Canada Border Services Agency

Published purpose

The project was an initiative in which the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), in collaboration with the Polish Customs Laboratory, provided targeted technical support to increase the capacity of the State Customs Service of Ukraine (SCSU) to effectively manage its customs laboratory system and ensure that imports and exports are regulated in a manner consistent with international trade and security standards. SCSU laboratories are namely assisted in analyzing select commodities based on internationally recognized scientific methodologies and techniques. Through these initiatives, the project aimed to foster an effective characterization of goods for tariff classification, customs valuation, and to validate origin. It is expected to aid the SCSU in becoming more consistent with World Trade Organization (WTO) and European Union (EU) procedures, increasingly effective, credible, transparent, and scientific. These factors are all critical for promoting small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) development in Ukraine.