Uzbekistan’s car imports plunge threefold

Kun.uz has analyzed Uzbekistan’s light vehicle imports during the first quarters of 2022–2025 based on data provided by the National Statistics Committee. In January–March 2025, car imports hit a four-year low. Due to non-tariff barriers, the number of imported light vehicles dropped threefold compared to the previous year.

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The National Statistics Committee shared with Kun.uz key figures on car imports.

According to the data, the number of imported cars in the first quarter of 2025 was three times lower than during the same period in 2024.

Here’s a breakdown of imports for the first quarters of the past four years:

2022: 8,508 vehicles worth $189.3 million
2023: 10,489 vehicles worth $144.9 million
2024: 22,210 vehicles worth $332.2 million
2025: 6,950 vehicles worth $115.1 million

The figures also show that the average price per imported vehicle has been rising since 2023. It stood at:

$22,200 in 2022
$13,800 in 2023
$15,000 in 2024
$16,600 in 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, China accounted for the bulk of Uzbekistan’s car imports with 5,235 vehicles, followed by South Korea with 1,425 and India with 144. Notably, 75% of all imported light vehicles came from China.

In the same period of 2022, China held a 53% share of imports with 4,482 vehicles. That year, 2,101 cars were imported from South Korea and 1,019 from Kazakhstan.

Earlier, the Uzbek authorities introduced a requirement for eco-certificates for some imported vehicles, but this regulation was suspended a few days after being implemented.

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