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Starting November 1, 2026, new rules will come into effect in Uzbekistan affecting motorists, retirees, entrepreneurs, and mobile network users. Conditions for promotional mailings, the procedure for assigning certain pensions, the cost of processing international parcels, and the rules for recording traffic violations will change. In addition, select entrepreneurs will be able to make lower advance payments for electricity and gas.

**Promotional calls and SMS**

Subscriber consent will be required

For mobile network users

**Early pensions**

Some unemployed individuals will be assigned a pension automatically

Men from age 58 and women from age 53, subject to meeting conditions

**International parcels**

Customs clearance fee will decrease by 20%

For recipients of courier shipments

**Advance payment for electricity and gas**

Will decrease to 15%

For enterprises meeting specified requirements

**Recording traffic violations**

Cameras will be able to detect unfastened seatbelts

For drivers

Crossing a solid line

The procedure for processing certain violations will change

For motorists

**Realtor activity**

A new law will come into effect

For realtors and real estate agencies starting November 8

**Greenhouse farms**

Compensation for electricity costs will be introduced

For enterprises meeting requirements

Promotional calls and SMS will be sent only with subscriber consent

Starting November 1, mobile operators and companies will be able to send promotional SMS messages only with subscriber consent. It must be executed in written or electronic form.

Time restrictions are also being introduced: promotional calls and messages cannot be sent from 18:00 to 09:00.

Subscribers will be able to contact their mobile operator and request to block promotional calls and messages completely or partially.

If a person does not want to receive advertising on their phone, they can opt out of such messages and calls. Companies will have to take client consent into account and comply with the established restrictions.

Some unemployed individuals will automatically be assigned an early pension

Starting November 1, Uzbekistan will change the procedure for assigning pensions to citizens who lost their jobs due to staff reductions or enterprise liquidation.

If such a citizen is officially registered as unemployed and meets the established requirements, an old-age pension can be assigned to them automatically.

**Men**

From age 58

**Women**

From age 53

To launch the procedure, there is no need to independently submit an application. At the same time, a citizen can opt out of the automatic assignment of the pension.

The innovation does not apply to all unemployed individuals, but only to those who lost their jobs for the specified reasons and have the right to early pension assignment.

Processing of international parcels will become 20% cheaper

Starting November 1, the customs fee for processing international courier parcels will be reduced. The rate will decrease from 2% to 1.6% of the base calculation amount for each kilogram of gross weight.

**1 kg**

8,800 sum

7,040 sum

**5 kg**

44,000 sum

35,200 sum

**10 kg**

88,000 sum

70,400 sum

For example, processing a courier parcel weighing 5 kg will cost 8,800 sum less.

It is important to note that this refers specifically to the customs processing fee for international courier shipments. Duty-free import limits for goods for personal use remain unchanged.

Advance payments for electricity and gas will be reduced for part of the business sector

In addition, entrepreneurs will no longer have to provide suppliers with written energy consumption reports. Supply contracts for electricity and gas will be converted into electronic format.

Enterprises will require less money for advance payments for energy resources. This will free up part of working capital for other expenses.

Private cameras will start detecting unfastened seatbelts

Starting November 1, automated cameras installed by entrepreneurs will be able to detect a driver's failure to wear a seatbelt. For this, the equipment must clearly recognize the driver's face and determine whether they are buckled up. Information about the detected violation will be automatically transmitted to the administrative proceedings system.

Thus, oversight of seatbelt use will expand through private photo and video recording systems.

The procedure for processing violations for crossing a solid line will change

Starting November 1, traffic police officers will not issue administrative violation reports for driving onto road marking lines 1.1 and 1.3 on specific road sections.

This applies to: the section within 50 meters before an intersection; the section within 20 meters before a U-turn location.

However, this does not mean the prohibition on crossing a solid line is canceled. Outside the specified sections, previous traffic rules continue to apply.

Ministry of Internal Affairs employees will receive new powers to respond to incidents

Starting November 1, patrol-and-post and security service units will be able to respond to reports of crimes and incidents received through the 112 system, including if they occurred in residential buildings. Previously, this practice applied to incidents in public places.

Patrols will also be able to help regulate traffic at intersections and streets, including near markets, shopping centers, schools, and kindergartens.

In addition, law enforcement officers will receive additional powers to suppress specific public order violations.

Greenhouse farms will be compensated for half of their electricity costs

Starting November 1, select greenhouse farms will be able to compensate for up to half of their electricity costs.

Support is provided for enterprises that use energy-saving technologies: heat pumps; geothermal heating systems; solar heating systems; highly efficient electrical appliances.

Compensations will be paid for the period from October to March. The program is designed to run until April 1, 2030.

Additionally, greenhouse farms in five districts of Tashkent Region will be compensated for 40% of the expenses for purchasing and installing energy-saving equipment. The maximum amount of such a payment will be 100 million sum.

Rules for realtor activity will change in Uzbekistan

Starting November 8, a new law on realtor activity will come into force.

It provides for new requirements for specialists and real estate agencies.

In particular: realtors will need a qualification certificate; to obtain a certificate, it will be necessary to undergo training and pass an exam; specialists will be able to work within real estate organizations; agencies and realtors must be listed in a single register.

Realtors will also be able to engage in brokerage in real estate transactions, organization of auctions, and trust management of properties.

The State Assets Management Agency will be responsible for oversight in this area.

Master plans of cities and districts will be entered into an electronic register

Starting in November, a unified electronic register of master plans for settlements will begin operating in Uzbekistan. Digitized copies of approved documents will be stored in it. Using master plans that are not entered into the register for urban planning, construction, and investment activities will be prohibited.

After approving a general plan, the authorities must prepare a work plan for the next 3–5 years within three months.

Such a program must specify work completion deadlines and sources of funding.

Organizations will transmit information about archival documents in electronic form

Starting November 1, organizations, including non-state archives, must submit information about the documents they store to state archives through the archive's information system.

This change is aimed at transferring the accounting of archival documents into an electronic format.

**November 8, 2026**

A new law on realtor activity will enter into force

**January 1, 2027**

Certain tax incentives for greenhouse farms will come into effect

**Until April 1, 2030**

The program compensating greenhouse farms' electricity costs will continue

In particular, from January 1, 2027, specific tax incentives are provided for enterprises that derive at least 60% of their total income from greenhouse activities.

Among the November innovations, several directly affect the daily life of citizens.

First, mobile network users will be able to opt out of promotional calls and SMS. Second, the cost of processing international courier parcels will decrease. Third, the procedure for automatically recording certain traffic violations will change.

For business, the most important changes will be the reduction in advance payments for electricity and gas, as well as new requirements for banking advertising and support for greenhouse farms.