The law on simplifying the import of UAVs needed by the army was adopted on February 6 by the Verkhovna Rada.
For the period of martial law in Ukraine, operations on the import of UAVs, optical and collimator sights, night vision sights, thermal imaging binoculars, monoculars and nothing vision devices into the customs territory of Ukraine are exempted from import duties and VAT.
We are talking about a simplified procedure for the import of UAVs and the removal of VAT.
Yaroslav Zheleznyak, deputy head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Tax and Customs Policy, said that 326 people’s deputies voted for the law as a whole.
The law was developed together with volunteer organizations.
Temporarily, for the period of martial law in Ukraine (until April 1, 2024), unmanned aerial vehicles are exempt from VAT , optical sights, collimator sights (collimators), night vision sights and thermal imagers, thermal imaging binoculars and monoglasses, nothing vision devices (binoculars and monoglasses), satellite communications, the text of the law adopted today says.
In 2023, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine will increase the purchase of UAVs for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In particular, taking into account the needs and requests of the Ukrainian army, this year it is planned to allocate about UAH 20 billion to this segment.
Source: Racurs
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