We inform you about the publication on January 10, 2024 on the official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine of the draft resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Procedure for State Registration (Re-registration), Deregistration of cars, buses, as well as self-propelled vehicles designed on the chassis of cars, bicycles of all types, brands and models, trailers, semitrailers, motorcycles, other vehicles and mopeds equivalent to them regarding the settlement of the issue of state registration of vehicles imported to customs the territory of Ukraine as humanitarian aid in conditions of martial law” (hereinafter referred to as the draft resolution).

In connection with the military aggression of the Russian Federation and the introduction of martial law in Ukraine, the need to properly perform tasks to ensure the defense of Ukraine and protect the security of the population, the Government has simplified the procedure for customs clearance of vehicles recognized as humanitarian aid, which are imported into the customs territory of Ukraine in conditions of martial law. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated September 5, 2023 No. 953 “Some issues of passing and accounting of humanitarian aid in conditions of martial law” approved a new Procedure for passing and accounting of humanitarian aid in conditions of martial law (hereinafter — Procedure for passing and accounting of humanitarian aid).

To date, the procedure for state registration (re-registration), deregistration of cars, buses, as well as self-propelled vehicles designed on the chassis of cars, motorcycles of all types, brands and models, trailers, semi-trailers, motorcycles, other vehicles and mopeds equivalent to them, has been approved issued by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of September 07, 1998 No. 1388 (hereinafter referred to as the Registration Procedure), does not contain documents confirming the ownership of vehicles imported into the customs territory of Ukraine as humanitarian aid under the simplified procedure, which in turn makes it impossible for their state registration or state registration.

Therefore, in order to resolve the issue of state registration and state registration of vehicles recognized as humanitarian aid and imported into the customs territory of Ukraine under a simplified procedure, as well as to prevent abuse by persons by whom such vehicles are imported into the customs territory of Ukraine, a corresponding draft resolution has been developed, which:

• defines a declaration on the list of goods recognized as humanitarian aid as a document confirming the ownership of the vehicle;
• determines the list of documents that are submitted for state registration or state registration of vehicles recognized as humanitarian aid and imported into the customs territory of Ukraine under a simplified procedure;
• provides for the possibility of issuing registration documents for trips abroad for vehicles recognized as humanitarian aid and imported into the customs territory of Ukraine under a simplified procedure, which are on temporary state registration;
• provides for the obligation to indicate in the registration documents prohibitions on the alienation of vehicles that are recognized as humanitarian aid and imported into the customs territory of Ukraine, taking into account the requirements of the Law of Ukraine “On Humanitarian Aid”.

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Electronic consultations with the public are being conducted on the draft resolution.