Deputy Prime Minister directs measures to regulate car prices in Uzbekistan

The practice of testing imported vehicles at the Piskent site was officially canceled following the statement of the interagency commission under the World Trade Organization at its 2 September meeting. The statement also included instructions on “regulating prices.”

The announcement, signed by commission chairman Khodjaev, was published on the Autodeklarant Telegram channel. No official information on the document has yet appeared in state sources.

According to the protocol, the number of official dealers for foreign and local car manufacturers has increased from three in 2020 to 21 today. The number of approved models rose from 15 to 101. Authorities report that from 1 November 2024, mandatory tests at the Piskent site on two regulatory indicators did not significantly affect official sales.

On the contrary, during the first half of 2025, the number of passenger vehicles imported by individuals increased by 2,693 units compared with the previous year.

The main reason is insufficient infrastructure in the compliance assessment system. As a result, long queues of one to three months have formed at the Piskent site, causing widespread public dissatisfaction, the meeting statement noted.

Decisions by the interagency commission on WTO-related matters include:

• Extending the validity of type approval documents for vehicles entering circulation for legal entities from three to five years.
• Abolishing, from 2 September 2025, the requirement to test vehicles imported for personal use for “electromagnetic compatibility” and “toxic substances in driver and passenger compartments.”

Additionally, according to the meeting decision:

• The Technical Regulation Agency must, by 1 October 2025, submit specific proposals to the Presidential Administration on involving the private sector in establishing compliance assessment centers and improving the accreditation system.
• The Competition Committee, together with the Ministry of Economy and Finance, must analyze price differences among local manufacturers, official and unofficial dealers, and submit proposals to the Presidential Administration within one month on measures to standardize and regulate car prices.

Previously, the Technical Regulation Agency explained the suspension of tests at Piskent by the sharp increase in the number of official dealers.