Uzbekistan Import Restrictions

In order to enter Uzbekistan, certain goods are subject to specific controls and, regardless of their value and quantity, they require the consent of Uzbekistan government, preferably, license must be obtained prior to passage through the customs, preventing the goods from being retained. On this page, you will see what kinds of items are prohibited from entering the Uzbekistan, and which items need special documentation before exporting to Uzbekistan.

Import regulations

Senders should determine import restrictions from Uzbekistan authorities before posting:

 

Animal products	Fruit	Radar equipment – transmitters and receivers
Alcoholic beverages	Grain samples	Silkworms
Arms and military equipment	Isopropanol	Seeds
Animal skins	Laser disc	Soil samples
Bees	Liquids, non-hazardous	Stamps
Bunker oil sample (for anlysis)	Leeches	Stone – mineral samples for analysis
Chemicals, non hazardous	Medicines	Subs, cont’g sodium/ calc. cyclamate
Coffee and samples	Medical samples	Tea
Compact disc	Military equipment	Tobacco
Cotton and cotton seed	Narcotics	Vegetables
Dairy products	Oil products	Weapons, hunting
Drugs: prescription and non-prescription	Poisons	Weapons and parts of weapons
Fish products	Phone/modems
Fabric and fabric samples	Plants and plant products
Foodstuffs	Precious metals, pearls, jewellery and stones

Personal use items

Uzbekistan admits items for the exclusive personal use of the addressee, subject to the payment of customs duty andsubject to certain items not exceeding the quantities shown.

Item	Quantity	Item	Quantity
Coffee	2 kg	Beer	2 L
Tea	3 kg	Alcoholic products	2 L
Animal and vegetable oils	10 kg	Tobacco products	10 packets
Sturgeon caviar	0.5 kg	Perfumery	2 units of each type
Caviar substitutes	1 kg	Leather products	1 unit of each type, up to 3 units
Sugar	10 kg	Jewellery made of precious metals/stones	5 articles: max weight 30 grams
Sugar confectionary	5 kg	Imitation Jewellery	Up to 0.5 grams
Chocolate in bars or clocks	5 kg	Sound/video recording devices	1 unit of each type. Up to 3 units
Preparations; wheat, fruit, vegetables etc	5 kg	Clocks and watches	Two units

Other restrictions may apply. Please contact Uzbekistan authorities for more information.

EDN’s and export permits are required for:

• Kangaroo skins
• Crocodile skins
• Emu oil
• Fish oil
• Bunker oil
• Coal
• Petroleum bases products
• Tobacco and tobacco products
• Any other alcohol including beer and spirits all volumes.

Special documentation requirements

Commercial goods must include an invoice.

Inherited goods require a certificate, endorsed by a consul, which confirms the right of inheritance.

The sender and receiver details must be addressed with a valid street address in English. A Post Office Box address is not acceptable.

The sender is responsible for finding if the destination country may impose duties, taxes, brokerage fees or any other fees that may be applied on the item that is being sent. Please contact the consulate office of the country you are sending to or contact the ECI customer contact centre on 1800 007 678.

Prohibitions

In addition to items prohibited by Dangerous and Prohibited Goods & Packaging Post Guide and ECI International Courier Regulations, Uzbekistan prohibits:

• Antiques
• Arms and ammunition
• Animals and animal products
• Asbestos
• Bullion and currency
• Cheques
• Coins
• Dangerous goods, haz or comb materials
• Eggs, raw
• Electronic and high-frequency machines
• Furs
• Films, negatives, audio/visual recordings undermining the state or social order
• Honey and honeycomb
• Items containing powder
• Jewellery
• Military equipment
• Money orders
• Press publications, manuscripts- offensive by nature
• Pornography
• Powder
• Postage stamps
• Precious metals and stones
• Strong poisons
• Viagra
• Weapons.

Ordinary and registered Letters:

Uzbekistan does not accept ordinary and registered letters containing articles subject to customs duty.