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Uzbekistan: oil import rules

These are the same rules the Regulatory Matrix API serves for Uzbekistan-bound trade: which products private parties can move, which run through a government or monopoly route, and which are closed outright.

Open to private trade2
Restricted2
Blocked0

Compiled regulatory guidance from OilFlow Network, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the relevant national regulator before structuring a deal.

Product-by-product

Crude oilRESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeUzbekneftegaz state monopoly historically; partial privatisation under way 2026. Production-sharing arrangements with international partners (e.g. Lukoil, CNPC) via Uzbekneftegaz.
Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)ALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeBukhara and Fergana refineries domestic. Open import market with licence.
LPGALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeLicence required: import_license.
gasRESTRICTED
Restricted: government/monopoly routeUzbekneftegaz dominates. Gas exports historically to Russia and China; domestic shortage has constrained exports 2022-2026.

Frequently asked

Can private companies import crude oil into Uzbekistan?
Uzbekneftegaz state monopoly historically; partial privatisation under way 2026. Production-sharing arrangements with international partners (e.g. Lukoil, CNPC) via Uzbekneftegaz.
Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Uzbekistan?
Bukhara and Fergana refineries domestic. Open import market with licence.
Does OilFlow screen counterparties against Uzbekistan regulations?
Yes. The same rule table shown on this page ships in the Regulatory Matrix API; counterparty checks destined for Uzbekistan are gated against these rules automatically.

Use this jurisdiction

This rule table is one leg of every counterparty check we run: the tradability rule for the destination country fires alongside the fraud cluster match and the eight-list sanctions screen. Compliance teams that want to call /api/v1/regulatory/check from their own intake systems are scoped on a call, no list price. Screening a named counterparty into Uzbekistan? Run the free check below. A Counterparty Screen is $95, ordered by email to [email protected]: machine output on one named counterparty inside the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel.

Screen a counterparty into Uzbekistan

Paste the company or person name from the pitch. Free, no signup, answer in seconds. Vessels are not screened here.

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Counterparty Screen$95

One name, delivered within the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel, no human read. PEP is not screened; adverse media is not swept.

Counterparty File$500

One named counterparty, the Screen's steps plus a named human's written read and signature, in your inbox by the end of the third business day or the fee is refunded in full.

Email [email protected] with the product and the counterparty name in the subject. An invoice comes back by reply. Both are prepaid by invoice or marketplace order; there is no card checkout.