Relations related to the implementation of foreign economic activity are regulated by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On foreign economic activity" https://lex.uz/docs/4538627.
The main objectives of this Law are to ensure economic security, protect the economic sovereignty and economic interests of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the implementation of foreign economic activity, stimulate the development of the national economy, create conditions for the integration of the country's economy into the world economic system.
Legislation on foreign economic activity consists of this Law and other legislative acts.
Relations related to determining the procedure for moving goods and vehicles across the customs border of the Republic of Uzbekistan, collecting customs payments, customs clearance, exercising customs control, as well as preventing, detecting and suppressing violations of customs legislation are regulated by the Customs Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan. https://lex.uz/docs/5535133
In accordance with Article 25 of the Customs Code, depending on the purpose of moving goods across the customs border, their customs clearance shall be conducted according to the following types of customs regimes:
1) export - is a regime when goods of Uzbekistan are exported outside the customs territory without obligation to re-import them;
2) re-export - is a regime when goods previously imported into the customs territory or a product of processing of goods placed under the customs regime of processing in the customs territory are exported from the customs territory without paying customs duties and taxes, without applying economic policy measures to goods and in cases established by Article 35 of this Code — with refund of customs duties and taxes paid upon its import;
3) temporary export - is a regime where goods in free circulation in the customs territory are exported for temporary use outside this territory with conditional exemption from customs duties and taxes without enforcing economic policy measures;
4) processing outside the customs territory - is a regime when goods of Uzbekistan are exported outside the customs territory for the purpose of processing and subsequent import into the customs territory of the products of their processing;
5) release for free circulation (import) - is a regime when goods that are imported into the customs territory remain in free circulation without the obligation to re-export from this territory;
6) re-import - is a regime when goods previously exported from the customs territory are brought back into the customs territory within the time established by Article 59 of this Code without paying customs duties, taxes and without applying economic policy measures;
7) temporary import - is a regime when goods are imported into the customs territory for certain period and are temporarily used with conditional exemption from customs charges or periodic customs charges and without applying economic policy measures;
8) processing in the customs territory - is a regime when goods are imported into the customs territory with conditional exemption from payment of customs duties and taxes for processing and export as processed products;
9) temporary storage - is a regime when any goods imported into the customs territory can be temporarily stored under customs control without paying customs charges and without applying economic policy measures from the moment of making them available to a customs authority of destination and until release according to the chosen customs regime and in the cases and on conditions specified in Article 177 of this Code;
10) bonded warehouse - is a regime when goods that are imported into the customs territory are stored under customs control in certain premises (locations) without paying customs duties, taxes and without applying economic policy measures and are intended for export from the customs territory;
11) free warehouse - is a regime when goods are placed in certain locations and territories without paying customs charges and without applying economic policy measures;
12) free customs zone - is a regime where goods are placed and used in certain locations and territories without paying customs charges and without applying economic policy measures;
13) duty-free trade - is a regime where goods are and are sold under customs control in the customs territory in locations determined by customs authorities without paying customs duties, taxes and without applying economic policy measures;
14) customs transit - is a regime when:
- imported goods are moved under customs control through the customs territory between a customs authority of departure and a customs authority of destination located at the customs border including through the territory of a foreign country;
- goods of Uzbekistan move through the territory of a foreign country between a customs authority of departure and a customs authority of destination located at the customs border;
15) destruction - is a regime where foreign goods are destroyed under customs control, including through making them unusable, without paying customs charges and without applying economic policy measures;
16) refusal (abandoning) in favor of the state - is a regime where an authorized individual abandons goods and transfers them to state ownership free of charge without paying customs charges and without applying economic policy measures.
According to Article 300 of the Customs Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, customs duties in the amount of rates established by the customs tariff are applied to goods originating from countries with which the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes the most favored nation treatment in trade and economic relations, regardless of the country of departure of the goods and the exporter.
For goods originating from countries with which trade and economic relations do not provide for the most favored nation treatment or whose country of origin is not established, customs duty rates are doubled.
Import customs duties are not charged when importing goods originating from the customs territory of the countries that signed the Agreement on the establishment of a free trade zone.
The collection of a utilization fee to ensure environmental safety, protect the health of citizens and the environment from the harmful effects of waste generated after the loss of consumer properties of wheeled vehicles, self-propelled vehicles and trailers for them is provided for by the Economic Mechanism for Ensuring Nature Protection (Article 33 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Nature Protection" https://www.lex.uz/acts/7065).
Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 02.06.2020 No. 347 (https://lex.uz/ru/docs/4848953) approved the rates of the utilization fee and the list of types and categories of wheeled vehicles, self-propelled vehicles and trailers for them, in respect of which the utilization fee is paid.
Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated June 9, 2021 No. 358 (https://lex.uz/ru/docs/5456937), approved the Regulations on the procedure for collecting, returning and using the recycling fee for wheeled vehicles, self-propelled vehicles and trailers for them.
Excise tax rates for excisable goods approved by Article 289 of the Tax Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan https://lex.uz/docs/5535180.
The rates of customs fees are established by the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 09.11.2020 No. 700 "On approval of the rates of customs fees" https://www.lex.uz/docs/5087210.
The rates of import customs duties approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated June 29, 2018. №DP-3818 https://www.lex.uz/docs/3802366.
- Republic of Belarus
- Republic of Georgia
- Republic of Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyz Republic
- Republic of Moldova
- Russian Federation
- Turkmenistan*
- Ukraine
- Republic of Tajikistan
- Republic of Azerbaijan
* Import customs duties are not levied on goods according to a mutually agreed list in accordance with bilateral agreements
1. Republic of Austria 2. Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 3. People's Republic of Bangladesh 4. Kingdom of Belgium 5. Republic of Bulgaria 6. Federative Republic of Brazil 7. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8. Hungary 9. Socialist Republic of Vietnam 10. Federal Republic of Germany 11. Republic of Greece 12. Kingdom of Denmark 13. Arab Republic of Egypt 14. State of Israel 15. Republic of India 16. Republic of Indonesia 17. Ireland 18. Kingdom of Spain 19. Republic of Italy 20. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 21. Republic of Cyprus 22. Republic of Korea 23. People's Republic of China 24. Republic of Latvia |
25. Republic of Lithuania 26. Republic of Malta 27. Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 28. Kingdom of the Netherlands 29. Portuguese Republic 30. Islamic Republic of Pakistan 31. Republic of Poland 32. Republic of Slovenia 33. Romania 34. Slovak Republic 35. Republic of Singapore* 36. United States of America 37. Republic of Turkey 38. Republic of Finland 39. French Republic 40. Republic of Croatia 41. Czech Republic 42. Kingdom of Sweden 43. Swiss Confederation 44. Republic of Estonia 45. Japan 46. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 47. Malaysia |
Interdepartmental Resolution “On Approval of the Lists of States with which Agreements in the Field of Trade and Economic Cooperation have been Signed with the Most Favored Nation and Free Trade Regimes” (Reg. MJ of June 30, 2020 No. 3267) https://www.lex.uz/docs/4911947.
Articles 358-366 of the Customs Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan contain rules regarding the origin of goods. In general, the above rules meet the requirements for the application of rules of origin of goods established by the GATT/WTO Agreement on Rules of Origin.
To confirm the origin of goods, a certificate of origin of the established international standard is provided to the customs authorities.
The Rules for Determining the country of Origin of goods, approved by the Decision of the Council of CIS Heads of Government of September 24, 1993, apply to goods originating from the CIS member States.
Certificates of origin of goods in the Republic of Uzbekistan are issued in order to confirm the country of origin of goods and can be used to obtain benefits in accordance with the current legislation of the country of import. The certification of the origin of goods is understood as the procedure for conducting an examination in order to determine the country of origin of goods, followed by the issuance, certification of certificates of origin of exported and re-exported goods from the Republic of Uzbekistan.
When exporting goods from the Republic of Uzbekistan, a certificate is issued in cases where a certificate is required and this is fixed in the relevant contracts or in the national rules of the importing country or provided for by the international obligations of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as at the request of the exporter. Along with the above, in order to simplify the procedures for customs clearance of Uzbek goods in import countries, Uzbekexpertiza JSC has introduced an electronic system for verifying certificates of origin of goods, which is carried out through the official website of Uzbekexpertiza JSC in the interactive services window in the most convenient and simple way.
In accordance with the Regulation on the Procedure for Certification of origin of goods (DCM-994 dated 13.12.2019), the authorized body is the body that carries out administrative cooperation on behalf of the Republic of Uzbekistan, which is entrusted with the function of issuing certificates for goods exported from the Republic of Uzbekistan (re—export).
In the Republic of Uzbekistan, the authorized body is the Ministry of Investment, industry and trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan or its authorized body, as well as the issuance of certificates on the basis of the declaration of the exporter /applicant is also carried out by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan.
1. Отправитель/Экспортер (наименование и почтовый адрес) Consignor/Exporter (name and postal address) |
4. № ______ СЕРТИФИКАТ ПРОИСХОЖДЕНИЯ ТОВАРА (общая форма) Выдан в Республике Узбекистан
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2. Получатель/Импортер (наименование и почтовый адрес) Consignee/Importer (name and postal address) |
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3. Средства транспорта и маршрут следования (насколько это известно) Means of transport and route (as far as know) |
5. Для служебных отметок Remarks |
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7. Маркировка и номера упаковок Marks & No PKGS |
8. Количество мест и вид упаковки, описание товара Number and kind of packages; description of goods |
9. Критерии происхождения Origin criterion |
10. Вес брутто/ нетто (кг) Gross/net weight quantity |
11. Номер и дата счета-фактуры Number and date of invoices |
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12. Удостоверение Настоящим удостоверяется, что декларация заявителя соответствуетдействительности It is hereby certified, that the declaration by the exporter is correct
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13. Декларация заявителя Нижеподписавшийся заявляет, что вышеприведенные сведения соответствуют действительности и все товары имеютпроисхождениев The undersigned hereby declares that the above details and statements are correct; that all the goods were originate in the
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Stages |
Subjects |
Events |
Deadlines |
Stage 1 |
Applicant - exporter (enterprise) |
Submission of an application in writing or electronically with the application of relevant documents |
at the request of the applicant |
Stage 2 |
Authorized body |
1. Studying the submitted documents and conducting an examination, having left for the place of production / storage of goods. 2. Drawing up (drawing up) an examination report (drawing up an expert opinion in cases where the result of the examination is negative). |
within one working day (when carrying out certification of goods classified in commodity groups 84-89 of the HS Code - up to two working days) |
Stage 3 |
Authorized body |
1. Registration and registration (on the basis of an examination certificate) of a certificate of origin of goods 2. Entering the certificate into the electronic database |
within one business day |
Stage 4 |
Applicant - exporter (enterprise) |
Obtaining a certificate |
at the request of the applicant |
Stage 5 |
Applicant - exporter (enterprise) |
If necessary, apply to the competent authority for re-registration of a previously issued certificate |
within one year from the date of issue of the previously issued certificate |
Stage 6 |
Authorized body |
Re-registration and issuance of a certificate |
within one business day |
In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 15, 2017 No. DP-5286 “On additional measures to stimulate exports and ensure the competitiveness of domestic goods in foreign markets” https://www.lex.uz/docs/3460647#3461758, the following approved:
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Product name |
HS Code |
1. |
Weapons and military equipment, special components for their production |
8526 (only for military purposes), 8710, 8802 (civil helicopters, excluding civil aircraft), 8803 (in addition to civil aviation flight parts), 8805 (does not belong to the category of citizens) 8906 10 000 0,9013 10 000 0,9013 20 000 0,9013 80,9014,9301, 9302 00 000 0,9305 (applies only to military weapons), 9306 (only for military purposes) |
2. |
Uranium and other radioactive substances, products made from them, wastes of radioactive substances |
2612 (only uranium concentrates), 2844, 2845 |
3. |
Instruments and equipment used in radioactive substances |
8401 |
4. |
Precious metals and other materials made from them |
7106 (with the exception of ingots (ingots) of measured silver mined by individuals), 7107 — 7111000000 (except for measured gold in ingots (ingots) mined by individuals), 7115 |
№ |
Product name |
HS Code |
1. |
Livestock, bird |
0101 — 0105 (ex 010511, 0105940000), 0106 39 100 0 |
2. |
Meat and edible meat offal |
0201-0210 (ex 0203, 0207, meat of donkeys, mules or hinnies by subheading 0205 00, edible offal of pigs, donkeys, mules or hinnies by codes 0206 30 000 — 0206 80 910 0, 0206 90 910 0, 0208 10, as well as 0208 50 000 0, 0208 90 700 0, 0209, 0210 11 — 0210 19, 0210 99 410 0, 0210 99 490 0, 0210 99 710 0, 0210 99 790, 0 0210 99 800 0) |
3. |
Grains: wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, rice, buckwheat |
Group 10 (ex 1008 21 000 0, 1008 29 000 0) |
4. |
Flour, cereal |
1101 00 — 1106 (ex 1106 10 000 0, 1106 30 900 0) |
9. |
Waste, cuttings and scrap from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) |
3907 60 |
10. |
Leather raw materials (including non-standard), fur raw materials, including astrakhan (including non-standard) |
4101 — 4107, 4112 00 000 0 — 4114, 4301 — 4302 |
11. |
Silkworm cocoons suitable for unwinding, raw silk (untwisted) |
5001 00 000 0, 5002 00 000 0 |
12. |
Scrap and waste of non-ferrous metals |
7404 00, 7602 00, 7802 00 000 0, 8111 00 190 0, 8112 13 000 0, 8112 22 000 0, 8112 92 210 1, 8112 92 210 9 |
13. |
Antiquities (paintings, sculptures, etc.) of significant artistic, historical, scientific or other cultural value (according to the conclusion of the Ministry of Culture) |
Group 97 |
Printed works, manuscripts, clichés, drawings, photographs, films, negatives, film, video and audio products, recordings, sound materials aimed at undermining the state and social order, violating territorial integrity, political independence and state sovereignty, promoting war, terrorism, violence, national exclusiveness and religious hatred, racism and its varieties (anti-Semitism, fascism), as well as pornographic materials.
The procedure for issuing a license for the export and import of specific goods on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan is determined by the Regulations on the procedure for issuing a license for the export and import of specific goods (Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 01, 2017 No. 959 https://www.lex.uz/acts/3435613).
Decisions on issuance of a license, suspension or termination of a license, as well as its cancellation and re-issuance are made by the Secretariat for Investments, Export Support and Foreign Economic Relations of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (hereinafter referred to as the authorized body).
Registration, re-issuance and issuance of licenses, maintenance of the register of licenses is carried out by the Secretariat for Investments, Export Support and Foreign Economic Relations of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (hereinafter referred to as the working body).
To obtain a license, the applicant submits the following documents to the authorized body (paragraph 8 of the Regulations):
- an application for a license indicating: the name, location (postal address) and legal form of the applicant - a legal entity; last name, first name, patronymic, details of the identity document - the applicant - an individual, the action that the applicant intends to commit;
- a copy of the act of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan or the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, providing for the issuance of a license for the export and import of specific goods;
– a copy of the concluded contract signed by the buyer and seller.
Stages |
Subjects |
Events |
Deadlines |
Stage 1 |
Applicant |
1. Prepares the documents necessary to obtain a license in accordance with the list provided for in paragraph 8 of the Regulations. 2. Submit documents to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan directly, through postal services or in electronic form with notification of their receipt. Documents submitted in electronic form are confirmed by the electronic digital signature of the applicant. |
at the request of the license applicant |
Stage 2 |
Authorized body |
Accepts documents submitted for obtaining a license and sends it to the working body. |
on the day of receipt of documents |
Working body |
1. Considers the application, prepares an appropriate conclusion on the issuance of a license or on the refusal to issue a license. 2. Examines documents and prepares an opinion in case of repeated submission of documents by applicants when making a decision to refuse to issue a license. |
1. Within a period not exceeding 5 working days from the date of receipt of the application. 2. Within a period not exceeding 5 working days after the re-submission of documents. |
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Stage 3 |
Authorized body |
1. Considers the opinion of the working body. 2. In agreement with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Investments in Foreign Economic Relations - the Minister of Investments - Foreign Trade, as well as, if necessary, with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, makes a decision on issuing or refusing to issue a license. |
Within a period not exceeding 4 working days from the date of submission of the opinion (upon re-consideration within a period not exceeding 2 working days) |
Stage 4 |
Working body |
1. Notifies the applicant in writing of the decision taken. 2. If a decision is made to refuse to issue a license, a notice of refusal to issue a license is handed (sent) to the applicant in writing, including through an electronic information system, indicating the reasons for the refusal, specific norms of legislation and the period during which the applicant, having eliminated the indicated reasons, may submit documents for reconsideration. 3. Makes an appropriate entry in the register. |
Within 1 working day after the relevant decision is made |
Stage 5 |
Applicant |
In the event that the reasons that served as the basis for the refusal to issue a license are eliminated, it has the right to submit an application for re-consideration of documents. |
Within the period specified in the notice of refusal to issue a license |
Stage 6 |
Head of the authorized body |
Signs the licenses issued by the working body. |
Within 1 working day after the relevant decision is made |
Working body |
Issues a signed license. |
Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 728 of December 2, 2021 https://lex.uz/ru/docs/5754392 approved the Regulations on the procedure for applying tariff quotas for imported goods.
According to the Regulations, a tariff quota is a regulatory measure that provides for the application of reduced customs duty rates for a certain period when importing a certain amount of certain types of goods compared to the customs duty rate used in most cases for imports.
The volume of the tariff quota, the validity period and the rates of import customs duties on goods from other countries imported into the customs territory of Uzbekistan are determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
The volume of tariff quotas is distributed among importers in accordance with the resolution of the Ministry of Investment, industry and trade, unless otherwise provided by international treaties of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Relations in the field of export control are carried out by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Export Control" https://www.lex.uz/acts/262947. The main objectives of this Law are to ensure the security of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the fulfillment of the international obligations of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and other types of weapons through the implementation of export controls.
The objects of export control are goods, equipment, scientific and technical information, works and services, the results of intellectual activity (indicated in the lists of objects of export control), which, due to their inherent properties and features, can make a significant contribution to the creation of weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, chemical , bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons), their means of delivery (missiles and other technical means capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction), other types of weapons and military equipment.
The authorized state body in the field of export control is the Ministry of Investment, industry and trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
In accordance with Article 23 of the Law "On Foreign Economic Activity", in the event that a foreign state takes measures that violate the economic interests of the Republic of Uzbekistan and subjects of foreign economic activity, as well as in case of failure by this state to fulfill its obligations under international treaties to the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan has the right to introduce retaliatory measures in the field of foreign economic activity in accordance with generally recognized norms and principles of international law.
Article 24 of this Law, in relation to the increased import of goods, by decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, protective measures may be applied.
Relations in the field of application of protective measures, anti-dumping and countervailing duties when importing goods to eliminate serious damage or the threat of causing serious damage to a sector of the economy are regulated by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On protective measures, anti-dumping and countervailing duties" https://lex.uz/docs/62836?otherlang=4.
The procedure for conducting an investigation prior to the application of protective measures, anti-dumping and countervailing duties is determined by the Regulations on the procedure for conducting investigations for the purpose of applying protective measures, anti-dumping and countervailing duties, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated May 19, 2005 No. 129 https://lex.uz/docs/598089.
In accordance with article 27 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On foreign economic activity", imported products to the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan must comply with technical, pharmacological, sanitary, veterinary, veterinary, sanitary, phytosanitary and environmental standards, requirements, rules and standards, established in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
It is forbidden to import into the Republic of Uzbekistan goods that:
- do not comply with the standards, requirements, rules and norms specified in the first part of this article;
- do not have a certificate, marking or mark of conformity in cases provided by law.
The procedure for issuing and issuing a quarantine permit and a phytosanitary certificate is determined by the Regulations on the procedure for protecting the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan from harmful organisms for plant quarantine and passing licensing procedures in the field of plant quarantine, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 29, 2018 No. 65.
In accordance with this decision:
- quarantine permit - a document confirming the permission of the Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Plant Quarantine and Protection for the import or transit of products under the control of plant quarantine, in the prescribed manner;
- phytosanitary certificate - an international standard document issued by the competent state authorities of the exporting country to each transport unit of plant quarantine control and confirming the absence of contamination of quarantine products with plant quarantine objects.
Scheme of the procedure for passing permits for the import and export of products for plant quarantine
Stages |
Subjects |
Events |
Deadlines |
Stage 1 |
Applicant |
Submission of an application for a quarantine permit by legal entities and individuals directly to the Agency in writing or in the form established by the "single window" |
At least 30 days before the planned date of import into the Republic of Uzbekistan of products under the supervision of plant quarantine |
Stage 2 |
Agency for Quarantine and Plant Protection |
1) Consideration of applications of legal entities and individuals for the issuance of quarantine permits. 2) Issuance of quarantine permits to legal entities and individuals. 3) In case of refusal to issue a quarantine permit, send information to legal entities and individuals in writing, including in electronic form through the information system. |
within 5 working days |
Scheme of the procedure for passing permits for the export of products for plant quarantine from the country
Stages |
Subjects |
Events |
Deadlines |
Stage 1 |
Applicant |
Submission of an application for a quarantine permit by legal entities and individuals directly to the Agency in writing or in the form established by the "single window" |
At least 30 days before the planned date of import into the Republic of Uzbekistan of products under the supervision of plant quarantine |
Stage 2 |
Territorial administrations |
1) Consideration of applications of legal entities and individuals for the issuance of phytosanitary certificates. 2) Issuance of phytosanitary certificates to legal entities and individuals. 3) In case of refusal to issue a phytosanitary certificate, send information to legal entities and individuals in writing, including in electronic form through the information system. |
within 5 working days |
Application for the issuance of a phytosanitary certificate
1. Information about the certificate of state registration of legal entities and individuals (choose what you need ): |
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production area |
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г) Amount of packing containers of cargo: _______________pcs; |
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Road transport ____________________________________________________; |
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Rail transport _____________________________________________________; |
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River transport (boat and similar) _____________________________________; |
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Air Transport ______________________________________________________; |
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6. Name of the border point of export of goods: ___________________________________________________. |
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7. Address of the place of quarantine inspection in the country of importation of the goods: _________________________________________________________________. |
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- The applicant, in order to obtain, if necessary, a sanitary-epidemiological conclusion, submits to the territorial body of sanitary supervision an application with the necessary documents attached.
The territorial body of state sanitary supervision, in accordance with the established procedure, with a site visit, selects product samples for laboratory research and inspects the facility.
1а. For products of animal origin, the territorial body of sanitary supervision no later than the next day from the date of receipt of documents from the applicant sends an application to the district (city) body of the veterinary service.
1б. The body of the veterinary service, within three days, sends to the territorial body of sanitary supervision a veterinary opinion or a written response with a reasoned refusal to issue an opinion and an indication of specific norms of legislation.
The veterinary service body has the right to appoint isolation and restrictive measures (quarantine) for up to 20 days in the prescribed manner. At the same time, the procedure for issuing a veterinary opinion is suspended until the end of the quarantine period.
1в. For products of plant origin, the territorial body of sanitary supervision no later than the next day from the date of receipt of documents from the applicant sends an application to the district (city) body of the state plant quarantine service.
1г. The body of the State Plant Quarantine Service issues a phytosanitary opinion or a negative opinion within two days.
- With a positive result of laboratory tests, as well as veterinary and phytosanitary conclusions, the territorial sanitary supervision authority issues a sanitary and epidemiological conclusion to the applicant.
3, 4. The applicant, at his discretion, may contact GS1 Uzbekistan to obtain the code of the organization and the product used in the barcode of the products.
- To obtain a certificate of conformity, the applicant submits an application to the accredited certification body with the necessary documents attached. (The application can be submitted simultaneously with the application for a sanitary and epidemiological conclusion).
6. An accredited certification body within a period not exceeding 3 working days issues a certificate of conformity or a written refusal to issue a certificate indicating specific legal norms.
Scheme of registration and issuance of the sanitary-epidemiological conclusion
Stages |
Subjects |
Events |
Deadlines |
Stage 1 |
Applicant |
Electronic submission of applications and attached documents for execution of sanitary and epidemiological conclusions through the Customs Information System "Single Window", through the Single Portal of Interactive Public Services of Local Producers |
at the request of the applicant |
Stage 2 |
Head of the department for issuing a sanitary and epidemiological conclusion |
Submission of the application and attached documents to the head of the department of sanitary and epidemiological examination and appointment of a sanitary doctor responsible for the application |
within 1 (one) business day |
Stage 3 |
Responsible sanitary doctor and applicant |
Conclusion of an agreement for the issuance of a sanitary and epidemiological conclusion |
submission of the contract to the applicant within 1 (one) business day |
Stage 4 |
Responsible sanitary doctor |
Registration of compliance with regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation of the production facility or warehouses for its storage and sampling of products for laboratory research |
within 2 (two) working days |
Stage 5 |
Accredited laboratory facilities |
Carrying out laboratory tests and formalizing the results with a protocol |
within the time limits established by regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation |
Stage 6 |
Responsible sanitary doctor |
Formation of a package of documents based on the results of studying the application and submitting it to the head of the sanitary and epidemiological conclusion |
в течение 1 (одного) рабочего дня |
Stage 7 |
Head of the department for issuing a sanitary and epidemiological conclusion |
Registration of a sanitary-epidemiological conclusion and submission for signature to the head of the Sanitary-epidemiological service, if it is established that it is possible to draw up a sanitary-epidemiological conclusion based on the documents submitted by the responsible sanitary doctor |
within 1 (one) business day |
Stage 8 |
Responsible sanitary doctor |
Issuance of a signed and sealed sanitary and epidemiological conclusion to the applicant or upload it to the TIS "Single Window" |
within 1 (one) business day |
The term for issuing and issuing a sanitary and epidemiological conclusion, taking into account the submission of veterinary and phytosanitary conclusions, is determined by the terms provided for by the regulatory documents for the relevant research methods, but not more than 15 days.
The total period for passing the certification procedure is established based on the total duration of tests of this type of product, carried out in accordance with the methods determined by regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation
Certification is carried out, as a rule, in two stages according to the Scheme for passing procedures for product certification
Relations in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population, veterinary medicine and plant quarantine are regulated by the following regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan:
- Law "On Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare of the Population" https://www.lex.uz/acts/2732584;
- Law "On Plant Quarantine" https://lex.uz/docs/3815506;
- Law "On Veterinary Medicine" https://lex.uz/acts/2854716.
The legal framework for providing the population with high-quality and safe food products is determined by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On the quality and safety of food products" https://www.lex.uz/docs/18673.
Sanitary and epidemiological conclusion — a document certifying the compliance of food products and equipment intended for their manufacture and use with sanitary rules, norms and hygienic standards. (The authorized body for issuing a sanitary and epidemiological certificate is the Service for Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan).
Veterinary certificate – document of the established form, issued for goods of animal origin (including live animals) and other products subject to veterinary control. (The authorized body for issuing a veterinary certificate is the State Committee for Veterinary Medicine and Livestock Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan).
Phytosanitary certificate — an international document certifying the absence of plant quarantine objects in regulated products (The authorized body for issuing a phytosanitary certificate - the Agency for Quarantine and Plant Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan).
The procedure for registration and issuance of sanitary-epidemiological, veterinary and phytosanitary conclusions is determined by the Regulations on the procedure for certification of products (Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 06.07.2004 No. 318 https://www.lex.uz/docs/337775).
Sanitary-epidemiological, veterinary, phytosanitary and environmental certificates (conclusions) are issued if there are sanitary-epidemiological, veterinary, phytosanitary or environmental standards and requirements in the regulatory documentation for the products being certified.
To obtain a sanitary and epidemiological conclusion, the applicant applies to the territorial body of state sanitary supervision with an application in the form approved in accordance with the law.
In the production of food products, a technological instruction and a recipe are attached to the application.
Lists of objects of conformity assessment in the Republic of Uzbekistan, the conformity of which is subject to confirmation.
By Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 30, 2021 No. 43 https://www.lex.uz/docs/5249380 the following approved:
- List of products and wastes subject to mandatory environmental certification;
- List of products under control of the State Veterinary Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
- List of products subjects to mandatory execution of a sanitary and epidemiological conclusion;
- List of types of products subject to mandatory confirmation of compliance with the requirements of regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation.
Accreditation is carried out in order to confirm the competence of legal entities applying for accreditation.
Accreditation includes the analysis and examination of documents developed by legal entities applying for accreditation, evaluation of the evidence obtained by conducting a survey.
The state enterprise "Uzbek Accreditation Center" (hereinafter referred to as the Accreditation Center) under the Uzbek Agency for Technical Regulation, which is a specially authorized body for the implementation of accreditation of conformity assessment bodies.
The procedure for accreditation and inspection control of the activities of conformity assessment bodies and metrological services that, in accordance with the law, are accredited at the Accreditation Center is determined by the Regulations on the procedure for accreditation of conformity assessment bodies (Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated April 24, 2019 No. 349 https://www.lex.uz/docs/4305427).
Relations in the field of establishing, applying and fulfilling mandatory requirements for the safety of products, works and services are regulated by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On technical regulation" https://lex.uz/ru/docs/5703398.
The law specifies that normative documents in the field of technical regulation — technical regulations, normative documents on standardization, sanitary, veterinary, veterinary-sanitary, and phytosanitary rules and regulations, urban planning, environmental standards and rules, and other documents in the field of technical regulation.
The following types of technical regulations are applied in the Republic of Uzbekistan:
- general technical regulations;
- special technical regulations.
https://www.standart.uz/ru/page/view?id=19
The main principles of technical regulation are:
- obligatory application of technical regulations;
- unity of application of technical regulations;
- compliance of technical regulations with national and international normative documents in the field of technical regulation;
- availability of technical regulations, information on the procedure for their development, adoption and publication.
The authorized state bodies in the field of technical regulation are the Uzbek Agency for Technical Regulation under the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Construction of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Ecology and Environmental Protection.
Legal, economic and organizational bases for certification of products, services and other objects, including production processes, management systems, specialists applying for participation in the field of conformity assessment as personnel (products) in the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the rights, obligations and responsibilities of certification participants are regulated by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On certification of products and services" https://www.lex.uz/acts/99887.
The Uzbek Agency for Technical Regulation under the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the national certification body of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
List of types of products subject to mandatory confirmation of compliance with the requirements of regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation (Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 30, 2021 No. 43 https://www.lex.uz/docs/5249376).
It is an activity to determine the conformity of products, production processes, services, management systems, personnel, bodies for assessing compliance with the requirements of regulatory legal acts, as well as regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation.
Relations in the field of conformity assessment are regulated by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Conformity Assessment" https://new.standart.uz/upload/file/nizomlar/law_of_the_ruz_on_conformity_assessment.pdf.
The main tasks of conformity assessment are:
- ensuring the safety of human life and health, property of legal entities, individuals and the state;
- ensuring environmental protection, as well as rational use of natural resources;
- certification of compliance of products, production processes, services, management systems, personnel with the requirements of regulatory legal acts, as well as regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation;
- confirmation of the competence of conformity assessment bodies in the performance of work in the established scope of accreditation;
- increasing the competitiveness of products and services in the domestic and foreign markets;
- participation in international economic, scientific and technical cooperation and international trade;
- elimination of technical barriers to trade.
The objects of conformity assessment are:
- products;
- production processes;
- services;
- management systems;
- legal entities applying for accreditation;
- specialists applying for participation in the field of conformity assessment as personnel;
- conformity assessment bodies during their inspection control.
Conformity assessment is carried out by:
- accreditation;
- certification;
- declaration of conformity;
- inspection control;
- pre-shipment and (or) unloading inspection;
- product testing;
- sanitary-epidemiological, veterinary, veterinary-sanitary, phytosanitary conclusions or ecological expertise.