Equipment for R&D will be much easier to import since August

Now only one single technical point remains for the issue – the official publication of the document, what we expect to see already in April 2018. Due to joint efforts of the Association and representatives of business, the import of equipment for R&D has been substantially simplified. According to the new rules, prototypes of equipment imported into Ukraine for the purpose of Software Development are included in the list of products that do not require verification of compliance with the requirements of the Technical Regulation. For this, the purpose of importing prototypes must be confirmed by a contract with the sender of the product. In total, it is allowed to import up to 10 units of equipment of one model. Thus, simplifying the procedure for importing prototype equipment will significantly improve the working conditions of domestic IT companies, and foreign ones with R & D centers in Ukraine. New import conditions will accelerate the pace of software development, make doing business in this area easier and, accordingly, improve the investment climate for the IT industry.