Article 24. Transit transportation of passengers, luggage, cargo luggage, cargo, postal and courier items

Transit transportation is the movement of passengers, baggage, cargo luggage, cargo, postal and courier items through the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan by any mode of transport, if such movement is only part of the route, the points of departure and destination of which are outside the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as transportation carried out by vehicles Republic of Uzbekistan through the territory of foreign states.

Transportation of transit passengers, baggage, cargo luggage, cargo, postal and courier items through the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan can be carried out by one or more modes of transport using one or more transportation documents of the corresponding modes of transport.

The transfer of a transit passenger and the reloading of baggage, cargo luggage, cargo, postal and courier items from one mode of transport to another are carried out on the basis of transportation documents. At the same time, shipping documents must follow with the cargo along the entire route.

If the conditions for the carriage of individual transit baggage, cargo baggage, cargo, postal and courier items require appropriate operations with them (unloading, reloading, storage, splitting into lots or accumulation into lots and other similar operations), then they retain the status of transit cargo.

Transshipment of transit baggage, cargo luggage, cargo, postal and courier items following in direct international traffic is carried out in vehicles provided by the carrier.

After concluding an agreement with a transit transportation operator, carriers, upon receiving applications from transit transportation operators for the transportation of transit passengers, baggage, cargo luggage, cargo, postal and courier items, are not entitled to refuse to satisfy these applications.