In Uzbekistan, excise tax on imports of polyethylene granules and customs duty rates on primary forms of ethylene and propylene polymers are cancelled. This is stipulated by the decree of the President of Uzbekistan dated 18 August this year to support domestic enterprises producing products from ethylene and propylene polymers with high added value.
According to the document, from 1 September 2025 to 1 January 2028 there will be a zero excise tax rate on polyethylene granules (now – 10%), which are not produced in the country and imported according to the approved list.
Until 2028, duties on imports of certain primary forms of ethylene and propylene polymers (HS codes 3901 10 900 0, 3901 30, 3901 40, 3902 10 000 0), which now amount to 5%, will also be cancelled.
In parallel, the Customs Committee and the Uzbek Agency for Technical Regulation on an ex officio basis should take measures against the importation into the country of low-quality and counterfeit flexible packaging – polyethylene and polypropylene films, nonwovens, sacks, big bags and other products.