WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/N/3/KGZ/2 
9 October 2006 
 
 (06-4831) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   English 
  
 
 
REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
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Notification under Article 7.3 of the  
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures  
 
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 
  
 The following notification, dated 29 September 2006, has been received from the Delegation 
of the Kyrgyz Republic. 
 
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Outline of system
 
 
1. Import licensing is required in the case of importation to the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic 
of certain categories of goods which may have a ne gative influence on citizens' health, consumer and 
ecological welfare, national security, preservation of cultural, historical and archaeological values and protection of national wealth and natural resources.  For the majority of goods an import licence for 
the Kyrgyz Republic is not required. 
 The import licensing system is regulated by: 
 - The Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On Licensing"  as of 3 March 1997, No 12 (revised as of 
14 February 1998, N 13, 24 April 1998, N 53, 7 July 1998, N 87, 12 September 1998, N 121, 27 November 1999, N 131, 18 January 2001, N 13, 12 June 2001, N 48, 17 February 2003, 
N 38, 18 February 2003, N 41, 10 March 2003, N 59, 11 June 2003, N 95, 1 August 2003, 
N 165, 24 December 2003, N 239, 13 August 2004, N 129, 27 January 2006, N 21) 
 - Decrees of the Legislative Assembly of Jogor ku Kenesh (Parliament) of the Kyrgyz Republic 
as of 8 June 1998, N° 1100-1 "On approval of discipline of registration and issuance of 
licences for export-import transactions" and N° 1 101-1 "On approval of the List of goods, 
which export and import is carried out be licences". 
 - Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic as of 29 October 1998, N° 709 "On 
approval of organizations of licensers and experts on licensing of export and import of 
specific goods". 
 - Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic as of 6 February 1996, N° 55 "On 
approval of regulations on discipline of ex portation and importation of materials and 
technologies, applied in creating chem ical, missile and nuclear weapons". 
                                                     
 
1 See document G/LIC/3, Annex, for the Questionnaire. G/LIC/N/3/KGZ/2 
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  Purposes and coverage of licensing
 
 
2. The existing system of licensing is applied to all goods included in, approved by decree of the 
Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic as of 8 June  1998, N° 1101-1 "the List of specific goods which 
import is carried out be licences". 
The new draft Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On licensing" has provisions on an automatic 
system of licensing. 
3. The import licensing in the Kyrgyz Republic is applied to goods originating in and importing 
from all countries. 
4. The system of import licensing is not aimed at restricting imported goods neither by number 
nor by cost.  The system is designed for the purpose of ensuring the interests of consumers, ecological 
welfare, national security of the state and preservation of cultural, historical and archaeological values, life and health of citizens, animals and pl ants, environment and exha ustible natural resources. 
5. See answer to question 1.  The list of goods subject to import licensing and amendments in 
that list is approved by the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic.  The Government of the Kyrgyz 
Republic can not cancel the system of licensing w ithout the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic. 
Procedures
 
6. In accordance with the Regulation on proce dure of quoting the imports in the Kyrgyz 
Republic of alcoholic products a nd beer and determining import  quota approved by Decree of 
Government of the Kyrgyz Republic as of 5 Apr il 2004, N 227, the import of alcoholic products and 
beer is subject to quoting.  The effect of that Regul ation is applied to the im ports of alcoholic products 
and beer from the WTO non-Member countries. 
I. Information relating to quoting of imports in  the Kyrgyz Republic of alcoholic products and 
beer, is published in the mass media (in the newspa pers "Slovo Kyrgyzstana", "Erkintoo") and other 
official publications. 
II. Quotas for alcoholic products and beer are determined on an annual basis.  Licences are 
issued for a period required by the applicant, but not to exceed one calendar year.  The period of the 
validity of a licence may be extended once it h as been requested by an applicant, based on 
circumstances. 
III. Licences are distributed to importers regardl ess of whether they are manufacturers of such 
goods.  Import of alcoholic products and beer in the te rritory of the Kyrgyz Republic is carried out as 
they are cleared through customs and as the importers  paid all types of taxes under the control of the 
State Agency on production, storage and sale of al cohol and alcoholic produc ts under the Government 
of the Kyrgyz Republic on the basis of registration lis ts for each batch of imported goods.  There is no 
penalty for the non-utilization of a licence or a portion of it.  The issued licences should be effectively 
used only for imports.  Unused quotas for imports of alcoholic products and beer are not added in 
quotas of the next year.  Application for issuance of a licence shall be accompanied with a list of 
documents approved by the Legislative Assembly of Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic as of 8 June 
1998, N° 1100-1. 
IV. The competition on placement of volumes (quotas)  of imports of alcoholic products and beer 
for the next year shall be conducted at the end of the current year, and then once every three months, 
if non-distributed quotas are available.  The pe rson who won in a competition will be entitled to 
register licences in the order approved by the Decrees of Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of  G/LIC/N/3/KGZ/2 
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  the Kyrgyz Republic as of 8 June 1998, N° 1100-1.   Notice of conducting a competition is published 
in the mass media for not less than 15 days prior to the start of the competition. 
V. Registration of licences is carried out not late r than 30 days since the application is received 
with all required materials. 
VI. A period for importing is one calendar year, starting from 1 January.  Once the licence is 
received, the applicant has the right in any time dur ing the period of validity of a licence, to start 
importing (import) products. 
VII. Import licences of alcoholic products and b eer are considered by one administrative body – 
the State Agency on production, storage and sale of alcohol and alcoholic products under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. 
VIII. The volume of quota is determined by fully satisfying the demands for licences.  There was 
no case when the demand for a licence  exceeded the volume of quotas.  Applications for licences are 
considered at the same time.  Licences are issu ed based on notifications to importers who have 
received quotas. 
IX. Not applicable. 
X. Not applicable. 
XI. No licences are issued on th e condition that goods should be exported and not sold in the 
domestic market. 
7. For products included in the List of specific goods which import is carried out by licences 
(see Annex No. 1): 
(a) There is no requirement on what number of days prior to importing the application 
for licences should be submitted.  According to the decree of Parliament of the 
Kyrgyz Republic as of 8 June 1998, N° 110 0-1, licences are issued within 30 days 
since the application is received.  Licences can  be considered and issued for a shorter 
period if all the documents submitted for licences are in order; 
(b) Licences are not issued immediately, a minimum period required for considering a 
licence is two to three days; 
(c) Application for a licence may be made at any time, without limitations; 
(d) Application for a licence is considered by one administrative body. 
Licences for carrying out import transactions are issued by one administrative body – licenser 
agreed with experts from other administrative bodies.   Consequently, importers should apply to more 
than one administrative body.  A list of licensers' organizations and experts on import licensing of 
specific goods is approved by a decree of the Govern ment of the Kyrgyz Republic as of 29 October 
1998, N° 709 (Annex N° 1). 
8. Application for a licence may be rejected only if the submitted documents do not comply with 
the requirements established by the National Legisla tion.  Reasons for rejection should be motivated 
and provided to the applicant in written form.  The ground for rejection on issuance of a licence may 
be the following: G/LIC/N/3/KGZ/2 
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  - Incorrect drawing up of an application and attached documents (except for immaterial 
errors and minor deviations in the cost); 
- Communication of inauthentic information on transactions; 
- Non-submission of any document required for drawing up a licence; 
- There is no fee paid for a licence; 
- There is a court decision regarding the app lication which prohibits doing that type of 
activity, 
- The provisions of contracts contradict the foreign trade policy of the Kyrgyz 
Republic. 
The decision on the rejection of the issu ance of a licence shoul d be motivated and 
communicated to an applicant in written form within 10 days. 
The licence is issued late, or rejection for th e applicant is represented to be unreasonable, 
he/she has the right to appeal that action in court. 
Eligibility of importers to apply for licence
 
9. Generally, any firm, regardless of property fo rm, belonging, place of registration and natural 
entities, has the right to submit an application fo r a licence to import goods under the non-restrictive 
system of the Kyrgyz Republic.  There is no regist ration system of persons and firms having the right 
to involve in importing goods. 
Documentation and other requireme nts for application for licence  
10. The following information is required to be included in an application: 
- name, address, telephone number, applicant's registration code; 
- what licence is required (general or one-time); 
- country of purchaser or country of se ller and country of origin of goods; 
- requested period of validity of licence; 
- nature of transaction and type of currency; 
- description of goods, including number of goods nomenclature (Code HS); 
- unit of measure, quantity, cost; 
- in case of counter trade – description of goods for which the trade is conducted; 
- number and date of contract for import or number and date of  Intergovernmental 
agreements;  G/LIC/N/3/KGZ/2 
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  A sample of the application form is given in Annex 22 
 Approved and sealed application with signatures of officials may be a licence for import.  The 
following documents should be attached to the application: 
- original of import contract (amendments or addenda to contract), its copy and 
translation, sealed by the manager of the importer's organization: 
- copy of sales contract certified in the esta blished order, unless the participant of the 
international contract is the owner of the goods; 
- copy of certificate of state registration; 
- certificate of origin of goods under ST-1 form and its copy; 
- certificate of the quality of the goods and its copy; 
- document confirming payment of the licence fee; 
- licence for exclusive activity, if required. 
Responsibility for the authenticity of the informa tion given in the application for the issuance 
of a licence shall be the applying organization. 
11. Upon actual importation, an import licence is re quired in addition to documents which are 
normally required from importers (import decl aration, contract and commercial invoice). 
12. According to the Law "On Licensing" a licence fee cannot exceed three times the settlement 
index and, today, shall be 300 soms (about US$ 0.75). 
13. There is no requirement for a deposit or advance payment. 
Conditions of licensing  
14. A licence is issued for a period necessary for carrying out import transactions, but should not 
exceeding one calendar year.  The validity can be exte nded within the current year, if the applicant so 
requests. 
15. There is no penalty for the non-utilization of a licence or a portion of it. 
16. Licences are not transferable between importers. 
17. There are no conditions attached to the issuance of a licence. 
Other procedural requirements  
18. There are no other administrative procedures, ap art from import licensing, required prior to 
importation. 
19. Foreign exchange is automatically provided fo r the goods to be imported.  In exchange an 
import licence is not required. 
                                                      
2 Available for consultation in the Secretar iat (Market Access Division) (English only). G/LIC/N/3/KGZ/2 
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  ANNEX 1 
 
List of Goods Subject to Import Licensing 
 
Appendix 2 to the Decree of the Legislative Assembly of Jogurku Kenesh (Parliament)   
of the Kyrgyz Republic as of 8 June 1998, N° 1100-1  
 
(in redaction of Decree N 1690-II dated on 25 June 2004)  
 
Goods HS Code Licensing Body Organization – experts 
on import licensing 
Ciphering devices (including 
ciphering equipment, spare parts ciphering programmes), 
normative and technical 
documents to the ciphering devices (including designing 
and exploiting) 8471 (ciphering equipment 
only), 847330000 (for the ciphering equipment only), 
854380900 (ciphering 
equipment only), 854390900 (ciphering equipment only) Ministry of Industry, Trade 
and Tourism National Security Services 
Arms and weapons, specific 
parts for their production, works and services in the area 
of military-technological 
cooperation List of the Ministry of 
Defence  Ministry of Industry, Trade 
and Tourism Ministry of Defence 
Protection devices from the 
battle poisoning substances, 
parts and accessories thereof List of the Ministry of 
Defence  Ministry of Industry, Trade 
and Tourism Ministry of Defence 
Military uniform, clothing 
and attributes List of the Ministry of 
Defence  Ministry of Industry, Trade 
and Tourism Ministry of Defence 
Normative and technical 
documents to the military 
products (construction and exploitation) List of the Ministry of 
Defence  Ministry of Industry, Trade 
and Tourism Ministry of Defence 
Gunpowder and explosives, 
explosive devices and 
pyrotechnics 3601 (except for the hunting 
powder), 3602, 3603, 3604 Ministry of Internal Affa irs Ministry of Internal 
Affairs, State Technical 
Supervision 
Nuclear materials, technologies, equipment and 
plants, special  non-nuclear 
materials, sources for the radioactive radiation, 
including radioactive waste List approved by the 
President (Resolution No. 55, 
6 February 1996) Ministry of Industry, Trade 
and Tourism Ministry of Defence, 
Ministry of Emergency 
Situations, Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs, National Academy of Sciences  
Materials, equipment and technologies which are intended for peaceful 
purposes but can be used 
while creating weapons for mass extermination List approved by the 
President (Resolution No. 55, 6 February 1996) Ministry of Industry, Trade 
and Tourism Ministry of Health Care, 
Ministry of Agriculture, Water resources and 
Processing Industry, 
Ministry of Emergency Situations 
Certain types of raw 
materials, equipment, 
technologies and scientific 
information which can be 
applied while creating weapons and military 
techniques List approved by the 
President (Resolution No. 55, 
6 February 1996) Ministry of Industry, Trade 
and Tourism Ministry of Defence, 
Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs  G/LIC/N/3/KGZ/2 
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  Goods HS Code Licensing Body Organization – experts 
on import licensing 
Precious metals, alloys, goods made from them, 
metals plated with precious 
metals and goods made from them;  ores;  concentrates;  
scrap and waste 2616 (ores and concentrates), 
2843 (metals, junctions, 
amalgams), 7106-7112, (from 
precious metals only),  Ministry of Industry, Trade 
and Tourism Ministry of Economy and 
Finances 
Precious natural stones and goods from them, powder and 
recuperate of precious natural 
stones, goods from them 7101, 7102, 7103 (precious 
stones only) Ministry of Industry, Trade 
and Tourism Ministry of Economy and 
Finances 
Narcotics and psychotropic drugs, virulent and stupefying 
concoctions List of the State Commission 
for Drug Control  State Commission for 
Drug Control Ministry of Health Care, 
Ministry of Internal Affairs 
Virulent poisons List approved by the 
Government (Government Resolution No. 55, 
6 February 1996) Ministry of Industry, Trade 
and Tourism Ministry of Health Care, 
Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of 
Emergency Situations,  
State Technical Supervision 
Hazardous wastes List of the Basel Convention 
on the Control over 
Transborder Transportation of Hazardous Cargo of 
22 March 1989 (Parliament 
Resolution No. 394-1, 18 January 1996) Ministry of Industry, Trade 
and Tourism Ministry of Emergency 
Situations, Ministry of 
Health Care 
Pharmaceuticals List of th e Ministry of Health 
Care  Ministry of Health Care Ministry of Health Care 
Service and civil guns Li st of the Ministry of 
Internal Affairs  Ministry of Internal Affairs  Ministry of Internal Affairs 
Tobacco List of "Kyrgyztamekisi" 
2401, 2402, 2403 State Joint Stock Company 
"Kyrgyztamekisi" State Joint Stock Company 
"Kyrgyztamekisi" 
Spirits, alcoholic products 
and beer List of "Kyrgyzalco"  State Joint Stock Company 
"Kyrgyzalco" State Joint Stock Company 
"Kyrgyzalco" 
Substances that deplete ozone and containing production 
thereof List of the Vienna 
Convention on protection of 
ozone layers and the 
Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete ozone Ministry of Industry, Trade 
and Tourism Ministry of Emergency 
Situations, Ministry of 
Health Care 
 
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