UZBEKISTAN COUNTRY DATA SHEET(VOLUNTARY TRADE FACILITATION PROGRAM)(as of July, 2021)
PRESHIPMENT INSPECTION OF IMPORTS FOR UZBEKISTAN
1. PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTION (PSI) MANDATE :Is the country a member of the WTO: Yes x No.
PSI MANDATED BY :The State and Financial bodies of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Is voluntary now)APPLICABLE REGULATIONS:The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on assessment of conformity;
The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan of April 24, 2019 No. 349“About additional measures for enhancement of works in the field of accreditation of conformity
assessment bodies”;
Regulation on the procedure for accreditation of Conformity Assessment Bodies Appendix # 1 ofResolution 349 Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan;Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection
O ’z DSt ISO/IEC 17020: 2019 of Uzstandard Agency;
TIC COUNCIL ( IFIA) documents on preshipment inspection
ACCREDITED COMPANY:
http://reestr.akkred.uz/articles/index( * Marks for pre-discharge inspection)(Without * Marks for Pre-shipment Inspection)
SELECTION OF PSI COMPANIES:
Importer’s or Exporter’s choice
SCOPE OF PSI: Quality and quantity x
Quality and quantity (for Customs services only) x
Export market price (for Foreign Exchange purposes) x

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Export market price (for Government information purposes) x
Value for customs purposes x
Customs classification _Import eligibility_
Other – loading supervision of FCL container(s) and sealing of it (them)_
PART SHIPMENTS:
Subject to PSI if total order value exceeds USD10, 000.

OFFICIAL(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR EXPORTER’S APPEALS OR GRIEVANCES:
Name : Masaru OHNO (Mr)
Address : Overseas Merchandise Inspection Co., Ltd.
15-6, Nihonbashi Kabuto-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0026, Japan Tel / Fax : 81-33669-5181 (rep.), 81-3-3669-5186 (direct) / 81-3-3669-8875
INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS / RESTRICTIONS:
Sealing of FCL Container(s) Required : Yes x No
Second-hand Goods License ____Yes x No/ Approval Required : Yes x No
Prohibited Imports: See Section 5
Restricted Imports: See Section 5Labeling Requirements: Labelling in Russian and English
Other, Special Requirements: No specific requirement--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. PRICE VERIFICATION / SELLER’S INVOICE REQUIREMENTS:
Buying / Confirming Commission: To be detailed
Insurance: Yes
Financial Interest: Yes
Final Invoice to Show: FOB value, freight, insurance-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2

3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS:
FINAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY OMIC TO ISSUE REPORT:*Final Invoice,*Shipping Documents,*Certificate of Analysis / Quality (if applicable), *Certificate of Origin.
TYPES OF REPORT ISSUED:To Buyer (Importer): Price Verification Certificate (PV Cert)
Clean Report of Findings (CRF)
Non-Negotiable Report of Findings (NNRF)
To Customs: None
To Seller: Pre-shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC, if LC requires)
REPORT PURPOSE: *PV Cert = Necessary for an importer for the further provision to therelevant Authority of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Financial and State Bodies)
CRF = Assist for faster clearance of the goods in Uzbekistan Customs*PSIC = exporter’s bank negotiation, if LC requires.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. INSPECTION FEES:(1) Inspection fee to be borne by the Buyer (Importer) or by the Seller (Exporter)(2) OMIC may also invoice the Seller directly in such cases as the second inspection visit due tofailure / unsatisfactory result of the first inspection or abortive visit.
(3)
The arrangement costs for presenting the goods for inspection such as handling, testing,unpacking, re-packing, sampling, etc. are for the Seller’s account.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. LIST OF GOODS SUBJECT TO PSI
PSI is voluntary, and maybe considered at the discretion of Banks and Importers/Exporters,
when deems necessary
5.1. LIST OF PROHIBITED GOODS:All media deemed to be detrimental to the State and public system, in violation of territorial
integrity, political independence and state sovereignty, advocating war, terrorism, violence,
xenophobia and religious intolerance, racism in all its form and pornographic materials areprohibited to be imported into Uzbekistan.
https://caj.uz/en/tamojnya

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6. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION:
Overseas Merchandise Inspection Co., Ltd. (OMIC) has been accredited by SE Center ofAccreditation under the Uzbek Agency for Technical Regulation under the Ministry of Investment
and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan as one of the Pre-shipment Inspection
Companies.
OMIC is allowed by this accreditation to arrange Pre-shipment Inspection (PSI), Pre-discharge
inspection (PDI) and Price Assessment (PA) in accordance with Uzbekistan PSI scheme.
7. GEOGRAPHICAL INSPECTION ZONES:Worldwide, all countries over the world.

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