A proposed deal could reshape access to a Balkan market, while a planned transport agreement adds momentum to bilateral trade.<\/p>\n
In January 2026, Ukraine submitted a draft free trade agreement to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kyiv is awaiting a response from the Bosnian side, said Ukraine\u2019s Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Volodymyr Bachynskyi.<\/p>\n
Introducing a free trade zone could significantly improve conditions for Ukrainian exporters. Bosnia and Herzegovina currently imposes a 10% tariff on Ukrainian goods, increasing their cost for buyers in the local market.<\/p>\n
A Free Trade Agreement Could Increase Trade Turnover<\/p>\n
According to Volodymyr Bachynskyi, removing customs barriers would help boost bilateral trade. At present, trade volumes between Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina remain relatively low.<\/p>\n
Without a doubt, this would help increase trade turnover, which, unfortunately, is currently not very large \u2013 just a few tens of millions of U.S. dollars by the end of 2025.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Volodymyr Bachynskyi<\/p>\n
The ambassador also expects positive changes in the road freight transport sector. According to him, Ukrainian carriers currently deliver more goods to Bosnia and Herzegovina than Bosnian companies transport to Ukraine.<\/p>\n
\u201cTransport Visa-Free Regime\u201d Between Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/p>\n
Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina have agreed to launch a \u201ctransport visa-free regime\u201d on January 1, 2027. The decision is intended to simplify international freight transportation between the countries and create additional opportunities for developing trade relations.<\/p>\n
Volodymyr Bachynskyi noted that the prospect of signing a free trade agreement has already been discussed at various levels \u2013 from national leaders to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. At the same time, agreeing on all provisions of the document will require time.<\/p>\n
But I consistently convey to the Bosnian side the message that such an agreement must be concluded, especially since Ukraine already has, or is working on concluding, free trade agreements with most countries in the region.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Volodymyr Bachynskyi<\/p>\n
Concluding a free trade agreement is expected to remove customs restrictions, strengthen the position of Ukrainian companies in the Bosnia and Herzegovina market, and support further growth in bilateral trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A proposed deal could reshape access to a Balkan market, while a planned transport agreement adds momentum to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27431,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[9849,9850,82,9851,9852,9848,9853],"class_list":["post-27430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-bosnia-and-herzegovina-tariffs","tag-free-trade-agreement","tag-news","tag-transport-visa","tag-ukraine-bosnia-trade","tag-ukraine-bosnia-trade-free-trade-agreement-bosnia-and-herzegovina-tariffs-ukrainian-exports-transport-visa","tag-ukrainian-exports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}