Kyiv, October 29, 2025 — The Southern-Western Appellate Commercial Court has granted a request from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) to freeze UAH 548 million (approximately $13.03 million) in bank accounts belonging to Tedis Ukraine LLC, ensuring recovery of unpaid fines and penalties once the ongoing litigation concludes.
The court issued its order on October 28, fully supporting the AMCU’s motion to secure its claim. The amount corresponds to a UAH 274 million fine and an equivalent penalty sought by the authority for non-payment.
The fine stems from a March 2021 decision imposing sanctions on Tedis for failing to fully comply with an earlier 2016 ruling that had ordered the tobacco distributor to end anticompetitive practices. The Supreme Court in August 2023 dismissed Tedis’s cassation appeal, confirming its obligation to pay.
Following Tedis’s continued non-payment, the AMCU filed a claim in the Odesa Commercial Court in September 2023 to enforce recovery. The court ruled in favour of the AMCU on September 10, but the company appealed, prompting the latest asset freeze.
According to the authority, the decision provides “a guarantee of future enforcement” of the ruling and ensures the funds’ availability for transfer to the state budget after the case concludes. Once the AMCU receives the formal court order, it will forward it to Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice enforcement authorities for immediate execution.
