Article 179. Customs control zone

Customs control zone is a specially allocated and designated part of the customs territory that is established to ensure compliance with customs legislation.

Customs control zones can be of the following types:

permanent — in cases of regular stay of goods and vehicles subject to customs control;

temporary — if necessary, temporary customs control and customs clearance of goods and vehicles outside the locations of customs operations and customs examination and inspection of goods and vehicles that are discovered by customs authorities outside the permanent customs control zones.

The decision to establish a permanent customs control zone shall be made by the head of the customs authority. The decision to establish customs control zones along the State Border of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be coordinated with the units of the Border Troops of the State Security Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Decision to create a temporary customs control zone shall be made:

by the head of a customs authority or his deputy — upon a formal application from an authorized individual on implementation of customs control and customs clearance of goods and vehicles outside the permanent zones of customs control;

by an authorized official of the customs authority — upon locating goods and vehicles subject to customs control outside permanent customs control zones and identifying the need for customs examination or inspection at location of where the fact took place with sending a subsequent notice to the head of the customs authority or his deputy.

Validity period and limits of the temporary customs control zone shall be determined taking into account the need for implementation of relevant customs procedures.