Passing through the "red" channel is considered for customs purposes as a statement to the customs authority that the said person has goods subject to written Declaration.

A foreign citizen passing through the "red" channel, fills in the Declaration. (ssilka on Declaration)

Declaration of goods in the "green" corridor is carried out orally.

The entrance to the "green" channel is indicated by a special graphic symbol in the form of an octagon of green color on a white background, as well as by the inscriptions "Yashil yo'lak", "Green corridor" and "Green channel", "Yozma deklaratsiyalanmaydigan tovarlar" "Goods not subject to written Declaration" and "Nothing to declare"made in the state, Russian and English languages.

Passage through the "green" channel is considered for customs purposes as a statement to the customs authority that the said person does not have goods subject to written Declaration.

In case of detection or availability of information on carrying out through the "green" channel of goods, the import or export of which is prohibited or limited, and the cost and (or) the amount exceeds the limits of import, not subject to customs duties, customs Declaration,  customs officer has the right to apply to this person form of customs control to ensure compliance with customs legislation.

It is allowed to import foreign currency in cash into the territory of Uzbekistan in unlimited amount, in compliance with the rules of customs control.

Free export of cash in foreign currency outside Uzbekistan is allowed within the amount equal to or not exceeding the equivalent of 5 000 (five thousand) US dollars, in compliance with customs control rules.

Export in excess of the established amount is carried out by non-residents on the basis of the passenger customs Declaration filled while entering to Uzbekistan, in which the amount of foreign currency in cash is indicated not less than the amount of exported foreign currency in cash.

In case of export of cash foreign currency over the established amount by non-residents — prize-winners or participants of competitions, contests and the Olympic games organized in the Republic, the basis for export is the document that confirms the legality of receipt of foreign currency in cash.

Transfer of the document which is the basis for export of the cash foreign currency exceeding in equivalent of 5 000 (five thousand) US dollars to other persons is not allowed.

The marginal rate of importation of goods not subject to customs duties in the amount of

• 2,000 (two thousand) US dollars - when crossing the customs border through the international airports of Uzbekistan;
• 1000 (one thousand) US dollars - when crossing the customs border through railway and river checkpoints of the State Border of Uzbekistan;
• 300 (three hundred) US dollars - when crossing the customs border through road (pedestrian) checkpoints of the State Border of Uzbekistan;
• 1000 (one thousand) US dollars within one calendar quarter - for goods delivered to the address of an individual in international courier shipments;
• 100 (one hundred) US dollars - for goods delivered to the address of an individual in international mail.

Norms of import of certain types of goods not subject to customs duties:

Quantitative norms of import through road (pedestrian), railway and river crossing points of the State border of the Republic of Uzbekistan by individuals of certain goods not subject to customs duties

These norms are applied only at the first border crossing of Uzbekistan in the established period.

The basis for determining the fact of crossing the border of Uzbekistan is the mark of the border services, stamped in the passport of an individual provided to the customs authority.

When importing any of the above goods in excess of the established norms and/or frequency, customs duties are charged in accordance with the established procedure.

The maximum norm in the amount of 5 000 (five thousand) us dollars has been established for export of goods from the country by an individual without submitting a customs Declaration.

Import and export of goods within the limits of the above norms is carried out without obligatory written Declaration.

(a) narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors (except as provided by law);

b) printed works, manuscripts, cliché, pictures, photos, films, negatives, cinema-, video - and sound recordings, recordings, recording, aimed at undermining state and public order, violation of territorial integrity, political independence and state sovereignty, promoting war, terrorism, violence, nationalism and religious hatred, racism and its forms (anti-Semitism, fascism), and pornographic content;

c) portable laser emitters;

g) explosives and blasting agents;

e) unmanned aerial vehicles.

narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors (except as provided by law).

The notion of cultural values:

Cultural values are movable objects of the material world, representing national, historical, artistic, scientific and cognitive, spiritual,moral and other cultural significance.

Categories of objects related to cultural values consist of:

• objects related to historical events in the life of peoples, development of society and the state, history of science and technology, as well as related to life and work of prominent personalities (state, political, public figures, thinkers, scientists, literature, art);
• various types of weapons of historical, artistic, scientific and other cultural value;
• art treasures containing precious metals and precious stones;
• objects and their fragments obtained as a result of archaeological excavations or archaeological discoveries and finds, soil samples, archaeological, geological and other samples;
• paintings and drawings produced entirely by hand on any basis and from any materials;
• original sculptural works of any material, including reliefs;
• original art compositions and installations from any materials;
• artistically designed objects of religious purpose;
• ethnographic objects;
• engravings, prints, lithographs, woodcuts, other types of graphics and their original printing forms;
• works of decorative and applied art (art products made of glass, ceramics, wood, metal, bone, fabric and other materials);
• products of traditional folk arts and crafts;
• components and fragments of architectural, historical, artistic monuments and monuments of monumental art;
• ancient books, as well as printed works of historical, scientific, artistic, literary interest, separately or in collections;
• rare manuscripts and documentary monuments, archival documents;
• audiovisual works, phonograms and photographs;
• musical instrument;
• philately, numismatics, faleristics, bonistics, sphragistics and other collections;
• coins, orders, medals, seals, postcards (envelopes) and other collectibles;
• rare collections and samples of flora and fauna, objects of interest for such branches of science as Mineralogy, paleontology, anatomy;
• household and scientific devices, useful in household and presenting cultural significance (timepieces, barometers, balance, binocular, photo-, cinema apparatus, sewing machines etc);
• other movable objects, including copies of historical, scientific, artistic or other cultural significance, as well as those taken by the state under protection as monuments of history and culture.

The following cultural properties created in the last 50 years do not require export permits:

• carpets, carpet products, suzanne (machine-aided manufacture);
• electric musical instruments;
• reproductions of paintings, icons, art albums, records;
• Souvenirs, ceramics, porcelain, crystal, glass, wood, metal mass factory production (except for items of foreign production);
• fiction, children's, popular literature, consisting of 1 or 2 volumes, music publications
• scientific and educational literature purchased by foreign scientists and specialists in Uzbekistan on scientific and technical exchange, foreign citizens studying in Uzbekistan, as well as scientists, specialists, students studying in Uzbekistan, sent abroad;
• modern jewelry made of precious metals and precious stones, having state samples;
• personal awards allowed to wear at availability of order cards and decoration certificates,
• products of national art crafts and arts and crafts (table).
• • audiovisual works and phonograms.

For export from Uzbekistan of the cultural values created for the last 50 years and not specified above it is necessary to receive the certificate on the right of export of cultural values from Uzbekistan.

To obtain the appropriate certificate, the owner must submit the followings to the Ministry of culture of Uzbekistan:

• written application (statement)
• • list of items declared for export,
• • object itself.

For export of works of the press two copies of the list are provided.

The duration of considering the application (statement):

• 10 (ten) days

Validity:

• within 3 (three) months from the date of issue.

• created 50 (fifty) or more years ago;
• • listed by the state in security lists and registers
• permanently stored in museums, information and library institutions, archives, departmental archives and other repositories.

1.Temporary export of cultural property can be carried out:

• for exhibitions;
• for restoration work and scientific research;
• in connection with theatrical, concert and other artistic activities;
• for registration of embassies and representative offices of Uzbekistan;
• in other cases stipulated by the legislation.

2. The basis for the temporary export of cultural property is a certificate issued by the Ministry of culture of Uzbekistan.

To obtain a certificate of temporary export, an application is submitted, to which the following documents are attached

•  agreement with the host country on the purposes, terms and conditions of temporary export of cultural property;
•  insurance policy (certificate, receipt) of the contract of property insurance of temporarily exported cultural values;
• written guarantees from the host country's public authorities for the preservation and timely return of temporarily exported cultural property.

3. Grounds for refusal to issue a certificate of temporary export of cultural property:

• the above documents are not submitted
• the condition of the cultural values declared to temporary export does not allow to change conditions of their storage;
• the owner of the cultural values declared to temporary export is not defined;
• cultural values are the subject of a property right dispute;
• in the country to which the temporary export of cultural property is intended, a natural disaster has occurred or other circumstances have arisen that prevent the preservation of temporarily exported cultural property.

• in quantities not exceeding 7 daily needs;
• if there are documents issued by the medical institution of the country of residence or stay, confirming the recommended amount for the course of treatment.

• in the amount of up to 5 drugs of various denominations and not more than 2 packs of each of them, within the course of treatment
• for personal use without submission of the document.

When crossing the customs border at checkpoints, individuals are obliged to declare the presence of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

* For narcotic drugs - submit to the customs authority a document issued by the medical institution of the country of residence, indicating the name of the medicinal product, its dosage form and the recommended amount for the course of treatment

In case of exceeding the names and quantities of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances specified in the document issued by the medical institution and declared to the customs authority, the surplus is subject to seizure and destruction in the prescribed manner.