On August 11, 2026, amendments to foreign exchange restrictions, approved by Resolution No. 90 of the Board of the National Bank of Ukraine dated August 10, 2026, took effect. The new rules expand the options available to individuals and businesses when conducting certain foreign exchange transactions.
In particular, limits on certain currency transactions have been increased and opportunities for transfers abroad have been expanded. The changes apply to transactions in both hryvnia and foreign currency.
What has changed for individuals
Purchase of non-cash foreign currency
Limit for purchasing non-cash foreign currency without providing justification or proof of obligations has been increased from 50,000 UAH to 200,000 UAH equivalent per calendar month.
Cash withdrawals from foreign currency accounts
The limit on cash withdrawals from foreign currency accounts in Ukraine and abroad has been increased from 100,000 UAH to 200,000 UAH equivalent per day.
At the same time, the limit on cash withdrawals from hryvnia accounts in Ukraine remains unchanged—up to 100,000 UAH equivalent per day.
The limit on cash withdrawals from hryvnia accounts abroad using payment cards also remains unchanged—up to the equivalent of 12,500 UAH every seven calendar days.
Payments abroad from hryvnia accounts
Limit for paying for goods, works, and services abroad from accounts in the national currency has been increased from 100,000 UAH to 200,000 UAH equivalent per calendar month.
Overseas transactions using foreign currency cards
For payments abroad using payment cards in foreign currency, there is no limit on the amount, except for certain categories of transactions for which limits are maintained by merchant category codes (MCCs):
- up to the equivalent of 100,000 UAH per month — transactions under MCCs 5094, 5944, 5972;
- up to the equivalent of 500,000 UAH per month — transactions under MCC codes 6513, 7299, 7311, 7392, 7399, 8111, 8931, 8999, and 9399, including housing rental transactions.
International transfers from foreign currency accounts
Individuals can now make international transfers to pay for goods, works, and services up to the equivalent of 200,000 UAH per calendar month from all of the customer’s foreign currency accounts.
For housing rental transactions or payments for lodging services, a limit of up to the equivalent of 500,000 UAH per calendar month has been set.
What has changed for legal entities
The NBU has also expanded businesses’ options for using cash and corporate payment cards.
Cash withdrawals in hryvnia in Ukraine
Limit for cash withdrawals from a legal entity’s account in the national currency has been increased from 100,000 UAH to 200,000 UAH in equivalent per day.
Cash withdrawals abroad using hryvnia corporate cards
The limit has been increased from 17,500 UAH every seven calendar days to the equivalent of 140,000 UAH per calendar month.
Overseas transactions using hryvnia corporate cards
Limit for payments for goods, work, and services has been increased from 150,000 UAH to 400,000 UAH in equivalent per calendar month. This limit applies cumulatively to transactions across all of the customer’s accounts, if there are multiple accounts.
At the same time, legal entities may continue to make such payments abroad using corporate cards denominated in foreign currency without any amount restrictions.
Agroprosperis Bank monitors changes in foreign exchange regulations and promptly updates its banking systems in accordance with the requirements.
For more details on the changes, see the announcement from the National Bank of Ukraine.
