Article 166. Customs control and customs clearance of international postal and courier shipments

Goods sent in international mail and courier shipments and moved across the customs border shall be subject to customs control.

International postal and courier shipments cannot be issued to recipients or sent outside the customs territory without customs control.

Customs control and customs clearance of goods sent via international postal shipments shall be conducted at locations of international postal exchange which are determined by a special authorized body in the area of postal services in agreement with the State customs committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Customs control and customs clearance of goods sent in international courier shipments shall be conducted in locations determined by the State customs committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan sending a notice to a special authorized body in the area of postal services.

Customs clearance of goods sent in international postal and courier shipments can be conducted by a customs authority responsible for the area where recipients or senders are located. In such cases, international postal items shall be delivered to an appropriate territorial postal organization under customs control from locations of international postal exchange. Customs controlled storage facilities for goods shall be established in corresponding territorial postal organizations that are considered zones of customs control.

International courier shipments shall be delivered under customs control from locations specified in part four of this Article to a customs authority responsible for the area where recipients are located.