Uzbekistan imports goods, which should be labeled, for US$812m in five months
10/06/2014 12:08
Uzbekistan imports goods, which should be labeled, for US$812m in five months
10/06/2014 12:08
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan imported goods, which should have mandatory label in the state languages, for US$812 million in five months of 2014, according to the State Customs Committee of Uzbekistan.
The committee said that there are people, who continue to violate the legislation. In past period of 2014, the customs officers revealed 243 cases of illegal movement of 9.6 tonnes of alcohol, 106 facts of illegal movement of 95,500 packages of tobacco products, 1,050 cases of illegal movement of 1.5 million perfumes and cosmetics, 27 cases of illegal movement of 152,000 units of pyrotechnic products, 2,200 cases of illegal movement of 68,000 units of electronics and 43 cases of illegal movement of 56,000 units of toys.
The committee recalled that Uzbekistan introduced mandatory labeling in the Uzbek language to some imported goods.
The Government of Uzbekistan approved a list of some imported consumer goods, which should undergo mandatory labeling in the state language by the producers from 1 July 2013.
The Government of Uzbekistan included 44 products to the list. The list includes such products as meat and food meat products, vegetables, milk products, eggs, natural honey, fat and oil of animal and plant origin, sugar and confectionery products from sugar.
Chocolate and ready food products from cacao, alcohol and soft drinks, cigarettes and tobacco products, medicaments, hygiene products, sewing and washing machines, microwave ovens, and several other products should be labelled in Uzbek language.
The document said that products, which have consumer packages and part of goods, as well as part of its cost, should be labelled in Uzbek language on mandatory bases.
Import of medicaments (Code in line with the Commodity Description and Coding System - 3004), which have packages, should have labels in the state language. The paper with information on medicaments should be included to the package and no additional labels are required on the package.
It is allowed to include paper with information on medicaments after the import of the medicaments into territory of Uzbekistan if the producer did not include information in the Uzbek language.
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