Uzbekistan discusses unified One Stop border control with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

Talks on a single stop at the border

Uzbekistan is negotiating with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on introducing the One Stop principle at selected border customs posts. This was announced at a press conference on November 11 by the head of a department of the Customs Committee, Farkhod Olimjonov, Spot.uz reports; Gazeta.uz added details from policy documents.

Three models of control organization

According to Olimjonov, there are three models of such operation. The first involves customs authorities of the two countries working together in one building. Under the second, the authorities work in separate buildings but divide functions: one side processes exports, the other imports. The third model provides for mutual recognition of inspection results and data exchange between agencies: cargo inspected on one side of the border does not undergo repeated checks on the other. «For example, if we inspect cargo exported from our country, the neighboring state, say Kazakhstan, will not inspect it upon import. Or vice versa,» the committee representative explained.

What is already enshrined in documents

As Gazeta.uz notes, the introduction of One Stop is provided for in a presidential decree of August 27, 2026 on improving the activities of customs authorities, which approved the strategy «Customs of the New Uzbekistan — 2030». By December 2026, negotiations with Kyrgyzstan are planned on joint control at five crossing points: the road crossings «Rishtan», «Vodil», «Akqiya» and «Chashma», as well as the railway crossing «Khanabad». The responsible bodies are the Customs Committee, the Border Troops of the State Security Service, the Foreign Ministry and «Uzbekiston Temir Yollari».

Limitations and expected effect

Olimjonov emphasized that the launch of the system cannot be decided solely at Uzbekistan's will: during negotiations it will be necessary to agree on the form in which the principle will be implemented. No exact launch date was given. In July, Customs Committee Chairman Akmalxuja Mavlonov spoke of plans for a phased introduction of One Stop, and his adviser Rustam Qobilov explained that trucks currently have to go through procedures twice — on the Uzbek side and in the neighboring country. According to the agency's estimate, the new system could halve the time to cross the border.

Context of growing cargo traffic

The need for changes is linked to the growing load: according to the Customs Committee, over the past three years the number of trucks passing through border posts has grown by 70% and exceeded 5.1 thousand per day. By 2030, the authorities intend to raise this figure to at least 10.5 thousand, for which eight posts are to be reconstructed and new terminals and parking lots built at three more.