UZBEKISTAN

KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Population

25.3 million

Per Capita Income

460 USD

GDP

7.9 Billion USD

GDP %age Growth

4.20%

 INDIA'S BILATERAL TRADE WITH UZBEKISTAN

Value in Million USD

Year

1998-1999

1999-2000

2000-2001

2001-2002

2002-2003

EXPORTS

India's Total Export

33,218.72

36,822.49

44,560.29

43,826.73

52,719.43

Exports to Uzbekistan

12.83

9.94

9.39

6.53

5.08

%Growth

 

-22.56

-5.47

-30.45

-22.32

%Growth in India's Exports

 

10.85

21.01

-1.65

20.29

%Share in total exports

0.04

0.03

0.02

0.01

0.01

IMPORTS

India's Total Import

42,388.71

49,738.06

50,536.46

51,413.29

61,412.13

Imports from Uzbekistan

1.67

12.97

10.58

17.27

20.54

%Growth

 

678.13

-18.4

63.16

18.96

%Growth in India's Imports

 

17.34

1.61

1.74

19.45

%Share in total imports

0

0.03

0.02

0.03

0.03

INDIA'S BALANCE TRADE

with Uzbekistan

11.17

-3.03

-1.19 

-10.74 

-15.46 

with World

-9,169.99

-12,915.57

-5,976.16

-7,586.56

-8,692.70

TOP 20 PRODUCT GROUPS OF GLOBAL IMPORTS OF UZBEKISTAN (YR. 2002)

Value in Million USD  

HS Code

Description

Global Imports

Imports from India

India's %age share as supplier

Intra-CIS Imports

*

%Age Share of CIS Countries as Suppliers to Uzbekistan

84

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc

438.54

                0.57

                  0.13

   109.27

                24.92

87

Vehicles other than railway, tramway

195.14

               0.23

                  0.12

   40.84

                20.93

85

Electrical, electronic equipment

105.11

               0.05

                  0.05

     36.55

                34.78

73

Articles of iron or steel

74.14

               0.01

                  0.02

     49.31

                66.51

90

Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus

65.90

               0.22

                  0.34

     20.12

                30.53

39

Plastics and articles thereof

60.60

               0.16

                  0.27

     20.86

                34.42

30

Pharmaceutical products

44.55

               1.75

                  3.93

     17.56

                39.42

40

Rubber and articles thereof

44.19

               0.06

                  0.16

     25.77

                58.32

72

Iron and steel

41.18

                     -  

                     -  

     35.82

                86.98

17

Sugars and sugar confectionery

36.29

                     -  

                     -  

     20.61

                56.80

38

Miscellaneous chemical products

32.91

                     -  

                     -  

       6.05

                18.38

27

Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc

29.20

                     -  

                     -  

     21.95

                75.19

48

Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board

28.81

               0.30

                  1.04

       9.38

                32.58

57

Carpets and other textile floor coverings

27.49

                     -  

                     -  

       0.01

                  0.04

99

Commodities not elsewhere specified

25.89

               0.17

                  0.67

       0.48

                  1.88

10

Cereals

24.81

                     -  

                     -  

       1.21

                  4.88

44

Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal

24.33

                     -  

                     -  

     21.14

                86.88

63

Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc

24.21

             0.042

                  0.17

       0.81

                  3.36

49

Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc

21.87

             0.020

                  0.09

       1.63

                  7.48

94

Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings

21.32

             0.14

                  0.69

       1.77

                  8.32

*      Intra-CIS Imports does not include imports from Georgia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan & Uzbekistan

TOP PRODUCT GROUPS OF UZBEKISTAN'S EXPORTS TO INDIA. Yr. 2002

Value in Million USD

HS Code

Description

Global Exports

Exports to India

India's %age share in Uzbekistan's total exports of the Product Group

79

Zinc and articles thereof

26.92

12.46

46.28

52

Cotton

635.32

3.85

0.61

7

Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers

35.54

3.11

8.76

50

Silk

5.22

0.41

7.87

55

Manmade staple fibres

5.50

0.27

4.87

74

Copper and articles thereof

70.34

0.17

0.24

51

Wool yarn and fabric thereof

3.12

0.08

2.53

8

Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons

44.66

0.05

0.10

84

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc

15.50

0.03

0.21

81

Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof

3.79

0.02

0.42

TOP PRODUCT GROUPS OF INDIA'S EXPORTS TO UZBEKISTAN  

Value in Million USD

HS Code

Commodity

India's Global Exports

India's Exports to Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan's %age share in India's Exports of the item

Rank in Top 20 of Global Imports of Uzbekistan

30

Pharmaceutical Products

1,400.78

1.76

0.13

7

84

Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery

1,718.67

0.58

0.03

1

48

Paper And Paperboard; Articles Of Paper Pulp/ Of Paperboard.

251.08

0.3

0.12

13

70

Glass And Glassware.

174.13

0.25

0.14

-

87

Vehicles O/T Railway/Tramway

1,122.54

0.24

0.02

2

90

Opt, Photo Cinematographic Measuring, Checking , Med/Surgical Inst. And Parts

365.66

0.23

0.06

5

32

Tanning /Dyeing Extracts; Dyes,  Paints  Putty

608.12

0.21

0.03

-

2

Meat And Edible Meat Offal.

280.51

0.2

0.07

-

39

Plastic And Articles Thereof.

1,002.08

0.17

0.02

6

99

Miscellaneous Goods.

1,190.71

0.17

0.01

15

94

Furniture; Bedding, Mattresses

78.6

0.15

0.19

20

29

Organic Chemicals

2,105.56

0.12

0.01

-

9

Coffee, Tea, Mate And Spices.

687.55

0.1

0.01

-

40

Rubber And Articles Thereof.

528.18

0.07

0.01

8

52

Cotton.

2,202.38

0.06

0.003

-

61

Knit Apparel

2,386.66

0.06

0.003

-

85

Electrical Machinery

1,455.33

0.05

0.003

3

21

Miscellaneous Edible Preparations.

121.8

0.04

0.03

-

33

Essential Oils And Resinoids; Perfumery, Cosmetic

233.05

0.04

0.02

-

63

Misc. Textile Articles

1,269.66

0.04

0.003

18

TRADE FAIRS & EXHIBITIONS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN UZBEKISTAN

City / Location

EVENT NAME

DATE

UzExpoCenter / Intercontinental Hotel  
Uzbekistan, Tashkent

MEDICINA Uzbekistan 2004

20-22nd April 2004

 

Drugs, Cosmetics, Dietics & Nutrition, Baby care products, homeopathy & medicinal equipment

Uzexpocentre  
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Uzagrotech

May-04

 

Exhibition for Agricultural Machinery and Products

Uzexpocentre  
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Uzintex

May-04

 

Machinery and Equipment for Spinning, Weaving and Sewing - Exhibition

Uzexpocentre
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Uzintermebel

May-04

 

Furniture Exhibition

Intercontinental Hotel
Uzbekistan, Tashkent

Sports & Leisure 2004

27-29 May 2004

 

Sports Equipment, Tourist & Excursion Equipment, Goods & services for leisure, Equipment for sports & atheletics

Uzexpocentre  
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

UzPrint Media 2004

2-4 June 204

 

Printing & Packaging Equipment, accessories, souvenirs & stationary

Intercontinental Hotel  
Uzbekistan, Tashkent

UzFood 2004

2-4 June 2004

 

Food Products, Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco, Equipment for preparation of food & drink, Food processing & packaging Equip, & agricultural sector

Uzexpocentre  
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

UzExpocom 2004

21-23rd September 2004

 

Telecom, Internet, Software & Software Technologies

Intercontinental Hotel  
Uzbekistan, Tashkent

CEM Uzbekistan 2004

5-7 October 2004

 

Home Appliance, Household Telephony, Portable Appliances, Audio & Video Appliances, Car Stereo Electronics

Intercontinental Hotel Uzbekistan, Tashkent

Textile Uzbekistan 2004

26-28 October 2004

 

Textile Equip., Cotton Yarn, Synthetic Fiber, Carpet, Hosiery, Accessories, Readymade Garments, Home Textiles

Uzexpocentre  
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

AgroFoodMash+ExpoPack

16-19 Nov 2004

 

International Exhibition of Food Processing Packaging and Plastics Equipment, Technologies and Supplies with PlastExpo

Uzexpocentre  
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Consumer Expo 2004

16-19 Nov 2004

 

International Consumer Goods Exhibition

Uzexpocentre  
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Industry Expo

16-19 Nov 2004

 

International Exhibition on Capital Goods for Handicraft and Industry

USEFUL WEBSITES  

http://www.bisnis.doc.gov

The website includes information on twelve Newly Independent States (NIS). This site includes assessments of business climate, industry reports, import and export data for US NIS, trade and investment leads and upcoming trade events.

http://www.gov.uz

The website of Government of Uzbekistan provides links to many aspects of the government such as the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Economic Relations, the Foreign Investment Agency etc. There are also details of Uzbek laws, taxes and culture. The English site is under construction

KEY CONTACTS  

Mr. Sharat Sabharwal, Ambassador
Embassy of India
3, Tolstoy Street, Tashkent
Tel:998-71-120-4996-98
FAX: 998-71-120-4999/1204987
E- Mail: indhoc@buzton.com

Dr. Ibrahim Mavlanov, Ambassodor
Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan
EP-40, S. Radhakishnan Marg,
Chanakyapuri,
New Delhi-21
Tel: 011-24670775/4
Fax: 011-2467-0773 

DATA SOURCE

Top 20 Product Groups of Global Imports of each of the Focus - CIS Countries  UN Database
Top Commodities of Countries exports to India  UN Database
Top Commodities of India's Exports to CIS Countries DGCI & S