Uzbek authorities extend zero customs duties on industrial raw materials

Uzbekistan has announced an extension of zero customs duties on the import of 82 types of industrial raw materials and semi-finished products. According to a report from the Ministry of Justice via its Telegram channel, referencing a presidential decree signed.

Source: UZDaily

The list encompasses a broad array of products utilized in various industries, particularly within the chemical, polymer, and textile sectors. This includes basic chemicals and reagents, pigments and dyes, polymers and plastics, fiberglass products, lumber, filter paper, and various technical components and textile raw materials. Authorities indicated that the continuation of this preferential regime aims to lower production costs and bolster processing industries. These customs benefits were initially introduced in October 2021. However, they were set to expire on January 1, 2024. They have now been restored and extended for several additional years.

The approved list specifically features castor oil and its fractions, asbestos, solid sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium and potassium peroxides, various carbides, plant- and animal-based colorants, synthetic organic dyes, titanium dioxide pigments (minimum 80% content), multi-pigment pastes, vitreous enamels and glazes for ceramics and glass, cobalt octate accelerators, pigments and dyes for paints and enamels, textile dyes, surfactants and detergents (with some exceptions), lubricants and textile and leather processing products (with exceptions), artificial waxes, ready-made adhesives, enzymes and enzyme preparations, universal diazotype photo emulsions for textile printing, complex polyester resins, rosin and resin acid derivatives, textile finishing and auxiliary agents, fuel additives (with some exceptions), textile printing thinners, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, polypropylene, vinyl chloride polymers. It also features other halogenated olefins.

Polyethylene terephthalate films, acetate films (150–220 cm wide), nylon tapes with plastic coating, vulcanised rubber cords for textiles, latex bands, leather jacquards and labels for textile products, fox pelts and parts, artificial fur, laminated plywood and similar layered wood materials, filter paper and cardboard, wool yarns and fabrics, cotton yarns and fabrics, linen fabrics, and a wide range of synthetic and artificial yarn fabrics are included. Nonwoven materials, velvet and chenille fabrics, lace, narrow fabrics and trims, embroidery from chemical threads, specialised textile materials, knitted fabrics, rovings, yarns, tapes, and fibreglass fabrics are also part of the list.

Additionally, the list includes H-shaped radiator elements without electric heating. It also covers primary cells and batteries, single loudspeakers in enclosures, and parts for lighters (mechanical and electronic, excluding tobacco lighters, flints, and wicks).