Additional sources of information

  Ministry for foreign economic relations official website

http://www.mfer.uz/MFERIT/index.htm

On the website you can find information about trade economic partnership, bilateral agreements, transport and logistics, accreditation, information about investment climate, tax tariffs and legislation issues.

(Language: Russian)

Current Customs Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan

www.adb.org/Projects/TradeFacilitation/Documents/UZB-Customs-Code.pdf

The Customs Code is valid since March 1,1998.

Export and import platform of Uzbekistan 

www.exim.uz

 www.exim.uz site is to assist in the effective development and use of Uzbekistan’s export opportunities by providing the necessary informational support to domestic businessmen.

On the website you can find information about Uzbek goods and services in foreign markets, and ways of simplifying the passage of export oriented procedures. In addition, the site provides information to foreign partners on domestic suppliers of goods and services on the world market, and the international economic community, foreign trade potential of Uzbekistan, exhibitions and fairs and participates in the forum.

(Languages: English, Russian and Uzbek)

The Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission is in charge of implementing the common trade policy of the European Union.

http://www.ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/bilateral/regions/cis/index_en.htm#Uzbekistan

On the website you can find information about bilateral trade relations with Uzbekistan ,World Trade Organization (WTO), regional cooperation.

(Language: English)

  ExportUzbekistan.com

http://www.exportUzbekistan.com

ExportUzbekistan.com is part of the ExportTradingNetwork, a global trading platform designed to support and assist companies participating in international trade leverage the power of the Internet to find new markets, reach new trading partners, and conduct market research.

On the website you can ask questions about tough trade related questions, information about the banks of Uzbekistan.

(Language: English)

http://www.undp.uz/en/publications/publication.php?id=88

Export Financing in Uzbekistan: Focus on Manafactured Goods. At the moment, export financing in Uzbekistan involves standard commercial bank credits at the stage of manufacturing products for export. There are four major tools for financing export contracts: 100% prepayment, letters of credit (L/C), insurance policies and bank guarantees. However, there is a lack of financing tools for higher value added export products. Increasing the export of such products requires: (a) significant financial resources at the manufacturing stage; (b) resolution of a number of problems related to the utilization of available export financing tools; and, (c) more specialized support for the marketing, transportation and delivery of such commodities.

 http://www.undp.uz/en/publications/publication.php?id=43

How to Boost Exports in Uzbekistan: Policies and Institutions. Policy Briefs represent succinct and concise analytical summaries providing insights into top-priority policy issues and offering policy recommendations and policy options. They are intended for targeted audiences such as policy makers, development stakeholders, the donor community and other interested parties. This document focuses on the current challenges in Uzbekistan and provides policy recommendations for increasing and diversifying exports that can be adopted in the short and medium terms. In order to position itself in a highly competitive global economy, Uzbekistan’s export-led economic growth strategy should take into account a number of factors, including the country’s geographic and geopolitical situation, developments in the multilateral (global) trade regime as well as accelerated dialogue on regional cooperation in Central Asia and the wider Eurasia.

Uzbekistan Development Gateway

http://www.gateway.uz

The objectives of Uzbekistan Development Gateway are: contribute to poverty reduction and promotion of micro and small business development for middle and low income population; facilitate regional integration and cooperation; support public administration reform, decentralization and local development

The website offers links and materials describing export role in Uzbekistan economy, additional opportunities on increase of its volume, improvement of structure, and, as the result, population income growth due to liberalization of foreign economic activity.

(Languages: Uzbek, Russian and English)