
Krantas is building a special-machinery plant in Tashkent and preparing serial truck production
A new plant on 10 hectares in Yangihayot District: up to 10,000 trucks and pickups a year and 10 models with a capacity of 2 to 32 tonnes.
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Industrial safety in 2026: digital services, risk-based oversight and a new law in development
Resolution No. 325 moves industrial safety services online. What this means for owners of cranes and lifting equipment.

Uzbekistan zeroes customs duties and recycling fee on new trucks and semi-trailers through 2027
Customs duties and the recycling fee are waived for Euro-5 and higher trucks and large semi-trailers. Here are the terms of the exemption.

Technical inspection of self-propelled machinery owned by individuals: via state service centers and my.gov.uz
Resolution No. 821 simplified inspection of self-propelled machinery up to 100 hp: services are online and legal entities can become operators.

Tashkent–Samarkand high-speed toll highway: $2.185 billion and a planned construction start
The 282 km highway will cost $2.185 billion; as of May 2026, contract signing and the construction start were planned for summer.

President orders lower duties on construction machinery not produced in Uzbekistan
After a meeting on April 14, 2026, a resolution to cut duties was ordered; full exemption is possible for expensive technology.

Leased machinery will earn points in the Shaffof Qurilish rating
The president called it wrong that the contractor rating ignores leased machinery and ordered an electronic database of such equipment.

Tashkent master plan to 2045 revised: 30 projects worth $14.5 billion and a shift to integrated development
The government approved changes to the master plan: 30 large projects on 1,512 ha, an end to infill development and the Yangi Avlod industrial zone on 799 ha.

Ministry of Justice halts parallel import of Hyundai excavators
A firm tried to import two excavators without an agreement with the brand owner; the cargo was stopped at customs and a payment of 500 BCU was agreed.