22 types of food products will be exempt from customs duties

22 types of consumer and food products will be exempt from customs duties.  The president of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev made this statement today, 31 May during a video-conference on measures to ensure an uninterrupted supply of food, including livestock and poultry.

At the meeting, the president noted that measures to support the uninterrupted supply of food to the population would be further intensified.

For this, until 1 January 2023:

- 22 types of consumer and food products (meat, fish, dairy products, fruits, vegetable oils) will be exempt from customs duties;

- the introduction of increased tariffs on food imports will be suspended;

- restrictions on food imports in state procurement will be temporarily lifted.

In addition, the powers of the Antimonopoly Committee on the unreasonable increase in market prices, violation of competition, and obstruction of market entry will be strengthened.

The governors have been instructed to provide practical assistance in all processes related to lending, logistics, and import to entrepreneurs who import products that are in short supply in their own territory.

At the meeting, sector officials and heads of the regions reported on the current situation and the implementation of the assigned tasks.