Customs clearance fee for foreign-made cars to be reduced from January 1, 2023 

According to the presidential decision “On additional measures to stimulate the development of the domestic market of motor vehicles” signed on February 21 of this year, it is planned to reduce the customs clearance for importing cars to Uzbekistan in two stages.

Since the signing of the decision, the duty rates have been reduced from 30% to 15%, as well as the additional coefficients set for each cubic cm of car engine power have been reduced by an average of two times or more.

Also, from January 1, 2023, additional coefficients linked to car engine power will be reduced once again, while the basic duty rate of 15% will remain unchanged.

The new procedure applies only to motor vehicles that have not passed more than 1 year from the date of manufacture to the day of crossing the customs border of Uzbekistan.

Also, from January 1, 2023, the value added tax rate will be reduced from the current 15% to 12%. So, starting from next year, VAT for import of domestic brands will be reduced by 3%.

30% customs duty and additional coefficients are calculated as before for the import of cars from 1 to 3 years of production. 40% duty and additional coefficients will be retained for cars more than 3 years old.

From January 1 of next year, additional coefficients linked to the power of the car engine will be reduced again (from $1.5 to $1.25), while the basic duty rate of 15% will remain unchanged. This procedure also applies to motor vehicles that have not been manufactured for more than 1 year.

With the above decision, customs rates have been fixed for the first time for hybrid vehicles (both internal combustion engine and electric vehicles).

Importing hybrid cars now requires a duty of 15 to 30 percent of the car’s price, depending on the type of engine and the period of manufacture. Previously, even for this type of car, additional coefficients were paid for each cubic cm of engine power.