Uzbek Authorities Extend Zero Customs Duties on Industrial Raw Materials

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Uzbekistan has extended zero customs duties on the import of 82 types of industrial raw materials and semi-finished products.

According to the Ministry of Justice’s Telegram channel, citing a presidential decree signed on 19 January, the zero import duty rate will remain in effect until 1 January 2027.

The list covers a wide range of products used in industry, primarily in the chemical, polymer, and textile sectors. It includes basic chemicals and reagents, pigments and dyes, polymers and plastics, fiberglass products, lumber, filter paper, as well as various technical components and textile raw materials. Authorities noted that the continuation of the preferential regime is aimed at reducing production costs and supporting processing industries.

These customs preferences were first introduced in October 2021 but expired on 1 January 2024. They are now restored and extended for several more years.

The approved list specifically includes castor oil and its fractions, asbestos, solid sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium and potassium peroxides, various carbides, plant- and animal-based colorants, synthetic organic dyes, titanium dioxide pigments with at least 80% content, multi-pigment pastes, vitreous enamels and glazes for ceramics and glass, cobalt octate accelerators, pigments and dyes for paints and enamels, textile dyes, surfactants and detergents (with some exceptions), lubricants and textile and leather processing products (with exceptions), artificial waxes, ready-made adhesives, enzymes and enzyme preparations, universal diazotype photo emulsions for textile printing, complex polyester resins, rosin and resin acid derivatives, textile finishing and auxiliary agents, fuel additives (with some exceptions), textile printing thinners, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, polypropylene, vinyl chloride polymers and other halogenated olefins, polyethylene terephthalate films, acetate films 150–220 cm wide, nylon tapes with plastic coating, vulcanized rubber cords for textiles, latex bands, leather jacquards and labels for textile products, fox pelts and parts, artificial fur, laminated plywood and similar layered wood materials, filter paper and cardboard, wool yarns and fabrics, cotton yarns and fabrics, linen fabrics, a wide range of synthetic and artificial yarn fabrics, nonwoven materials, velvet and chenille fabrics, lace, narrow fabrics and trims, embroidery from chemical threads, specialized textile materials, knitted fabrics, rovings, yarns, tapes, and fiberglass fabrics.

Additional items include H-shaped radiator elements without electric heating, primary cells and batteries, single loudspeakers in enclosures, as well as parts of lighters (mechanical and electronic, excluding tobacco lighters, flints, and wicks).