Article 24. Prohibition on import and export of goods and vehicles

Import into the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan and export from this territory of certain goods and (or) vehicles can be prohibited to ensure national security, protect public order, human life and health, protect environment, preserve national and spiritual values, protect cultural values of peoples of the Republic of Uzbekistan and other countries, property rights, including intellectual property, interests of consumers of imported goods, as well as based on other interests of the Republic of Uzbekistan according with legislation and international agreements of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Goods and (or) vehicles prohibited for import and export shall be subject to immediate export outside the customs territory when imported or return into the customs territory when exported, unless otherwise provided by the legislation or international agreements of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Export or return of goods and cargo operations shall be conducted by an individual moving the goods or by a carrier.

If goods are not immediately exported or returned, then they shall be placed under the customs regime of temporary storage to the bonded warehouse owned by the customs authority or in the customs control zones at the expense of an individual moving the goods or a carrier. Maximum storage period for such goods is three days unless otherwise specified by the legislation in relation to certain types of goods. After this period expires, specified goods shall be disposed according to a procedure applicable to goods that are subject to becoming a state property.