Uzbek President signs decree on simplification of transit procedures

The draft document was developed by the Ministry of Foreign Trade.

According to the document, from 1 March, Uzbekistan abolishes procedure for issuing a permit by the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan to transit transportation of excisable products by road and rail transport.

The document also abolished procedure for carriers to deposit security payment in accounts of the customs authorities of Uzbekistan for transit of alcohol and tobacco products through the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

“These changes will greatly simplify the procedures for transit through the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan and will serve as an impetus to further increase the volume of transportation,” the Minister of Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khodzhaev commented.