The Ukrainian production “Miroplast”, in which 40.3 million dollars of foreign investment was invested, suffers from the arbitrariness of the Ukrainian customs officials
The raw materials for the profile, of which a third of the windows and doors are made in Ukraine, were not allowed by the customs officials due to the requirements to pay duty not on the actual value of the goods for month, but at the highest. rate for the year.
If this is the only way now to fill the country’s budget, we understand. – The general director of Miroplast said in his speech to the President. – But we want the same conditions for all market players.
What is known about the plant “Miroplast”?
In the 2000s, the founders of the company became one of the first foreign investors who believed in the economic potential of Ukraine.
More than 40.3 million dollars have been invested in Miroplast, and now it is the No. 1 producer of PVC profile in the country, introduces currency from 13 countries of the world in Ukraine, provides 30% of the market, more than 200 jobs and has already paid more than 1.1 billion hryvnia taxes for the entire period of existence.
When the plant started working in Ukraine, the window market consisted of 95% of imported profiles.
Today, on the contrary, 80% are profiles of Ukrainian production.
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What is the essence of the problem?
PVC, which the plant is forced to import (it is no longer produced in Ukraine), is an exchange commodity, the price of which is constantly changing.
So, 2 years ago, a ton of PVC cost $2,000, in August 2022 – $1,010, and in February of this year – $730.
This value was confirmed by the American trader Tricon Energy, the second largest chemical distributor in the world, with which Miroplast cooperates.
However, for some reason, customs officials decided to ignore this data and ask the company to pay taxes not at the current cost of raw materials for the month, but at the highest rate for the year.
And in response to the refusal, they began to block the goods.
As a result, the plant could not receive raw materials in a timely manner and was forced to reduce production. – said the general director of Miroplast. – So, in November the company lacked the production of almost 200 tons of products.
That is, thousands of things across the country did not receive windows and doors in a timely manner.
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What next?
The plant has already won a court of first instance on customs misconduct, and others will follow in line.
Right now, customs officers are letting the company’s cargo enter.
But, since this is not an isolated case, the management is preparing for new surprises.
Source: korrespondent
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