Article 227. Requirements to vehicles when transporting goods under customs seals and stamps

Vehicles must be designed and equipped in compliance with the following requirements to transport goods under customs seals and stamps:

capacity for affixing customs seals and stamps directly on a vehicle in a simple and reliable way;

transported goods cannot be taken out of or other goods cannot be added into a sealed part of a vehicle without leaving visible traces of opening or damage of a customs seal or stamp;

vehicle and its cargo compartments must comply with technical design requirements established by the manufacturer and there should not be any concealed compartments to hide transported goods;

design of vehicle cargo compartments for goods must provide free access for customs inspection.

Compliance of a vehicle with requirements specified in part one of this Article can be confirmed in advance by obtaining an approval certificate a vehicle to transport goods under customs seals and stamps (hereinafter — the certificate).

Customs authorities shall not require advance approval for a vehicle to transport goods under customs seals and stamps unless:

goods are transported by a customs carrier;

approval is included into the international agreements of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The certificate shall be issued by a customs authority based on formal applications from legal entities and individuals and considered as approval for freight vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers to transport goods under customs seals and stamps.

The certificate can be issued:

on individual basis — when an applicant is a legal entity or an individual operating freight vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers;

by design type (series of trucks, trailers and semi-trailers) — when an applicant is a manufacturer that produces series-produced trucks, trailers and semi-trailers of the same design type.

The certificate shall be valid for two years.