Ratified agreement with Uzbekistan on the opening of customs service representative offices

Who is affected

Exporters and importers operating with Uzbekistan. Carriers and freight forwarders along the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan route, including transit to Afghanistan, Iran, and further south. Customs representatives and declarants. Companies that regularly encounter disputable situations during clearance on the Uzbek side. Participants of projects along the southern transport corridor.

What changes

The intergovernmental agreement with Uzbekistan on the opening of representative offices of the customs services of the two states has been ratified. The ratification law was signed by the Head of State on November 5, 2026, simultaneously with the law on the ratification of the customs agreement with Pakistan. A customs service representative office in another state is a permanent channel of direct interaction between the services, which is usually used for operational verification of information, resolution of disputable situations during clearance, and exchange of information without diplomatic correspondence. The alert is issued as a signal of the emergence of a new mechanism, and not as an analysis of its rules.

List of changes

• Ratified the agreement between the Governments of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on the opening of representative offices of the customs services of the two states
• The ratification law was signed by王的 Head of State on November 5, 2026
• The law was adopted simultaneously with the law on the ratification of the agreement with Pakistan on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters
• A legal basis is established for the permanent presence of representatives of the customs service of one state on the territory of another

Effective date

The agreement enters into force in the manner provided for by the agreement itself—as a rule, after the exchange of notifications on the fulfillment by the parties of internal state procedures. The ratification law has been signed by the Head of State, and the text of the law is published in the press. The actual opening of representative offices will require separate organizational decisions and may take a considerable amount of time.

Details and status

For further details and to check the status, please contact us. This material is for information only and does not constitute legal advice.

Source

https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/tokaev-podpisal-dva-zakona-612431/