Ukraine Support Task Force

How the USTF process works

The USTF assists donor companies and Ukrainian authorities through the whole donation process. From reaching out to potential donor companies and assisting them with the formal submission of their donation, through the logistics and following the customs clearance, all the way to the delivery of specialized equipment to the final destination in Ukraine, the USTF engages in a horizontally integrated, multi-stakeholder process.  

The USTF cooperates closely with the European Commission and particularly the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) of DG ECHO, the coordinator of the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), to ensure the delivery of energy-related humanitarian needs to Ukraine. The USTF feeds in transport requests to the ERCC, who, via the UCPM mechanism organizes the shipment from the sites of the donor companies. Together with the ERCC, USTF tracks the process, assists and coordinates each shipment at every step of the journey in Europe and within Ukraine.  

The USTF is in daily contact with the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine to coordinate each shipment’s delivery, ensure that the list of emergency equipment needs is up-to-date, and disseminates the list of needs to key stakeholders and potential donor companies. The USTF consistently informs the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine about the upcoming and ongoing deliveries and their status, and assists each shipment until it reaches the beneficiary in Ukraine.

Schematic description of the USTF support activities

How to donate via the USTF process?

The USTF actively assists donor companies from the beginning to the end of the donation process within a clear and simple process. All support is provided free of charge.

• The USTF provides donors with the up-to-date list of emergency needs in Ukraine, which they can match with their inventories or procure new items.
• Donors benefit from simplified administrative procedures and support from the USTF in the preparation of the required documents based on the format required by the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC).
• All donations are automatically subject to a simplified customs clearance process for humanitarian assistance, ensured by the UCPM process, which is used for all other humanitarian help for Ukraine.
• ERCC takes care of the transportation of the donated equipment free of charge. Pick up is available from all EU Member States and even outside of the European Union.*
• The USTF informs the donor on the delivery status of the shipment.

Potential donors / suppliers are invited to express their interest via an online form.
 

* Iceland, Norway, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Turkey are part of the UCPM mechanism. Shipments from Switzerland have been organized. On a case-by-case basis, a solution can be found to accommodate shipments from UK or countries beyond the above.

USTF support in numbers

The USTF has so far assisted 55 deliveries to Ukraine;

status: 10^th week / 2023

Most urgent needs after the targeted attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure