Electric cars were exempted from paying automobile fees

The relevant changes were approved by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on September 16.

Persons who purchase and (or) temporarily import electric vehicles into the territory of the country are exempt from paying car collections.

According to the State Statistics Committee, 432 electric vehicles were imported to Uzbekistan in January-July , which is 2.3 times more than in the period 2018-2020. Most of them came from China.

Earlier, electric vehicles imported to Uzbekistan were exempted from customs duties, with the exception of VAT of 15%, as well as from a fee of 0.2% of the cost of the car charged for customs clearance.

The import of electric vehicles is also not subject to excise taxes and customs duties.