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A package of regulatory changes compiled by the legal portal Norma.uz takes effect across Uzbekistan on 1 November 2026, touching customs fees, pension services, liquefied gas trading, police response rules, utility prepayments and advertising restrictions.
Customs, Gas and Utility Payments
The customs processing fee for international courier shipments will fall by 20 percent from the current rate — a reduction that should lower the cost of cross-border parcel delivery for businesses and individuals alike. Separately, LPG-Trade LLC, which supplies liquefied petroleum gas to households and social facilities, will be required to purchase and distribute the fuel exclusively through the commodity exchange from November onwards. Gas supplied to social-sector facilities — schools, hospitals and similar institutions — will be priced at exchange rates formed on market principles, ending any scope for off-exchange pricing by the company.
Businesses connected to automated electricity and natural gas metering systems will see their monthly prepayment obligation set at 15 percent of expected consumption, a standardised threshold replacing whatever arrangements previously applied.
Pensions, Policing and Public Order
Pension services for people entitled to retire up to two years before the standard retirement age will shift to a proactive delivery model: the state will initiate the process rather than waiting for applicants to come forward. Those who worked in hazardous or physically demanding conditions, and others with a statutory right to reduced-age retirement, will receive their services through the Citizens’ Service Centres or the unified EPIGУ portal.
Police patrol and security units responding to calls logged through the 112 emergency system will from November be required to attend incidents not only in public spaces but also inside residential buildings — closing a gap that previously limited mandatory response to public-area incidents. People found to have violated public order at mass events will face restrictions on attending future gatherings of the same kind.
Advertising and Archives
New rules on SMS marketing require any business advertising goods or services by text message to obtain prior written or electronic consent from the recipient before sending. Promotional calls and notifications sent over mobile telecommunications networks will be banned between 18:00 and 09:00, and mobile operators will be obliged to block such calls and notifications — fully or partially — at a subscriber’s request.
On the archival side, all organisations holding documentary records, including private archives, will be required to submit details of those holdings to state archives through the official Archive Information System, bringing non-governmental collections into a unified national registry.