Article 371. Request for a preliminary decision on classification of goods

A request for a preliminary decision on classification of goods (hereinafter referred to as the request) must contain full commercial name, trade name, main technical, commercial characteristics of goods and other information that allows the goods to be clearly classified. If necessary, photographs, sketches, drawings, product passports and other information and documents shall be submitted to make this preliminary decision.

The request from a legal entity must be signed by the head of the organization indicating last name, first name, patronymic and position and contain information about location of the organization.

The request from an individual must be signed by the specified individual and contain information about place of residence.

The request shall be reviewed within twenty days from the date of receipt of the request by a customs authority.

If an applicant submits incomplete information, documents and materials for making a preliminary decision on classification of goods, a customs authority shall notify the applicant to provide additional information, documents and materials within twenty calendar days from the date of submission of the request to the customs authority. It is necessary to indicate what specific additional information, documents and materials must be provided.

Additional information, documents and materials must be submitted within sixty calendar days from the date of the applicant is notified. If information, documents and materials are not provided within the specified period, the request for a preliminary decision on classification of goods shall remain unanswered.

In cases of disputable situations on determining the product code according to the Commodity nomenclature of foreign economic activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan and difficulties to resolve them, a customs authority can send samples or specimens of goods and relevant documents to the World Customs Organization for appropriate research or testing. In this case, a customs authority makes a preliminary decision on classification of goods after it receives a response to the request.

A customs authority shall notify the applicant of the preliminary decision on classification of goods within three working days after the relevant decision is made.

Rejection of the request shall not prevent the applicant from re-requesting a preliminary decision with condition that the reasons that served as the basis for rejecting the request are eliminated.