Business Expenses |
licensing
In Uzbekistan all activities, which can inflict damage to rights and lawful interest, health, public security and which can not be regulated otherwise, are subject to licensing. The Resolution No 222-II of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 12 May 2001determines 74 types of activities subject to licensing.
Stamp duty for obtaining a license for selected type of activity is computed by multiplying the current MW by the applicable factor onthe day of payment.
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Licensed Activities |
Amount of Stamp Duty in MMW |
Duration |
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Licenses issued by the Cabinet of ministers of Uzbekistan |
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Aviation works |
300 |
5 years |
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Extraction, refinery and sale of oil, natural gas and gas condensate |
10 |
5 years |
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Mining of precious and rare metals, precious stones |
10 |
5 years |
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Sale of petroleum products, excluding factory packaged |
10 |
5 years |
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Production of spirits, vodka and liquors, balms and brandies |
200 |
5 years |
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Production of ethyl alcohol, wines and alcoholic products |
100 |
5 years |
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Production of semi-finished alcohol containing products. |
50 |
5 years |
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Publishing activity |
10 |
5 years |
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Activity of non-governmental educational institutions |
10 |
5 years |
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Tourism activity |
10 |
Unlimited |
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Fermentation of tobacco inputs |
100 |
5 years |
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Manufacturing of tobacco products |
200 |
5 years |
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Licenses Issued by the ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
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Medical activity |
10 |
5 years |
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Pharmaceutical activity |
10 |
5 years |
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Licenses Issued by the ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
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Insurance activity of insurers and insurance brokers |
10 |
Unlimited |
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Auditing activity |
4 |
Unlimited |
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Organization of lotteries and other gambling games |
35 |
5 years |
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Licenses Issued by the State Property Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
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Appraisal activity |
4 |
Unlimited |
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Exchange activity |
4 |
Unlimited |
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Realtor activities |
4 |
Unlimited |
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Licensed Activities |
Amount of Stamp Duty in MMW |
Duration |
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Licenses Issued by the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
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Banking activity |
25 |
Unlimited |
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Hard currency transactions by the banks, other legal entities and individuals |
10 |
Unlimited |
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Producing the printed forms of securities |
4 |
5 years |
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Operations of credit unions |
3 |
Unlimited |
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Operations of microcredit organizations |
2 |
Unlimited |
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Pawn shop operations |
5 |
Unlimited |
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Licenses Issued by Uzbek Agency of Communication and Information * |
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Designing, building and operating local telecommunication networks, rendering services |
85 |
From 5 to 15 years |
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Designing, building and operating trunk telecommunication networks, rendering services |
430 |
From 5 to 15 years |
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Designing, building and operating international telecommunication networks, rendering services |
1 900 |
From 5 to 15 years |
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Designing, building and operating mobile radio-telecommunication networks, rendering services |
140 000 |
From 5 to 15 years |
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Designing, building and operating personal call networks, rendering services |
135 |
From 5 to 15 years |
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Designing, building and operating data transfer networks, rendering services |
200 |
5 years |
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Designing, building and operating TV relay networks, rendering services |
340 |
5 years |
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Licenses Issued by Uzbek Agency for Automobile and River Transportation |
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Urban, suburban, intercity and cross-border passenger and cargo vehicle transportation (depending on the type of transportation, its passenger capacity and freight capacity) |
From 50 to 1000 |
1 year |
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Passenger and cargo transportation by the river vessels |
70 |
Unlimited |
* Duration of individual license for designing, building and operating of telecommunication network and rendering of services, issued for the first time may not exceed 5 years. Upon the applicant's request the license may be issued for less than 5 years. Source: Legislation of Uzbekistan, www.uzex.com
PATENTS
The Intellectual Property Agency performs state registration of the industrial designs in the State Inventions Register, State Register ofUseful Models or Stage Register of Industrial Designs respectively.
Legal entities and individuals - residents of the Republic of Uzbekistan pay duties in national currency, non-residents - in USD or otherfreely convertible currencies.
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Basic Patent Fees as of January 1, 2012
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Rate |
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Purpose of Fee |
MMW |
USD |
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INVENTIONS, USEFUL MODELS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS |
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Application duty (filing an application) |
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For issuing a patent, formal expert assessment and publication of information, per an invention |
1 |
420 |
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For issuing a patent, formal expert assessment, per useful model |
1 |
420 |
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For issuing a patent, formal expert assessment, per industrial design |
1 |
420 |
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Duties for expert assessment |
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Expert assessment per: |
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- one useful model |
2 |
840 |
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- group of useful models, per each useful model over the first one |
2 |
840 |
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Scientific and technical expert assessment per: |
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a) one invention |
3 |
1260 |
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- group of inventions, per each in addition to the first one |
3 |
1260 |
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b) one industrial design |
3 |
1260 |
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- in addition, per industrial design from two to ten |
1 |
420 |
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c) when the application contains report on international search prepared by an international search bodies, in accordance with Patent Cooperation Agreement: |
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- per invention |
2,5 |
1000 |
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- group of inventions, each in addition to the first one |
2 |
840 |
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Registration, publication and issuing patents |
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Registration of an invention, useful model, industrial design |
0,6 |
250 |
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Issuing patents |
0,6 |
250 |
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TRADE MARKS, SERVICE MARKS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS |
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Application fee |
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For registration of trade mark, service mark and state expert assessment of the mark: |
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- for one class of International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks |
1,4 |
600 |
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- for each next class |
0,1 |
60 |
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Submission of an application for registration and right to use a geographical indication, applications for use of already registered geographical indication and application for state expert assessment |
1,4 |
600 |
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Registration, publication and issue of a certificate |
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Registration of a trade mark, geographical indication |
0,6 |
250 |
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Issuing a certificate |
0,6 |
250 |
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Purpose of Fee |
Rate |
|
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mmw |
USD |
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SOFTWARE FOR COMPUTERS AND DATA BASES |
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Application fees |
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For registration of computer and data base software and conducting state expert assessment |
1 |
420 |
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Registration, publication and issuance of certificates |
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Registration of computer and database software |
0,6 |
250 |
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Issuance of a certificate |
0,6 |
250 |
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INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TOPOLOGY |
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Application fees |
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For registration of integrated circuit topology and conducting a state expert assessment |
1 |
420 |
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Registration, publication and issuance ofcertificate |
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Registration of integrated circuit topology |
0,6 |
250 |
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Issuance of a certificate |
0,6 |
250 |
Source: Annex 2 to the Resolution # 65 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan dated 20.04.2006
CERTIFICATES AND REPORTS
Manufacturing selected types of products and undertaking selected types of activities requires obtaining certificates or opinions fromthe competent government authorities. These authorities operate under "one-stop-shop" approach. Uzbek Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Certification (UzStandart Agency) is the leading coordinator of this process.
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Certificates/Reports |
Period (business days) |
Fee |
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Hygiene certificate |
from 14 |
maximum 10 MMW |
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Veterinarian and phytosanitary report |
3 |
1 MMW |
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Environmental report |
Depending on the object |
from 3 to 75 MMW |
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Certificate of compliance |
Up to 30 |
depending on the product |
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Recognition of the foreign certificates of compliances |
1-2 |
15 000-30 000 UZS |
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Source: Uzbekekspertiza OJSC |
The certification of the origin of the good is the procedures of expert assessment in order to establish the country of origin withsubsequent issuance of the certificate of its origin from Uzbekistan or confirmation of its origin from other countries. The proceduresof expert assessment of the origin of the good and the issuance of the certificate take 3 days after submission of the application according to the procedures.
Period of effectiveness of the export contract certificate and import contract certificate is determined according to the contractualperiod. The certificate of registration of the export contract and the report on the import contract can be issued with the requirement of the guarantee letter of the applicant with the signature of the company manager, assuming all the responsibility related tothe price setting and efficient use of the hard currency received under the contract.
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Cost of Expert Assessment and Issuance of the Certificate of Origin of the Goods
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Service |
Unit of Measurement |
Cost per unit/UZS, including VAT |
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Certificate of origin of the good* |
1 certificate |
27600 |
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Confirmation of the country of origin of the good |
1 certificate |
27600 |
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Certificate of origin of the good, subsequent copy |
1 certificate |
14800 |
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Certificate of products imported for own needs |
1 certificate |
1 MMW |
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Expert assessment - refusal |
1 report |
11000 |
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Issuance of the duplicates of the documents |
1 duplicate |
10200 |
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Certificate of compliance |
1 certificate |
11600 |
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Classification of products under FTCC codes |
1 product |
3700 |
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Expert assessment of goods by quantity and quality |
1 vehicle |
22000 |
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Expert assessment of the goods by quantity and quality |
1 hour |
6000 |
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Expert assessment of the goods by the quality and quantity of timber materials |
1 vehicle |
11000 |
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Inspection of mineral fertilizers upon loading |
1 vehicle |
15600 |
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Laboratory testing of products |
1 product |
19500 |
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Laboratory testing of the freshness of farm products |
1 product |
9600 |
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Localization report |
1 report |
3 MMW |
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*) Duration of the certificate of export contract and report on export contract is determined according to the contract peirod. The certificate of registration of the export contract and the report on import contract can be issued with the requirement of issuing guarantee letter of the applicant signed by the company manager to assume full responsibility on the issues related to price-setting and efficient use of hard currency received under the contract. Source: Uzbekekspertiza OJSC |
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