EU to reimpose tariffs on Ukrainian imports in June

The Financial Times reported the information, citing sources.

The decision to suddenly end special trade terms that allowed most Ukrainian goods to enter the EU duty-free follows Poland’s push to protect its farmers.

The EU has a free trade agreement with Ukraine, and the remaining tariffs have been temporarily lifted after Russia’s invasion in 2022. Those measures expire on June 6, and the EU plans to replace them with transitional measures while both sides renegotiate their trade deal.

But diplomats say the new proposal will sharply cut duty-free quotas for agricultural products.

A European Commission spokesman confirmed that the current trade terms will not be extended, as they are currently working on revising the EU-Ukraine free trade agreement.

The Commission is also considering possible transitional measures in case the negotiations are not concluded and implemented by June 6, he added.

The Ukrainian government estimates that returning to pre-war trade rules would cut its revenues by about €3.5 billion a year.

• The benefits for Ukrainian agricultural goods triggered protests in neighboring countries. On January 16, 2024, five EU member states asked the European Commission to bring back customs duties on Ukrainian grain.
• In May 2025, Polish farmers protested again. On the evening of May 13, demonstrators ended their strike and unblocked the Jagodzin-Dorohusk border crossing.