The key facts

  • The Customs Committee announced the resumption of standard clearance of mobile devices at Tashkent airport
  • UZIMEI will maintain a permanent presence at the airport to assist with deep IMEI identification
  • The return of several hundred devices detained by customs to their owners has begun

Registration resumed after talks

The standard customs clearance procedure for mobile devices imported from abroad has been restored at Tashkent international airport. Khusan Tangriev, press secretary of the Customs Committee, announced this at a press conference on 11 November.

What was decided and what is changing

According to him, on the morning of 11 November, representatives of UZIMEI and the Customs Committee met at the airport and held talks. As a result, a permanent presence of UZIMEI staff at the airport was organised to provide practical assistance to customs officers in cases requiring deep identification of device IMEI identifiers. The temporary suspension and verification measures have been cancelled, and the import and clearance of devices are available again. In addition, the return of several hundred mobile devices held under customs control to their owners has begun.

Background

It was previously reported that temporary checks had been introduced at the airport until questions about determining device IMEI identifiers and confirming their lawful import were clarified. Now, according to the Customs Committee, this issue has been settled by an agreement with UZIMEI.