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[ OKOZ: 1. 02.00.00.00 Fundamentals of State Administration / 02.03.00.00 Republican State Administration Bodies and Economic Management Bodies / 02.03.03.00 Committees; 2. 14.00.00.00 Healthcare. Physical Education. Sports. Tourism / 14.03.00.00 Tourism. Excursions. Hotel Business / 14.03.01.00 Tourism] [ TSZ: 1. State and Society Structure / State Power Bodies. State and Economic Management Bodies; 2. Socio-Cultural Issues / Tourism]

Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

On Measures to Ensure Rapid Development of the Tourism Sector of the Republic of Uzbekistan

In order to create favorable economic and organizational-legal conditions for the rapid development of tourism as a strategic sector of the country's economy, to make fuller and more effective use of the vast tourism potential of the regions, to fundamentally improve the management of the tourism industry, to create and promote national tourism products in world markets, and to form a positive image of Uzbekistan in the tourism sector: [ OKOZ: 1. 02.00.00.00 Fundamentals of State Administration / 02.08.00.00 General Issues of State Administration in the Sphere of Economy, Socio-Cultural Construction / 02.08.07.00 Accounting. Reporting. Statistics (also see 07.29.00.00); 2. 12.00.00.00 Information and Informatization / 12.04.00.00 Informatization. Information Systems, Technologies and Means of Their Provision / 12.04.03.00 Internet Global Network; 3. 13.00.00.00 Education. Science. Culture / 13.01.00.00 Education / 13.01.08.00 Types of Education / 13.01.08.06 Retraining of Personnel and Improvement of Their Qualifications; 4. 14.00.00.00 Healthcare. Physical Education. Sports. Tourism / 14.03.00.00 Tourism. Excursions. Hotel Business / 14.03.01.00 Tourism; 5. 14.00.00.00 Healthcare. Physical Education. Sports. Tourism / 14.03.00.00 Tourism. Excursions. Hotel Business / 14.03.04.00 Excursions]

1. The following are established as the target tasks and priority directions of state policy in the tourism sector in the medium-term perspective:

formation and consistent implementation of a unified concept for the development of tourism, granting tourism the status of a strategic sector of the economy, making this sector a leading force for the comprehensive rapid development of all regions and interrelated industries, turning it into a powerful tool for economic diversification, structural transformation and sustainable development, increasing the share of tourism in gross domestic product and local budget revenues, ensuring employment, and implementing systematic measures to improve the living standards and quality of life of the population;

further improvement of legislation and regulatory framework in the field of tourism activity aimed at creating favorable conditions for the activities of tourism industry subjects, eliminating all obstacles and barriers to the development of tourism, simplifying visa and registration procedures, passport and customs control, improving the mechanism of state management and market-based regulation of the tourism sector, implementing measures to encourage entrepreneurial activity in the tourism sector and develop competition in the tourism services market, and improving the system of statistical reporting in the tourism sector;

implementation of comprehensive measures to ensure the life and health safety of tourists and excursionists, primarily in places where tourists are accommodated, in catering facilities, during movement throughout the territory of the republic, and in organizing visits to tourism objects;

development of domestic, inbound and outbound tourism through the development and implementation of national and regional programs aimed at the rapid development of tourism in the country, making fuller and more effective use of the existing vast tourism potential, rapidly developing other promising types of tourism alongside traditional cultural-historical tourism — pilgrimage, ecological, educational, ethnographic, gastronomic, sports, health and wellness, rural, industrial, business tourism and others, enhancing the social significance of tourism by developing tourism for children, adolescents and youth, family tourism, and social tourism for the elderly, organizing new tourism routes in the regions, passportizing them, and forming unified national registries of tourism routes and tourism objects;

expansion of international cooperation in the field of tourism activity, primarily with the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), prestigious international and national organizations of foreign countries in the field of tourism — active participants in the regional and world markets of tourism services, participation of Uzbekistan in universal international conventions and agreements regulating the tourism sector, and introduction of international and interstate standards and norms into the practice of tourism activity;

rapid development in all regions of the republic of tourism industry objects — hotels and similar accommodation facilities, general catering facilities, transport-logistics structures, information centers, cultural and sports institutions — that meet modern world standards and the needs and requirements of tourists, rapid construction and reconstruction of road-transport and engineering-communication infrastructure along main tourism routes, roadside infrastructure, and wide involvement of foreign investors for these purposes;

development of a strategy for the production of competitive tourism products and services and their promotion in domestic and international tourism markets, taking into account trends in the development of international tourism and the use of modern marketing tools, organization and development of a favorable tourism information environment, implementation of wide advertising and information activities, opening tourism information centers in the territories of the country and tourism missions abroad, active use of the Internet network, and formation of a positive image of our country in the tourism sector by holding the Tashkent International Tourism Fair annually;

fundamental improvement of the system for the high-quality training of qualified personnel, especially in the field of management and marketing, for the tourism industry, training of guides (excursion leaders), and regular retraining and improvement of qualifications of employees of tourism activity subjects. [ OKOZ: 1. 02.00.00.00 Fundamentals of State Administration / 02.01.00.00 Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (also see 01.11.00.00) / 02.01.02.00 Powers of the Cabinet of Ministers; 2. 02.00.00.00 Fundamentals of State Administration / 02.03.00.00 Republican State Administration Bodies and Economic Management Bodies / 02.03.03.00 Committees; 3. 14.00.00.00 Healthcare. Physical Education. Sports. Tourism / 14.03.00.00 Tourism. Excursions. Hotel Business / 14.03.01.00 Tourism; 4. 14.00.00.00 Healthcare. Physical Education. Sports. Tourism / 14.03.00.00 Tourism. Excursions. Hotel Business / 14.03.05.00 Hotel Business]

2. The State Committee for Tourism Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be established on the basis of the liquidated "Uzbek Tourism" National Company.

The State Committee for Tourism Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be designated as the authorized state body in the field of tourism.

The following functions shall be assigned to the State Committee for Tourism Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

licensing of tour operator activity in tourism;

mandatory certification of tour operator (tourism product) services and hotel services provided by subjects of tourism activity, in close cooperation with the national body for certification of the Republic of Uzbekistan — "Uzstandart" Agency, including the classification of hotels (motels) of various organizational-legal forms;

inspection control over the compliance of certified tourism services with mandatory requirements and standards established in normative documents.

In this regard, organizations accredited in the National Certification System of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the certification of tourism services are also considered subjects of certification of certain types of tourism services.

Decisions of the State Committee for Tourism Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan, adopted within the scope of its powers, are mandatory for execution by state and economic management bodies, state authority and local self-government bodies, regardless of the forms of ownership and departmental subordination, and by economic entities.

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall adopt a decision on the organization of the activities of the State Committee for Tourism Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan within one week. [ OKOZ: 1. 02.00.00.00 Fundamentals of State Administration / 02.08.00.00 General Issues of State Administration in the Sphere of Economy, Socio-Cultural Construction / 02.08.01.00 State Programs, Concepts and Others; 2. 14.00.00.00 Healthcare. Physical Education. Sports. Tourism / 14.03.00.00 Tourism. Excursions. Hotel Business / 14.03.01.00 Tourism]

3. The State Committee for Tourism Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan, together with the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture and Sports, the Ministry of Justice, the State Customs Committee, the State Committee for Architecture and Construction, the State Committee for Environmental Protection, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Karakalpakstan Republic, the Khokimiyats of the regions and the city of Tashkent, and other interested ministries, departments, and organizations, shall, within three months, taking into account the goals and priority tasks of state policy in the tourism sector established by this Decree, submit to the Cabinet of Ministers the Concept for the Development of the Tourism Sector in the Republic of Uzbekistan in the medium-term perspective, as well as a specific Program of Measures for the Implementation of the Concept for 2017–2021. [ OKOZ:

03.00.00.00 Civil Legislation / 03.05.00.00 Agreements; 2. 14.00.00.00 Healthcare. Physical Education. Sports. Tourism / 14.03.00.00 Tourism. Excursions. Hotel Business / 14.03.01.00 Tourism; 3. 14.00.00.00 Healthcare. Physical Education. Sports. Tourism / 14.03.00.00 Tourism. Excursions. Hotel Business / 14.03.04.00 Excursions]

4. It is established that, starting from January 1, 2017:

only tourism enterprises — tourism operators, tourism agencies, excursion organizations, tourism firms — that ensure the organization of tourism activity shall be licensed for the right to carry out tourism activity;

the availability of a system ensuring the safety of life, health and property of tourists and excursionists, confirmed by a tourism services certificate, shall be a mandatory licensing requirement and condition for obtaining a license for the right to carry out tourism activity; Previous edition.

while abolishing the requirement for the presence of a license for the activity related to the provision of tourism services in hotels and similar accommodation facilities, tourism services provided by subjects related to tourism activity — hotels, motels, campsites and similar accommodation facilities — shall be subject to mandatory certification. In this regard, starting from April 1, 2018, voluntary certification shall be introduced for general catering enterprises and transport enterprises specializing in serving foreign tourists; (The fourth subparagraph of paragraph 4 was edited by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated February 3, 2018, No. PF-5326 — National Database of Legislation, February 6, 2018, No. 06/18/5326/0657) Previous edition.

services of guides (excursion leaders) and accompanying escorts may be carried out by employees of physical or legal entities only after they have obtained a diploma of higher or secondary vocational education or a certificate of retraining in the state sample in the field of guides (excursion leaders) or a qualification certificate issued by the State Committee for Tourism Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan; (The fifth subparagraph of paragraph 4 was edited by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated May 28, 2019, No. PF-5731 — National Database of Legislation, May 29, 2019, No. 06/19/5731/3200)

tourism enterprises shall have the right to conclude contracts (agreements) for the provision of tourism services to foreign tourists by subjects of tourism activity only if they have a certificate of conformity.

Previous edition.

[ OKOZ: 1. 16.00.00.00 Security and Law Enforcement / 16.05.00.00 Personal Safety / 16.05.03.00 Passport-Visa System. Registration of Permanent Residence and Temporary Stay]

5. In order to create favorable conditions for the visit of foreign citizens to the Republic of Uzbekistan and to simplify visa procedures, starting from January 1, 2021: (The first subparagraph of paragraph 5 was edited by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 22, 2016, No. PF-4895 — UR QHT, 2017, No. 1, Article 3) Previous edition. (The second subparagraph of paragraph 5 was issued on the basis of the Decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 5, 2019, No. PF-5611 — National Database of Legislation, January 6, 2019, No. 06/18/5611/2430) Previous edition.

the visa regime shall be abolished for citizens of Vietnam who have reached the age of 55 and are arriving in the Republic of Uzbekistan for tourism purposes for a period not exceeding 30 days; (The second subparagraph of paragraph 5 was edited by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated November 3, 2025, No. PF-203 — , November 3, 2025, No. 06/25/203/1003) Previous edition.

the issue of simplifying the visa regime with certain states, the list of which may be reviewed later, shall be considered taking into account the level of development of bilateral relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan with them, the conjuncture of the world tourism market, and the situation occurring in the field of international and regional security. (The fourth subparagraph of paragraph 5 was added to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 22, 2016, No. PF-4895 — UR QHT, 2017, No. 1, Article 3) Previous edition. (The fourth — seventh subparagraphs of paragraph 5 were issued on the basis of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated September 10, 2021, No. PF-6311 — , September 10, 2021, No. 06/21/6311/0861) Previous edition.

[ OKOZ: 1. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.09.00.00 Tax Legislation / 07.09.05.00 Exemptions and Preferences on Taxes and Fees; 2. 09.00.00.00 Entrepreneurship and Economic Activity / 09.15.00.00 Transport / 09.15.05.00 Air Transport / 09.15.05.04 Airports. Aerodromes; 3. 14.00.00.00 Healthcare. Physical Education. Sports. Tourism / 14.03.00.00 Tourism. Excursions. Hotel Business / 14.03.01.00 Tourism; 4. 16.00.00.00 Security and Law Enforcement / 16.05.00.00 Personal Safety / 16.05.03.00 Passport-Visa System. Registration of Permanent Residence and Temporary Stay; 5. 19.00.00.00 International Relations. International Law / 19.07.00.00 Diplomatic and Consular Law / 19.07.04.00 Diplomatic and Other Missions]

6. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, together with the State Committee for Tourism Development, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications, the Ministry of Labor, and other interested ministries and departments shall:

a) by January 1, 2017:

introduce single tourism visas issued for a period of 30 days for all countries;

simplify the procedure for obtaining permits for foreign specialists to carry out labor activity in the tourism sector in the Republic of Uzbekistan and grant them exemptions from paying income tax on the income of physical persons;

b) by January 1, 2021:

significantly simplify the procedure for obtaining visas, including transit visas, at international airports and border crossing points of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

submit to the Cabinet of Ministers proposals for approval on the use of modern information and communication technologies in the process of formalizing and issuing visas, including the use of the "online" system for submitting documents and filling out questionnaires without visiting the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and diplomatic missions of the Republic of Uzbekistan abroad, as well as on the expansion of the use of the electronic visa system to be introduced starting from 2021. (The sixth paragraph was edited by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 22, 2016, No. PF-4895 — UR QHT, 2017, No. 1, Article 3) Previous edition.

7. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the State Committee for Investments shall assign to the trade and economic counselors at the embassies of Uzbekistan abroad the obligation to promote national tourism products and assist in increasing the flow of tourists to the Republic of Uzbekistan. (The seventh paragraph was edited by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated August 17, 2017, No. PF-5158)

Previous edition.

[ OKOZ: 1. 02.00.00.00 Fundamentals of State Administration / 02.07.00.00 Administrative-Legal Regimes (Modes) / 02.07.05.00 Customs Regime; 2. 02.00.00.00 Fundamentals of State Administration / 02.07.00.00 Administrative-Legal Regimes (Modes) / 02.07.06.00 Passport and Visa Regimes (also see 16.05.03.00)]

8. "Uzbekistan Airways" JSC, "Uzbekistan Railways" JSC, together with the Border Troops of the State Security Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the State Customs Committee, and the State Committee for Tourism Development shall: (The first subparagraph of paragraph 8 was edited by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated June 5, 2018, No. PF-5456 — National Database of Legislation, June 7, 2018, No. 06/18/5456/1316) Previous edition.

take necessary measures to introduce a "green corridor" customs control system at the international airports of the cities of Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, and Urgench by January 1, 2021, simplifying the procedure for passing passport and customs control, collecting baggage, and providing transport services for foreign tourists arriving (departing) to the republic; (The second subparagraph of paragraph 8 was edited by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 22, 2016, No. PF-4895 — UR QHT, 2017, No. 1, Article 3) Previous edition.

starting from January 1, 2021, organize separate passage for residents and non-residents through this procedure at airports and railway stations of the republic in order to create additional conveniences for foreign citizens and speed up the passport control process; (The third subparagraph of paragraph 8 was edited by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated December 22, 2016, No. PF-4895 — UR QHT, 2017, No. 1, Article 3)

grant employees of subjects of tourism activity who receive or escort foreign tourists the right to enter airport and railway station buildings according to special permits issued in the established order, subject to compliance with regime and security measures;

systematically implement measures to improve the level and quality of services provided to passengers, including free of charge, by organizing and developing a favorable tourism information space at airports and railway stations, including the activities of tourism information points, tourism navigation systems, and the installation of direction signs and other similar measures. [ OKOZ: 1. 12.00.00.00 Information and Informatization / 12.03.00.00 Information Resources. Use of Information Resources / 12.03.02.00 Documentation of Information. Electronic Document Circulation / 12.03.02.01 Electronic Document Circulation; 2. 12.00.00.00 Information and Informatization / 12.04.00.00 Informatization. Information Systems, Technologies and Means of Their Provision / 12.04.03.00 Internet Global Network]

9. The State Committee for Tourism Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan, together with the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, shall create an automated special electronic program for the electronic registration of residents in hotels and other accommodation facilities via the Internet network within one month. Previous edition.

[ OKOZ: 1. 03.00.00.00 Civil Legislation / 03.10.00.00 Law of Obligations / 03.10.03.00 Liability for Breach of Obligations]

10. It is established that tourism operators receiving tourists, as well as their employees, are exempt from liability for violations of the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan by tourists, except for the rules established in relevant normative legal documents regarding the presence of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan. (The tenth paragraph was edited by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated September 29, 2017, No. PF-5197)

See: Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Republic of Uzbekistan". [ OKOZ: 1. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.19.00.00 Banking System / 07.19.02.00 Commercial Banks. Private Banks. Foreign Banks]

11. It is recommended that the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan, together with commercial banks, ensure the equipping of tourism infrastructure objects recommended by the State Committee for Tourism Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan with currency payment terminals. Previous edition.

[ OKOZ: 1. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.09.00.00 Tax Legislation / 07.09.03.00 Taxes and Fees; 2. 10.00.00.00 Foreign Economic Activity. Customs Affairs / 10.05.00.00 Taxes and Fees Collected on Goods and Transport Vehicles Crossed at the Customs Border / 10.05.07.00 Customs Fees; 3. 14.00.00.00 Healthcare. Physical Education. Sports. Tourism / 14.03.00.00 Tourism. Excursions. Hotel Business / 14.03.05.00 Hotel Business]

12. Legal entities:

shall be exempt from profit tax, land tax, and property tax of legal entities, as well as from the single tax payment of legal entities, starting from the date of commissioning of hotels and motels of at least 4-star rating, certified in the established order; Previous edition.

shall be exempt from customs duties (except for fees for customs formalization) for a period of 5 years for the import of equipment, machinery, raw materials, components and spare parts, construction and other materials (including furniture and inventory) for the construction, reconstruction and equipping of hotels and other accommodation facilities according to lists formed in the established order. (The third subparagraph of paragraph 12 was edited by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated August 13, 2019, No. PF-5781 — National Database of Legislation, August 15, 2019, No. 06/19/5781/3567) Previous edition.

It is established that the vehicle assembly fee shall not be collected when registering in the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs new purchased transport vehicles with a capacity of more than 9 persons, intended for transporting tourists by subjects of tourism activity, imported into the Republic of Uzbekistan, by January 1, 2022. (The fourth subparagraph of paragraph 12, in the edition of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan PF-6218 dated April 30, 2021 — , 30.04.2021, No. 06/21/6218/0398) [ OKAZ: 1. 21.00.00.00 Documents of a complex nature for amendments and additions / 21.02.00.00 Decrees and Resolutions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan]

13. The Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On the Establishment of the 'Uzbekistan' National Company" dated July 27, 1992, PF-447, shall be considered to have lost its force.

The State Committee for Tourism Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan, together with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan and other interested ministries and departments, shall submit proposals to the Cabinet of Ministers on amendments and additions to legislative acts arising from this Decree within a period of two months.

14. Monitoring the execution of this Decree shall be assigned to the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan R. Azimov.

Acting President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh. MIRZIYOYEV

Tashkent city,

December 2, 2016,

PF-4861 (Compilation of Legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2016, No. 49, Article 558; 2017, No. 1, Article 3; No. 19, Article 332; National Database of Legislative Acts, 06.02.2018, No. 06/18/5326/0657; 25.05.2018, No. 06/18/5447/1269; 07.06.2018, No. 06/18/5456/1316; 05.10.2018, No. 06/18/5551/2195; 06.01.2019, No. 06/18/5611/2430; 29.05.2019, No. 06/19/5731/3200; 15.08.2019, No. 06/19/5781/3567; , 30.04.2021, No. 06/21/6218/0398; 10.09.2021, No. 06/21/6311/0861; 03.11.2025, No. 06/25/203/1003)