Article 223. Use of customs escort

Customs escort shall be used for vehicles transporting foreign goods, except in the following cases:

transportation of goods according to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under cover of TIR Carnets (Geneva, November 14, 1975);

in the event that the transportation of imported goods by national road carriers is carried out in vehicles equipped for the transportation of goods under customs control;

security for payment of customs charges according to Chapter 47 of this Code;

import of goods into the customs territory as humanitarian aid and technical assistance as well as international postal shipments and courier delivery with supporting documents.

Customs escort shall begin no later than six hours from the moment a vehicle arrives to a customs office of departure.

Customs escort can be conducted in relation to one or several vehicles, but no more than twenty.

Customs fee shall be charged for customs escort.

The State customs committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall establish customs escort procedure.

Customs authorities, taking into account the results of risk assessment, can carry out customs escort of vehicles transporting foreign goods.