Dear Minister,
Being from Denmark, we also have a company in Ukraine, and besides the positive influence of the association agreement, the biggest obstacle for Ukraine succes in EU is definitely the document hell Ukraine forces on companies.
We tried to start import to Denmark from Ukraine, but had to give up due to:
1) Demands of contracts. Why is contracts needed, when in reality, email correspondance is enough to document agreement ? (I have done business since 1988 in Denmark, and did not face this demand before coming to Ukraine in 2013..)
2) Approval of deliveries document: so when we buy something, we must sign a document agreeing to the delivery? I mean.. if we are not satisfied we will complain. If we are satisfied, why use time on it?
3) Payments to Ukraine supplier must strictly be in accordance with invoices and documented by contract. Why? we naturally only pay, when we get goods. And if we do not hit exact amount (dispute of quality, to little shipped etc), business partners can easily fix it with next order and payment.
Neither of the above kills corruption, as we in Denmark has none of the above, and are still the least corrupt country in the world...
Besides that, this absurd bureacracy means we have 95 employees in Denmark, and 0 (zero) in administration. In Ukraine we have 68 employees, and 4 in administration.... waste of money.. AND most importantly.. waste of dynamics in business...
Thomas_Sillesen7 karma
Dear Minister, Being from Denmark, we also have a company in Ukraine, and besides the positive influence of the association agreement, the biggest obstacle for Ukraine succes in EU is definitely the document hell Ukraine forces on companies. We tried to start import to Denmark from Ukraine, but had to give up due to:
1) Demands of contracts. Why is contracts needed, when in reality, email correspondance is enough to document agreement ? (I have done business since 1988 in Denmark, and did not face this demand before coming to Ukraine in 2013..) 2) Approval of deliveries document: so when we buy something, we must sign a document agreeing to the delivery? I mean.. if we are not satisfied we will complain. If we are satisfied, why use time on it? 3) Payments to Ukraine supplier must strictly be in accordance with invoices and documented by contract. Why? we naturally only pay, when we get goods. And if we do not hit exact amount (dispute of quality, to little shipped etc), business partners can easily fix it with next order and payment.
Neither of the above kills corruption, as we in Denmark has none of the above, and are still the least corrupt country in the world...
Besides that, this absurd bureacracy means we have 95 employees in Denmark, and 0 (zero) in administration. In Ukraine we have 68 employees, and 4 in administration.... waste of money.. AND most importantly.. waste of dynamics in business...
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