Ukrainian seamless steel casing and tubing import quota utilization

According to the information issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, from October 1 2010 to February 1 2011, Russia and other countries utilized 85.3% of the annual quota imposed by Ukraine for seamless steel casing and tubing imports with outside diameter up to 406.4 mm, supplying a total of around 13,608 tons.

According to these figures, Ukraine did not import any of the products in question in January. The total quota for the period starting from October 1 2010 through September 30, 2011 stands at 15,955 tons of seamless steel casing and tubing imports, up by 725 tons compared to the previous annual quota, of which 86.23% was utilized.
The utilization of quotas for the supply of seamless steel casing and tubing to Ukraine:

Country	Licensed quota, t	Used quota, t	Unused quota, t	Used quota, %
Russia	11,342	11,342	0	100
Austria	2,337	769.68	1,567.32	32.93
Poland	1,051	1,050	1	99.9
Romania	200	200	0	100
Slovakia	163	0	163	0
India	69	0	69	0
China	46	46	0	100
Other	747	199.917	547.08	26.76
Total	15,955	13,607.60	2,347.40	85.29

(SteelOrbis)