Uzbekistan to set up free trade zones on borders with Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan

AKIPRESS.COM - Free trade zones will be set up in Kungrad district of Karakalpakstan on the border with Turkmenistan and in Hojaabad district of Andizhan region of Uzbekistan on the border with Kyrgyzstan.
The draft of the order of the President of Uzbekistan has been published on the portal for public discussion of drafts of regulations.
The free trade zones will be set up to facilitate cross-border trade, bolster development of modern forms of international and regional wholesale and retail trade, develop a broad range of logistical services in border areas.
The free trade zones will have free customs arrangement. The goods brought to the free trade zones will be considered as goods outside the customs territory of Uzbekistan.
Citizens of Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan may stay in free trade zones without visas for 5 days.