Uzbekistan customs
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Free import
• Goods for personal, non-commercial use worth up to USD 1,000 when arriving by air, USD 500 when arriving by rail or river, or USD 300 when arriving through a road border crossing (by car or on foot) are free of customs duties and taxes. Goods within these limits do not have to be shown on the passenger customs declaration.
• For travelers aged 21 or older: 2 L of alcoholic beverages (including beer).
• For travelers aged 21 or older, one of the following: 200 cigarettes or 5 cigars or 100 g of tobacco.
• Perfume and eau de toilette: 3 bottles, up to 300 ml in total.
• Dietary supplements: up to 10 bottles of liquid or syrup, 0.5 kg of powder, 100 tablets, 100 capsules (or 4 plastic containers), or 0.5 kg of dried herbs.
• Travelers under 21 may not bring in alcohol or tobacco.
• The duty-free limits do not apply if you have spent less than 3 calendar days abroad (arriving by air) or less than 2 calendar days abroad (arriving by rail, river or road); in that case all goods are charged the single customs payment.
• Arriving by air, up to 2 mobile phones per arrival are free of customs payments. Arriving by road, rail or river, household appliances and electronics (such as TVs, fridges, washing machines, computers, laptops, tablets and phones) are limited to 1 item of each type once every 6 months, and other goods to 2 kg of each type (10 kg in total) once a calendar month.
• Personal goods above the duty-free limits are charged a single customs payment of 30% of their customs value, but at least USD 3 per kg; alcohol and tobacco above the limits are charged at double this rate.
Currency
• There is no limit on the amount of Uzbek soum or foreign currency you can bring in.
• Cash (Uzbek soum and foreign currency together) worth more than 100 million soum must be declared in writing on the passenger customs declaration on arrival. Keep your copy of the declaration: non-residents need it to take out more than the equivalent of 100 million soum when they leave.
• Travelers aged 16 or older fill in their own declaration; cash and goods carried by children under 16 go on the accompanying adult's declaration.
Prohibited
• Narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors (except medicines that meet the rules below)
• Explosives, explosive devices and pyrotechnics (fireworks)
• Material aimed at undermining the state or social order, or promoting war, terrorism, violence, extremism, racism or religious hatred, and pornographic material
• Ethyl alcohol (ethanol)
• Laser pointers and other laser emitters
• Drones (unmanned aerial vehicles), unless an import license has been obtained in advance
• Gambling machines with cash prizes
• Household electrical appliances of energy efficiency class F or G, and incandescent light bulbs over 40 W
• Used buses and trucks (vehicle categories M2, M3 and N2), and new petrol or diesel vehicles that do not meet the Euro-3 emission standard
Restricted
• Firearms and ammunition need a permit from the competent authorities.
• Wild animals and plants, their parts and products (including hunting trophies and zoological or botanical collections) need a permit from the competent authority.
• Religious literature and cultural values need a permit or expert conclusion from the competent authority. Illegal import of religious materials is fined and the items are confiscated.
• Radio-electronic and high-frequency equipment, ozone-depleting substances and products containing them, and environmentally hazardous products and waste need a permit.
• Food of animal origin must be in the manufacturer's original packaging. Goods of animal and plant origin are subject to veterinary and phytosanitary control.
• Pets (dogs and cats) need a microchip, a current rabies vaccination and an official veterinary health certificate (valid for 30 days after issue).
• Medicines for personal use: without a medical document you may bring up to 10 different medicines, with no more than 5 packs of each, and up to 5 medical devices, in the manufacturer's packaging. Larger quantities need a document from a medical institution stating the medicine, its form and the course of treatment.
• Medicines containing narcotic drugs are allowed only up to a 7-day supply and with a document from a medical institution; psychotropic medicines are allowed without a document only up to 5 different medicines with no more than 2 packs of each. Both must be declared on the customs declaration. Some medicines sold without prescription elsewhere, including codeine, are controlled in Uzbekistan, so check before you travel.
• Foreign visitors may temporarily bring in a vehicle for non-commercial use for a total of up to 90 days in a calendar year; it must be declared on entry, and a longer stay requires a fee.
• Goods above the duty-free limits and goods subject to restrictions must be declared in writing on the passenger customs declaration.
• Goods for personal, non-commercial use worth up to USD 1,000 when arriving by air, USD 500 when arriving by rail or river, or USD 300 when arriving through a road border crossing (by car or on foot) are free of customs duties and taxes. Goods within these limits do not have to be shown on the passenger customs declaration.
• For travelers aged 21 or older: 2 L of alcoholic beverages (including beer).
• For travelers aged 21 or older, one of the following: 200 cigarettes or 5 cigars or 100 g of tobacco.
• Perfume and eau de toilette: 3 bottles, up to 300 ml in total.
• Dietary supplements: up to 10 bottles of liquid or syrup, 0.5 kg of powder, 100 tablets, 100 capsules (or 4 plastic containers), or 0.5 kg of dried herbs.
• Travelers under 21 may not bring in alcohol or tobacco.
• The duty-free limits do not apply if you have spent less than 3 calendar days abroad (arriving by air) or less than 2 calendar days abroad (arriving by rail, river or road); in that case all goods are charged the single customs payment.
• Arriving by air, up to 2 mobile phones per arrival are free of customs payments. Arriving by road, rail or river, household appliances and electronics (such as TVs, fridges, washing machines, computers, laptops, tablets and phones) are limited to 1 item of each type once every 6 months, and other goods to 2 kg of each type (10 kg in total) once a calendar month.
• Personal goods above the duty-free limits are charged a single customs payment of 30% of their customs value, but at least USD 3 per kg; alcohol and tobacco above the limits are charged at double this rate.
Currency
• There is no limit on the amount of Uzbek soum or foreign currency you can bring in.
• Cash (Uzbek soum and foreign currency together) worth more than 100 million soum must be declared in writing on the passenger customs declaration on arrival. Keep your copy of the declaration: non-residents need it to take out more than the equivalent of 100 million soum when they leave.
• Travelers aged 16 or older fill in their own declaration; cash and goods carried by children under 16 go on the accompanying adult's declaration.
Prohibited
• Narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors (except medicines that meet the rules below)
• Explosives, explosive devices and pyrotechnics (fireworks)
• Material aimed at undermining the state or social order, or promoting war, terrorism, violence, extremism, racism or religious hatred, and pornographic material
• Ethyl alcohol (ethanol)
• Laser pointers and other laser emitters
• Drones (unmanned aerial vehicles), unless an import license has been obtained in advance
• Gambling machines with cash prizes
• Household electrical appliances of energy efficiency class F or G, and incandescent light bulbs over 40 W
• Used buses and trucks (vehicle categories M2, M3 and N2), and new petrol or diesel vehicles that do not meet the Euro-3 emission standard
Restricted
• Firearms and ammunition need a permit from the competent authorities.
• Wild animals and plants, their parts and products (including hunting trophies and zoological or botanical collections) need a permit from the competent authority.
• Religious literature and cultural values need a permit or expert conclusion from the competent authority. Illegal import of religious materials is fined and the items are confiscated.
• Radio-electronic and high-frequency equipment, ozone-depleting substances and products containing them, and environmentally hazardous products and waste need a permit.
• Food of animal origin must be in the manufacturer's original packaging. Goods of animal and plant origin are subject to veterinary and phytosanitary control.
• Pets (dogs and cats) need a microchip, a current rabies vaccination and an official veterinary health certificate (valid for 30 days after issue).
• Medicines for personal use: without a medical document you may bring up to 10 different medicines, with no more than 5 packs of each, and up to 5 medical devices, in the manufacturer's packaging. Larger quantities need a document from a medical institution stating the medicine, its form and the course of treatment.
• Medicines containing narcotic drugs are allowed only up to a 7-day supply and with a document from a medical institution; psychotropic medicines are allowed without a document only up to 5 different medicines with no more than 2 packs of each. Both must be declared on the customs declaration. Some medicines sold without prescription elsewhere, including codeine, are controlled in Uzbekistan, so check before you travel.
• Foreign visitors may temporarily bring in a vehicle for non-commercial use for a total of up to 90 days in a calendar year; it must be declared on entry, and a longer stay requires a fee.
• Goods above the duty-free limits and goods subject to restrictions must be declared in writing on the passenger customs declaration.