Rules of Origin: Training for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Ukraine

Event details

Wed, 03 Jun 2026, 08:30–17:00 CET / 09:30–18:00 Kyiv

We invite you to take part in the training “Rules of Origin: Training for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Ukraine”, organized within the Sustainable Transport & Trade Matchmaking Platform.

Date & Time: 03 June 2026, 08:30 CET / 09:30 Kyiv
Format: In-person (Kyiv) / Online
Working Language: Ukrainian

This training programme is designed to help SMEs in Ukraine maximize their export opportunities by understanding and applying preferential rules of origin under the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention (PEM Convention).

The focus of the training is on practical guidance for obtaining preferential origin and simplifying these procedures using available digital tools.

Participants will learn how to:

• understand and apply preferential origin rules;

• identify product-specific rules of origin;

• use cumulation opportunities under the PEM Convention;

• obtain EUR.1 certificates and origin declarations;

• work with digital tools for tariff and origin verification.

Training modules

Module 1: Introduction to preferential origin and the PEM Convention

• Preferential vs non-preferential origin

• Benefits of preferential origin

• Overview of the PEM Convention

• Free trade agreements applicable to Ukraine

• Practical exercise: finding tariff rates

Module 2: Understanding rules of origin for your products

• Wholly obtained vs sufficiently processed goods

• Product-specific rules of origin

• Tariff classification and value requirements

• Tolerance rule

• Practical exercise with participants’ products

Module 3: Cumulation – using materials from partner countries

• Bilateral, diagonal and full cumulation

• Cumulation possibilities for Ukraine

• Practical production chain case study

Module 4: How to obtain proof of origin

• EUR.1 certificates vs origin declarations

• Procedures for obtaining EUR.1 in Ukraine

• Approved exporter status

• Retrospective and duplicate certificates

Module 5: Digital tools for rules of origin

• Access2Markets

• ROSA tool

• MacMap

• Rules of Origin Facilitator

• Practical exercises with digital tools

Module 6: Interactive workshop – case studies and Q&A

• Practical case discussions

• Questions and answers session

Format

• One-day training

• In-person participation in Kyiv / Online access

• Practical exercises and case studies

• Interactive workshop and Q&A

Target audience

• Export and logistics managers

• Representatives of companies trading with the EU and PEM Convention countries

• SMEs interested in reducing customs duties through preferential trade

• Professionals working with export documentation and customs procedures

Why participate

• Learn how to reduce customs duties through preferential origin rules

• Understand practical application of the PEM Convention

• Discover digital tools for export and customs procedures

• Gain practical experience through case studies and exercises

Expected outcomes

After the training, participants will be able to:

• identify applicable preferential origin rules;

• determine origin requirements for specific products;

• use digital tools for tariff and origin verification;

• prepare documentation for preferential trade;

• better utilise export opportunities under the PEM Convention.

Expert Speakers

Oleh Kyryievskyi
Olena Panakhyd

The training is free of charge, provided participants register in advance.

Please complete the registration form below indicating desired participation format:
- In-person in Kyiv (20 Velyka Zhytomyrska St (5th floor))

- Online

Registration is opened by the link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/NPKcLmspUU

The number of in-person participants is limited

The training is organised in cooperation with GIZ Ukraine as part of the EasTnT regional project “Strengthening Sustainable and Digital Trade Routes and Logistics Concepts between Eastern Partnership Countries and with the EU”, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

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