Uzbekistan. Preferences for import

Uzfarmsanoat SJSC drafted and got registered the Resolution # 1952 dated 08.05.2009, which approves the List of inputs and materials for manufacturing medical drugs and health products to be exempted from value added tax. The List includes 199 items. In 2010 based on Concern’s initiative, 414 items were included in the List (total of 613 items according to the Resolution # 1952-1 dated 28.01.2010). Because of the wider range of products manufactured and establishment of new companies, currently the efforts are underway to expand the List. According to the requests of the companies, additional 464 items were included in the List, taking total number to 1,077.

Resolution # 49 dated February 25 approved the List of Finished Medical Drugs, manufactured in Uzbekistan in sufficient volumes to meet the demand in domestic market, and their imports are not eligible for the benefits specified in the Article 211 of the Tax Code.

Source: UNDP