of 0.2 tons). It was reported that as of December 1, 2010 Importers of pipes in Ukraine have exhausted annual (until October 2011), the quota for the supply of seamless steel casing and tubing with a diameter not exceeding 406,4 mm to 81.89% (received licenses for 13.065 tonnes). In July 2008, Ukraine imposed a quota on imports of these pipes in the volume of 14,504-15,955 tonnes / year for the period from 1 October 2008 to September 30, 2011. Ministry of Industry