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In April, the volume of Ukrainian grain shipments by rail to Poland and Romania almost halved. Whereas railroad deliveries of grain from Ukraine to Hungary remained at a stable high level. This was discussed during an online meeting between representatives of Ukrzaliznytsia JSC and participants of the agricultural market.
The state-owned enterprise Railways of Moldova resumed traffic on an important section of the Cahul-Giurgiulesti line, which provides access to a strategic port in southern Moldova. At the end of April, the company conducted test runs on the restored section near the village of Valeni.
On July 1, 2026, changes will go into effect to eliminate customs duties on most goods imported from the United States.
February 2026 showed that the Moldovan grain market does not freeze in the off-season, but works due to stable stocks and long-term contracts. At that time, more than 112 thousand tons (worth more than 431 million lei) were shipped. These are high indicators for a “quiet” month. March answered the main question: was February an exception or is it a trend? The answer is that it is a trend, and with high dynamics.
In November 2025, Radu Vrabie, a specialist with 20 years of management experience in structural reforms and public policy analysis, took over as head of the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova. About his goals in his new position and his vision for the future of Moldovan customs – in an exclusive interview with the economic portal Logos Press.
On April 28, the Moldovan Customs Service hosted an offline discussion on the implementation of the Single Customs Window, as well as the development of the necessary measures for the transposition of Regulation (EU) 2022/2399 on environmental protection related to the European Union Single Window for Customs.
In the period from April 20 to 26, 2026, the Customs Service’s revenues to the state budget amounted to more than 835.58 million lei, by 119.34% exceeding the benchmark for the reporting period. Since the beginning of the current year, the Customs Service has collected about 12.66 billion lei in the state budget, 103.80% more than the benchmark.
Employees of the Moldovan Customs Service participated in a three-day seminar on “Goods Identification to Facilitate Physical Control of Dual-use Goods”, organized with the support of international partners.
The Republic of Korea is ready to deepen bilateral cooperation with Moldova in the customs field and support joint initiatives, including by providing technical assistance and organizing training programs for customs officials.
Excessive levels of trans fatty acids were found in three large batches of imported food products by the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA).
The authorities have initiated changes in the legislation establishing zero customs duty on imports of any raw materials, primary products and equipment intended for production purposes.
The head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA), Ludmila Catlabuga, discussed cooperation directions in the agro-food sector between Moldova and CEFTA countries during a meeting with Pranvera Kastrati, director of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) Secretariat.
All Ukrainian poultry farms that supplied poultry meat to Moldova before the “scandal over antibiotic residues” in feed and eggs have resumed deliveries to the Moldovan market.
The Government establishes the Authority for Investigation of Antidumping, Countervailing and Safeguard Measures. The new structure is designed to promptly respond to threats to national producers and ensure fair competition.
A meeting of the working groups on Authorized Economic Operators (AEOs) and risk management under the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) opened in Chisinau on April 21. The meeting will be complemented by a session on simplification of procedures and interconnection of border crossing points and customs posts, organized in cooperation with the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community (TCC).
For the first quarter of 2026, Ukrainian ports fulfilled the transshipment plan by 98% – more than 21 million tons of cargo.
In March 2026, only 742 thousand tons of sunflower oil were exported from Moldova. This is literally a collapse of external supplies compared to their dynamics in February – 3.2 thousand tons.
The National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) has stopped large consignments of imported vegetables – green crops – at the Moldovan border “with clear signs of spoilage”.
Romania has set a record for wheat exports in the 2025-26 season. According to Eurostat, in July-January the country shipped the largest volume to foreign markets for this period, exceeding the average for the last five years by 2 million tons.
The Regulation on the strengthening of state control, jointly exercised by the authorized bodies, over products of animal origin, including breeding material and processed products, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the RM.
