Uzbekistan Establishes Navoi Free Economic Zone Including Tax Exemptions

Uzbekistan has published Presidential Decree No. UP-5719 of 15 May 2019 in the Official Gazette, which establishes measures for the Navoi Region Free Economic Zone (FEZ) for innovative, high-tech, export-oriented, and import-substituting industries. This includes that qualifying enterprises established in the Navoi FEZ will be exempted from the payment of:

• Land tax, income tax, corporate property tax, and the single tax for micro and small enterprises;
• Customs payments (except for customs c…