Ukraine is launching a ‘transport visa-free regime’ with Bosnia and Herzegovina
This was announced by Oleksiy Kuleba, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Recovery and Minister of Community and Territorial Development.
Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina have agreed to launch a “transport visa-free regime” for freight transport.
The agreement was reached during the first meeting of the Joint Commission on International Road Transport in Sarajevo.
From 1 January 2027, bilateral and transit freight transport between Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina will be carried out without permits.
Ahead of the full implementation of the liberalisation, the parties also agreed to increase the quota of permits for freight transport by the end of 2026.
According to Oleksii Kuleba, this is another step towards simplifying international logistics for Ukrainian carriers, supporting exports and integrating Ukraine into the European transport area.
He also noted that over the last 10 years, trade between Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina has increased fivefold.
The liberalisation of freight transport is expected to strengthen economic cooperation between the countries.
Currently, the scope of liberalised freight transport for Ukraine already covers 35 countries.
Bosnia and Herzegovina will become the 36th country on this list.
As reported by ThePublic, on 7 April the Verkhovna Rada adopted European integration bill No. 12221, which harmonises the field of accreditation and technical regulation with EU law. This is one of the key steps towards the future DCFTA, but the “industrial visa-free regime” for Ukrainian goods has not yet come into effect.
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