Uzbekistan

Water and non-alcoholic beverage digital marking aggregation postponed for one year

Uzbekistan has postponed introduction of the aggregation stage in the digital marking system for water and non-alcoholic beverages by one year, until 1 April 2027. Industry participants earlier raised concerns about the sector’s readiness and questioning the need for the system.

Uzbekistan's Cabinet of Ministers has deferred the implementation of the aggregation stage—which involves batch tracking of goods—within the digital marking (track & trace) system for water and non-alcoholic beverages

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