Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan will introduce fees from 7 November for cargo transhipped at Termez station for export to Afghanistan, as well as for goods delivered to Termez-Port station, Uzbekistan Railways reported.
The fees will depend on the transportation distance and type of cargo.
For goods transhipped at Termez and sent to Afghanistan, the fee will be charged per railcar. For certain types of cargo, excluding wheat, transported by rail over distances of 600 km or more, the fee will range from 800,000 to 1.3 million soums. For road transport, the charge will range from 2.8 million to 7.6 million soums.
Higher fees will apply to wheat shipments. The charge will range from 6.8 million to 26 million soums per railcar for rail transport and from 12 million to 33 million soums for road transport.
For cargo delivered to Termez-Port station, fees of 3 million to 8 million soums per railcar will apply to certain types of cargo, excluding wheat. The fee for wheat will range from 13 million to 33 million soums.
The amounts exclude value-added tax (VAT). Uzbekistan Railways clarified that the charges do not represent the full cost of transportation but are specific fees introduced under the new system.
The rates for cargo other than wheat will not apply to goods classified under GNG codes 27090090, 2710, 2711, 27090010, 3901 and 3902.
