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Ukraine’s total imports of fish and seafood rebounded by 28 percent in 2023 after a major war-impacted drop in 2022. The demand for seafood remains strong, although it has shifted from more expensive species to cheaper ones. Strong imports are taking place despite a 20 percent population drop, a major disposable income decline, and new and more expensive trade routes.

This report outlines updated plant and label registration guidance for U.S. fishery product exporters to Brazil. The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Office of Agricultural Affairs (OAA) Brasília will continue to provide assistance for U.S. plant registration in Brazil, however, U.S. fishery product exporters will be responsible for product label registration in Brazil.

After several years of negotiations, on April 28, 2020, FAS/Brasilia received an official response from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply (MAPA), approving the final language...

There were no new bilateral certificates negotiated in 2019.

Ukraine is a lower-middle income country in Eastern Europe. Its economy is rebounding after the political and economic turmoil of recent years.

This report identifies Brazil’s import requirements for foreign export certificates.

U.S. exporters often reach out to our office with questions about market access and Brazil’s import regulations, finding legislation confusing and not transparent.

Ukraine is a developing country with a market-oriented economy.

This report identifies Brazil’s import requirements for foreign export certificates.

In 2017, exports of U.S. fish and seafood into Ukraine increased by almost 42 percent with an optimistic outlook for 2018.

The Ukrainian food retail industry is growing slowly in the post-crisis period. The share of unorganized trade remains high.

Due to recent changes by Brazil in the procedures to register U.S plants that process fish and fishery products for human consumption, FAS/ Brasilia prepared this comprehensive report....