News date: 11 November 2026
Ilyashev & Partners’ International Trade team, headed by Partner Olena Omelchenko, representing the leading Ukrainian manufacturer of crop protection products and microfertilizers – ALFA Smart Agro LLC, initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of pesticides originating in the People’s Republic of China to Ukraine.
Based on the results of the review of the complaint filed by the domestic producer, the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade adopted Decision No. AD-614/2026/441-01 on 3 November 2026, initiating an anti-dumping investigation concerning imports to Ukraine from China of the goods described as follows:
- herbicide based on terbuthylazine (including its mixtures with other active substances, except for the active substance S-metolachlor), classified under the Ukrainian Classification of Goods for Foreign Economic Activity (UCGFEA) code ex 3808 93 13 00;
- herbicide based on propisochlor (including its mixtures with other active substances), classified under the UCGFEA code ex 3808 93 15 90;
- herbicide based on nicosulfuron (including its mixtures with other active substances), classified under the UCGFEA code ex 3808 93 23 00;
- herbicide based on diquat, classified under the UCGFEA code ex 3808 93 27 90; as well as
- single-component fungicide based on the active substance tebuconazole, classified under the UCGFEA code ex 3808 92 50 90.
Ilyashev & Partners’ team provided the Commission with evidence that dumped imports from China have for a long time artificially suppressed the development of Ukrainian chemical manufacturing and investments in the expansion of domestic capacities, critically increasing the reliance of Ukraine’s agricultural sector on foreign supplies.
“The threat of material injury to the Ukrainian manufacturer caused by dumping imports from China is high, systemic, and fully substantiated. Chinese companies operate within an export-oriented model and possess excess capacities. In the absence of regulatory intervention, aggressive dumping will only increase,” emphasized Olena Omelchenko. “It is important to consider that the EU, the US, India, and Brazil have already imposed restrictions against Chinese pesticide suppliers. Lacking proper protection in Ukraine, our state risks becoming the primary dumping ground for dumped imports. Protecting the domestic manufacturer of crop protection products is a matter of our food security and strategic economic independence. Dumped imports from China restrain the development of Ukrainian pesticide production and investment in capacity expansion, strengthening the agricultural sector’s dependence on imported products.”
The above anti-dumping investigation may result in the imposition of an anti-dumping duty to restore fair competition and protect domestic producers. Anti-dumping investigations can take up to 12 months.
The decision takes effect after the publication of the relevant announcement in the official gazette Uryadovyi Kurier.
Ilyashev & Partners’ lawyer Karine Altunian is also working on the project.
ALFA Smart Agro LLC is a leading Ukrainian manufacturer of crop protection products and microfertilizers, holding a prominent position in Ukraine’s agrochemical market by crop application area. The company possesses robust research and manufacturing facilities, with its own R&D center and a modern formulation plant, enabling a full production cycle.