2016-10-26 | ПФ-4853

Added

On Additional Measures to Activate and Expand the Activities of Free Economic Zones

The President of Uzbekistan rebrands the Free Industrial-Economic Zone of Navoi and the Special Industrial Zones of Angren and Jizzakh as Free Economic Zones. Tax incentives are granted for periods of 3 to 10 years based on investment thresholds ranging from $300,000 to over $10 million. The decree mandates the establishment of a unified legal regime, the implementation of a one-window service principle, and the submission of legislative amendments and development programs to the Cabinet of Ministers.

Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan logo

Uzbekistan

Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Click to view thumbnail

All

Link to next revision

Link to previous revision

Indexing by CTU

Indexing by TMS

Source of changes

Official publication source

01.04.2025

01.10.2020

16.05.2019

04.05.2018

05.04.2018

19.01.2018

13.06.2017 01

23.01.2017

28.10.2016

View

Russian Eng Uzbek O’zb Russian|Uzbek Russian|O‘zb

[ OKOZ: 1. 10.00.00.00 Foreign Economic Activity. Customs Affairs / 10.01.00.00 General Provisions in the Field of Foreign Economic Activity / 10.01.07.00 Special Economic Zones] [ TSZ: 1. Foreign Economic Activity. Customs Affairs / Foreign Investments. Concession Agreements. External Borrowing. Free Economic Zones] Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element Decree Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element On Additional Measures to Activate and Expand the Activities of Free Economic Zones Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element In order to create the most favorable conditions for the further development in the republic of free economic zones as a key factor in expanding the attraction of direct foreign investments for the creation of new high-tech production, more active involvement of the regions of the republic in the development of production of modern competitive export-oriented finished industrial products, ensuring the accelerated development of production, engineering-communication, road-transport, social infrastructure and logistics services: [ OKOZ: 1. 10.00.00.00 Foreign Economic Activity. Customs Affairs / 10.01.00.00 General Provisions in the Field of Foreign Economic Activity / 10.01.07.00 Special Economic Zones] Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element

  1. Accept the proposal of the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan to unify the names of the free industrial-economic zone "Navoi" and the special industrial zones "Angren" and "Jizzakh" with their renaming, respectively, into free economic zones "Navoi", "Angren" and "Jizzakh". [ OKOZ:

07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.09.00.00 Tax Legislation / 07.09.05.00 Benefits and Preferences on Taxes and Fees; 2. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.18.00.00 State Duty / 07.18.03.00 Benefits on State Duty; 3. 10.00.00.00 Foreign Economic Activity. Customs Affairs / 10.01.00.00 General Provisions in the Field of Foreign Economic Activity / 10.01.07.00 Special Economic Zones; 4. 13.00.00.00 Education. Science. Culture / 13.01.00.00 Education / 13.01.08.00 Types of Education / 13.01.08.06 Retraining and Advanced Training of Personnel] Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element 2. Determine the main directions for the further development of the activities of the free economic zones "Navoi", "Angren" and "Jizzakh" (hereinafter - free economic zones): Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element establishment of a unified legal regime for free economic zones, unification of tax and customs benefits, preferences with the aim of creating the most favorable conditions for foreign investors to invest in the real sectors of the economy of the republic; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element active attraction of direct investments, primarily foreign, for the creation of modern high-tech and localization production, ensuring deep processing of local mineral and raw materials resources and the release of competitive products with high added value, stimulation of industry specialization of free economic zones and the development of industrial cooperation in them; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element step-by-step transition to providing all types of state services in free economic zones, including permitting procedures, on the "one window" principle; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element advance development of production, engineering-communication, road-transport and social infrastructure, as well as the formation of modern infrastructure for providing quality logistics services; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element organization of training in higher and secondary special, professional educational institutions of highly qualified specialists, based on the current and prospective needs of free economic zones for profiled personnel, providing for their passage of production practice at operating enterprises located in free economic zones. See previous revision. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element [ OKOZ: 1. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.09.00.00 Tax Legislation / 07.09.01.00 General Provisions; 2. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.09.00.00 Tax Legislation / 07.09.05.00 Benefits and Preferences on Taxes and Fees; 3. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.18.00.00 State Duty / 07.18.03.00 Benefits on State Duty; 4. 10.00.00.00 Foreign Economic Activity. Customs Affairs / 10.01.00.00 General Provisions in the Field of Foreign Economic Activity / 10.01.07.00 Special Economic Zones] Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element 3. Participants of special economic zones are provided with features of applying benefits on certain taxes, as well as customs payments in the manner established by the Tax Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Special Economic Zones". (point 3 in the edition Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated June 19, 2020 No. UP-6011 - National Database of Legislation, 19.06.2020, No. 06/20/6011/078 - Enters into force from October 1, 2020) [ OKOZ: 1. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.09.00.00 Tax Legislation / 07.09.05.00 Benefits and Preferences on Taxes and Fees; 2. 07.00.00.00 Legislation on Finance and Credit. Banking Activity / 07.18.00.00 State Duty / 07.18.03.00 Benefits on State Duty] Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element See previous revision. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element 4. Determine that tax benefits provided for in paragraph 3 of this Decree are granted for a period of 3 to 10 years depending on the volume of invested funds, including in equivalent: (first paragraph of point 4 in the edition Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated March 25, 2025 No. UP-57 - National Database of Legislation, 01.04.2025, No. 06/25/57/0291) Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element from 300 thousand US dollars to 3 million US dollars - for a period of 3 years; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element from 3 million US dollars to 5 million US dollars - for a period of 5 years; Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element from 5 million US dollars to 10 million US dollars - for a period of 7 years; See previous revision. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element from 10 million US dollars and above - for a period of 10 years. (fifth paragraph of point 4 in the edition Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated June 19, 2020 No. UP-6011 - National Database of Legislation, 19.06.2020, No. 06/20/6011/078 - Enters into force from October 1, 2020) See previous revision. (point 5 will lose force from October 1, 2020 by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated June 19, 2020 No. UP-6011 - National Database of Legislation, 19.06.2020, No. 06/20/6011/078) See previous revision. (points 6 and 7 lost force by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 18, 2018 No. UP-5305 - National Database of Legislation, 19.01.2018, No. 06/18/5305/0592) [ OKOZ: 1. 02.00.00.00 Fundamentals of State Administration / 02.01.00.00 Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (see also 01.11.00.00) / 02.01.02.00 Competence of the Cabinet of Ministers] Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element 8. The Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan jointly with other interested ministries, agencies, joint-stock companies and associations within one month submit to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan for approval: Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element Regulation on the Administrative Council of Free Economic Zones; Commentary LexUz See: resolution

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated October 25, 2017 No. PP-3356 "On Additional Measures to Increase the Efficiency of Activities of Free Economic Zones and Small Industrial Zones". Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element Program of measures for the further improvement and expansion of the activities of the free economic zones "Navoi", "Angren" and "Jizzakh", providing for specific measures in it for the improvement of legislation, development of production, engineering-communication and transport infrastructure and other issues of the development of free economic zones. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element 9. The Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade jointly with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan and other interested ministries and agencies within two months submit to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan proposals on changes and additions to the legislation arising from this Decree. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element 10. Control over the implementation of this Decree is entrusted to the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan R.S. Azimov. Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element Acting President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh. MIRZIYOYEV Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element city of Tashkent, Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element October 26, 2016, Send suggestions for the document Listen to audio Get link from document element No. UP-4853 See previous revision. (appendix lost force by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated January 12, 2017 No. UP-4931 - SZ RU, 2017, No. 3, art. 40) (Collection of Legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2016, No. 43, art. 498; 2017, No. 3, art. 40, No. 23, art. 448; National Database of Legislation, 19.01.2018, No. 06/18/5305/0592; 05.04.2018, No. 06/18/5398/1004; 04.05.2018, No. 06/18/5428/1158; 16.05.2019, No. 06/19/5719/3136; 19.06.2020, No. 06/20/6011/078; 01.04.2025, No. 06/25/57/0291)

More like this from CBU

We email you every new CBU publication the day it's published.

Share