(Uzbekistan Tax News Reporter - 12 September 1996)

From 1 September 1996 all individuals importing goods into Uzbekistan should pay 15% of the customs value of the goods exceeding the established norms of duty free import. The same new rule is applied in respect of goods mailed to individuals from abroad. It is understood that the relevant norms are to be established in the near future.

Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan #279 13 August 1996

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