{"id":130730,"date":"2021-09-21T15:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T12:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/?post_type=news&p=130730"},"modified":"2021-09-20T21:22:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T18:22:26","slug":"yaka-dopomoga-potribna-ukrayinskym-pidpryyemczyam-shhob-eksportuvaty-bilshe","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/news\/analitika\/yaka-dopomoga-potribna-ukrayinskym-pidpryyemczyam-shhob-eksportuvaty-bilshe\/","title":{"rendered":"What help Ukrainian entrepreneurs need to export more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exports of goods accounts for a third of Ukraine\u2019s GDP.But we sell primarily raw materials abroad. It is a marker of underdeveloped countries and a path that does not contribute to economic development. <\/em><\/p>\n

Our state\u2019s strategic task is to increase the exports of high-tech goods with high added value: that is, not just to grow conventional grain for sale but to produce complex products those abroad will want to buy. Instead, so far the share of high-tech exports of Ukraine is only declining \u2013 from 17\u00a0% to 4.9\u00a0% in 4 years. <\/em><\/p>\n

What inhibits the export development<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the official data,<\/a> last year, Ukrainian entrepreneurs exported goods worth $5 billion less than the year before. Exports of metallurgy decreased by 12\u00a0%, that of clothing, footwear, and textiles by 9\u00a0%.<\/p>\n

Of course, one of the reasons was the global pandemic which complicated the process of international relations at all levels and in all industries. But to say that the development of Ukrainian exports is blocked only by COVID would be wrong: there are a number of other problems. That is why only the most resilient entrepreneurs are engaged in the supply of goods abroad.<\/p>\n

Recently, the Export and Investment Support Committee of the Kyiv Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a survey<\/a> among Ukrainian exporters to identify their sore spots. The survey involved 124 export companies from various industries: from mechanical engineering and energy to light, food, and chemical industries. Almost half of them have been exporting for more than 10 years. These are companies that export to the EU, the Eurasian Economic Union, the United States, as well as Africa and Asia.<\/p>\n

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Entrepreneurs were asked two key questions: what problems prevented them from exporting more and how they could be helped. Among the obstacles in the first place is the difficulty of obtaining permits for export and customs procedures.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Also, according to the survey, many exporters lack information and knowledge. There is still no \u201csingle window\u201d in Ukraine where an entrepreneur who wants to sell their products abroad can turn to on any questions,\u2019 says Viktor Shevchenko, chairman of the Committee for Export and Investment Support of KTPP and co-owner of the logistics company ZAMMLER.<\/p>\n

According to him, there are too many structures in the country that are somehow related to exports, and this confuses business owners. Hence the ignorance even of those existing tools that could simplify the exporters\u2019 work.<\/p>\n

\u2018A few months ago, we held a webinar on customs clearance for exporters and realised that for many of them, the existence of an e-office was a revelation. They just didn\u2019t know about that possibility\u2019, explains Viktor Shevchenko.<\/p>\n

Other problems mentioned in the surveyed companies are the lack of practical assistance from export-promoting institutions and organisations. For example, they could help with networking and establishing contact with potentially interesting companies \u2013 in Ukraine and abroad. Finding partners and starting cooperating with them is one of the sore points of Ukrainian exporters. There are organisations that could help with this issue, but not all exporters know about them, and often, the services of such organisations cost a lot.<\/p>\n

Other obstacles voiced by exporters include high duty rates in importing countries, unfavourable currency regulation, non-refund of VAT, and trivial ignorance of foreign languages by entrepreneurs impeding effective negotiations with a foreign company and finding the necessary information.<\/p>\n

How the state can help exporters<\/strong><\/p>\n

When asked what support is needed to revive exports, entrepreneurs agree that the problem of lack of information should be addressed first and foremost. In particular, it is necessary to create a single portal that would accumulate the necessary materials in one place so that all stakeholders can get them for free. Such a portal was launched<\/a> in test mode within the Diia platform, but it should be improved.<\/p>\n

What support is needed to carry out export activities<\/strong><\/p>\n