After a meeting on April 14, 2026, a resolution to cut duties was ordered; full exemption is possible for expensive technology.
At a meeting on April 14, 2026, the president of Uzbekistan instructed officials to prepare and publish a resolution reducing import duties on construction machinery that is not available in the country. This was reported by Spot.uz (April 18) and Kun.uz (April 20).
What is known
- the head of the development company Lux City Houses asked for a lower recycling fee and duties on machinery that is not produced in Uzbekistan;
- the president ordered duties to be reduced on a defined list of machinery; for expensive technology not available in the country, full exemption is possible at the first stage;
- the construction minister recalled that import privileges for construction machinery were in force from 2017 for 3 years; mass imports drove growth in the industry, but that machinery is now obsolete;
- the publications do not give the duty rates, the amount of the recycling fee or the list of machinery itself.
Important: this is an instruction, not an adopted resolution; the text of the resolution is not given in the sources.
What this means for renters
ST24 comment: if the instruction turns into a resolution, it will be easier for contractors to renew their fleets, which in the longer term will increase the supply of modern machinery for rent.
Sources
- Kun.uz — Government to slash customs fees for specialized construction equipment
- Spot.uz — Construction machinery (18.04.2026)
This material was prepared by the ST24 editorial team from open sources and is not legal advice: check the text of the document before making decisions.
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