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Profiles of Countries
in CIS Region
Uzbekistan
KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS
| Population
|
July
2007 est.
|
27,780,059
|
| Annual
average growth rate of population
|
2007
est.
|
1.732%
|
| Literacy
|
2003
est.
|
99.30%
|
| Annual
rate of inflation
|
2006
|
7.60%
|
| GDP
|
2003
est.
|
US$10.83
billion
|
| GDP
growth rate
|
2003
est.
|
7.3%
|
| GDP
composition by sector
|
2006
est.
|
|
| Agriculture
|
|
31.10%
|
| Industry
|
|
25.70%
|
| Services
|
|
43.20%
|
| GDP
(per capita) on purchasing power parity
|
2006
est.
|
US$2,000
|
| Currency
|
Uzbekistani
|
Soum
|
| Conversion
rate (Uzbekistani Soum per USD)
|
Yr.
2006
|
12.198
|
| Growth
rate of various sectors
|
Yr.
2006
|
Agr.
(-10.1%)
Industry (7.3%) Services (32.9%)
|
| Total
export
|
Yr.
2005
|
US$
3392.21 million
|
| Total
import
|
Yr.
2005
|
US$
3220.75 million
|
| Current
Account Convertibility
|
|
Full
|
| Trade
Route
|
|
By
sea to Bandar Abbas (Iran) & by surface to Uzbekistan |

INDIA'S BILATERAL TRADE WITH UZBEKISTAN
Value in million US
| Year |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
2005-2006 |
2006-2007
(Provisional Figures) |
| EXPORTS |
| India's
Total Export |
43,826.73 |
52,719.43 |
63,842.97 |
83,535.94 |
103,090.54 |
126,331.10 |
| Exports
to Uzbekistan |
6.53 |
5.08 |
15.14 |
21.35 |
24.44 |
29.68 |
| %Growth |
|
-22.32 |
198.33 |
40.96 |
14.49 |
21.44 |
| %Growth
in India's Exports |
|
20.29 |
21.1 |
30.85 |
23.41 |
22.54 |
| %Share
in total exports |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
| IMPORTS |
| India's
Total Import |
51,413.29 |
61,412.13 |
78,149.61 |
111,517.44 |
149,165.73 |
190,566.00 |
| Imports
from Uzbekistan |
17.27 |
20.54 |
111 |
31.46 |
26.13 |
33.88 |
| %Growth |
|
18.96 |
34.82 |
13.58 |
-16.93 |
29.66 |
| %Growth
in India's Imports |
|
19.45 |
27.25 |
42.7 |
33.76 |
27.75 |
| %Share
in total imports |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
| TRADE
BALANCE |
| with
Uzbekistan |
-10.74 |
-15.46 |
-12.56 |
-10.11 |
-1.69 |
-4.2 |
| with
world |
-7,586.6 |
-8,692.7 |
-14,307 |
-27,981.5 |
-46,075.2 |
-64,234.9 |
Source
:Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Govt. of India
COMPARATIVE TREND ANALYSIS OF INDIA'S SHARE AS A SUPPLIER
Value in million USD
| Year
|
Global
Imports
|
Imports
from India
|
India's
%age Share in Uzbekistan's Total Imports
|
| 2002
|
1878.98
|
5.05
|
0.27
|
| 2003
|
2279.55
|
14.95
|
0.66
|
| 2004
|
2891.37
|
19.49
|
0.67
|
| 2005
|
3220.75
|
24.53
|
0.76
|

TOP 20 PRODUCT GROUPS OF GLOBAL IMPORTS OF UZBEKISTAN (YR. 2005)
Value in million USD
| HS
Code
|
Description
|
Global
Import
Value
|
%
age Share of
the
Product
Group in
Uzbekistan's
Total
Imports
|
Value
of Imports
from
India
|
India's
% age
Share
|
%age
Share of
Intra-CIS
Imports
|
Top
3 Suppliers
|
%
age
Share
|
| 84
|
Nuclear
reactors,
boilers, machinery, etc
|
659.207
|
20.47
|
1.609
|
0.24
|
31.11
|
Russia
|
22.9
|
| Germany
|
18.67
|
| South
Korea
|
13.21
|
| 87
|
Vehicles
other than railway, tramway
|
471.289
|
14.63
|
0.309
|
0.07
|
17.73
|
South
Korea
|
66.47
|
| Russia
|
13.2
|
| Romania
|
4.64
|
| 85
|
Electrical,
electronic
equipment
|
232.52
|
7.22
|
0.14
|
0.06
|
26.38
|
China
|
29.88
|
| Russia
|
20.54
|
| Germany
|
1.86
|
| 72
|
Iron
and
steel
|
168.597
|
5.23
|
0.219
|
0.13
|
85.45
|
Russia
|
60.14
|
| Kazakhstan
|
14.61
|
| Ukraine
|
9.16
|
| 73
|
Articles
of
iron or steel
|
145.144
|
4.51
|
0.283
|
0.19
|
79.27
|
Russia
|
55.96
|
| Ukraine
|
20.49
|
| Turkey
|
3.43
|
| 44
|
Wood
and
articles of
wood, wood charcoal
|
140.357
|
4.36
|
0
|
0
|
92.06
|
Russia
|
86.93
|
| Belarus
|
4.09
|
| Latvia
|
2.25
|
| 30
|
Pharmaceutical
products
|
111.981
|
3.48
|
9.834
|
8.78
|
44.38
|
Russia
|
29.43
|
| Germany
|
12.04
|
| India
|
8.78
|
| 39
|
Plastics
and
articles
thereof
|
96.961
|
3.01
|
0.34
|
0.35
|
31.01
|
Russia
|
24.17
|
| South
Korea
|
20.16
|
| Turkey
|
14.79
|
| 27
|
Mineral
fuels,
oils,
distillation products, etc
|
93.471
|
2.90
|
0
|
0
|
88.39
|
Kazakhstan
|
83.94
|
| Russia
|
3.6
|
| Belgium
|
1.92
|
| 90
|
Optical,
photo,
technical, medical, etc apparatus
|
79.6
|
2.47
|
0.88
|
1.11
|
34.37
|
Russia
|
30.11
|
| China
|
21.57
|
| Germany
|
21.18
|
| 40
|
Rubber
and articles thereof
|
74.517
|
2.31
|
0.386
|
0.52
|
59.32
|
Russia
|
50.59
|
| Czech
Rep.
|
12.42
|
| Japan
|
7.73
|
| 11
|
Milling
products, malt, starches, insulin, wheat gluten
|
72.609
|
2.25
|
0
|
0
|
97.28
|
Kazakhstan
|
91.93 |
|
Belarus
|
2.92
|
|
Russia
|
2.01
|
| 99
|
Commodities
not elsewhere specified
|
63.757
|
1.98
|
0.165
|
0.26
|
0.45
|
USA
|
43.9
|
| Germany
|
42.17
|
| Japan
|
9.16
|
| 17
|
Sugars
and sugar
confectionery
|
50.208
|
1.56
|
0.444
|
0.88
|
33.25
|
Kazakhstan
|
32.57
|
| Poland
|
32.14
|
| Lithuania
|
17.93
|
| 48
|
Paper
&
paperboard,
articles of pulp, paper and board
|
47.955
|
1.49
|
2.8
|
5.84
|
52.22
|
Russia
|
42.3
|
| Turkey
|
9.47
|
| Finland
|
8.43
|
| 32
|
Tanning,
dyeing extracts,
tannins, derives, pigments etc
|
38.001
|
1.18
|
0.596
|
1.57
|
40.51
|
Russia
|
29.76
|
| South
Korea
|
12.4
|
| Switzerland
|
1.86
|
| 94
|
Furniture,
lighting, signs,
prefabricated buildings
|
37.294
|
1.16
|
0.012
|
0.03
|
9.54
|
South
Korea
|
37.85
|
| Germany
|
12.94
|
| Italy
|
12.84
|
| 26
|
Ores,
slag
and ash
|
35.951
|
1.12
|
0
|
0
|
49.68
|
Kazakhstan
|
40.35
|
| Mongolia
|
40.27
|
| Iran
|
10.03
|
| 38
|
Miscellaneous
chemical
products
|
32.948
|
1.02
|
0.043
|
0.13
|
38.33
|
Russia
|
31.05
|
| France
|
16.55
|
| China
|
13.17
|
| 29
|
Organic
chemicals
|
28.921
|
0.90
|
0.98
|
3.39
|
66.11
|
Russia
|
58.03
|
| China
|
15.88
|
| Ukraine
|
7.17
|

TOP 20 PRODUCT GROUPS OF COUNTRY'S EXPORTS TO INDIA (YR.2005)
Value in million USD
| HS
Code |
Description |
Global
Exports |
Exports
to India |
India's
%age Share in Total Exports of the Country |
| 79 |
Zinc
and articles thereof |
28.51 |
16.02 |
56.21 |
| 71 |
Pearls,
precious stones, metals, coins, etc. |
270.65 |
4.77 |
1.76 |
| 52 |
Cotton |
871.89 |
3.22 |
0.37 |
| 07
|
Edible
vegetables and certain roots and tubers
|
115.32
|
0.88
|
0.76
|
| 50
|
Silk
|
3.50
|
0.66
|
18.86
|
| 55
|
Manmade
staple fibres
|
1.80
|
0.29
|
16.30
|
| 31
|
Fertilizers
|
52.71
|
0.16
|
0.31
|
| 51
|
Wool,
animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof
|
2.36
|
0.09
|
3.85
|
| 29
|
Organic
chemicals
|
3.93
|
0.04
|
0.89
|
| 41
|
Raw
hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
|
1.04
|
0.03
|
2.39
|
| 39
|
Plastics
and articles thereof
|
90.01
|
0.02
|
0.02
|
| 12
|
Oil
seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes
|
12.54
|
0.01
|
0.11
|
| 21
|
Miscellaneous
edible preparations
|
0.08
|
0.01
|
12.66
|
TOP 20 PRODUCT GROUPS OF INDIA'S EXPORTS TO UZBEKISTAN (YR. 2006)
Value in million USD
| HS
Code |
Description
|
India's Global Exports
|
India's Exports to
Uzbekistan
|
Uzbekistan's %age Share
in India's Exports of the Item
|
Rank of the Product Group
in Top 20 of Uzbekistan's Global Imports
|
|
30
|
Pharmaceutical Products
|
3000.65
|
11.060
|
0.37
|
7
|
|
84
|
Machinery
|
4979.45
|
3.965
|
0.08
|
1
|
|
48
|
Paper, Paperboard
|
435.57
|
3.562
|
0.82
|
15
|
|
02
|
Meat
|
696.03
|
1.166
|
0.17
|
|
|
29
|
Organic Chemicals
|
5792.06
|
0.868
|
0.01
|
20
|
|
87
|
Vehicles, Not Railway
|
3665.69
|
0.863
|
0.02
|
2
|
|
90
|
Optic, Not 8544;Med Instruments
|
789.22
|
0.859
|
0.11
|
10
|
|
09
|
Spices, Coffee AndTea
|
125.93
|
0.640
|
0.06
|
|
|
83
|
Miscellaneous Articles of Base Metal
|
261.07
|
0.626
|
0.24
|
|
|
73
|
Iron/Steel Products
|
3240.16
|
0.553
|
0.02
|
5
|
| 39
|
Plastic
|
2660.63
|
0.531
|
0.02
|
|
| 17
|
Sugars
|
678.50
|
0.528
|
0.08
|
14
|
| 94
|
Furniture
and Bedding
|
385.79
|
0.373
|
0.10
|
17
|
| 32
|
Tanning,
Dye, Paint, Putty
|
973.73
|
0.326
|
0.03
|
16
|
| 40
|
Rubber
|
1195.88
|
0.317
|
0.03
|
|
| 24
|
Tobacco
|
365.51
|
0.309
|
0.08
|
|
| 72
|
I
ron And Steel
|
5187.22
|
0.279
|
0.01
|
4
|
| 85
|
Electrical
Machinery
|
3757.62
|
0.164
|
0.004
|
3
|
| 96
|
Miscellaneous
Manufactures
|
192.79
|
0.127
|
0.07
|
|
| 98
|
Special
Other
|
152.03
|
0.093
|
0.06
|
|
Detailed
Analysis (at 4 digit HS Code Level) for top 4
Product Groups of India's Exports to Uzbekistan:
Global Imports, Imports from India, Intra-CIS
Imports, Potential Trade & Top 3 suppliers
4
Product Groups namely Pharmaceuticals, Machinery,
Paper/Paperboard, Meat constitute 71.15% share in
India's total Exports to Uzbekistan.
TOP 4 DIGIT ITEMS OF GLOBAL IMPORTS OF UZBEKISTAN FOR PHARMACEUTICALS (HS CODE
30) YEAR 2005
Value in million USD
| HS
Code
|
Description
|
Global
Import
Value
|
%age
share
of the item in Country's
Imports
of the
Product
Group
|
Value
of Imports
from
India
|
India's
Global
Exports
|
Value
of Intra-CIS
Imports
|
Potential
Trade for
India
|
Top
3 Suppliers
|
%
age
Share
|
| 3004
|
Medicament
mixtures
(not 3002,
3005,3006),
put in dosage
|
100.145
|
89.49
|
8.463
|
2458.59
|
45.22
|
91.682
|
Russia
|
30.85
|
| Germany
|
12.86
|
| Ukraine
|
8.89
|
| 3002
|
Human
& animal blood;
antisera,
vaccines
|
7.021
|
6.27
|
0.223
|
172.57
|
3.825
|
6.798
|
Belarus
|
25.24
|
| Russia
|
24.50
|
| Belgium
|
11.54
|

TOP 4 DIGIT ITEMS OF GLOBAL IMPORTS OF UZBEKISTAN FOR MACHINERY (HS CODE
84) YEAR 2005
Value in million USD
| HS
Code
|
Description
|
Global
Import
Value
|
%age
share
of the item in Country's
Imports
of the
Product
Group
|
Value
of Imports
from
India
|
India's
Global
Exports
|
Value
of Intra-CIS
Imports
|
Potential
Trade for
India
|
Top
3 Suppliers
|
%
age
Share
|
| 8407
|
Engines,
spark- ignition
reciprocating
or rotary int.
combust.
Piston
|
76.81
|
11.650
|
0
|
17.90
|
0.19
|
17.90
|
Republic
of Korea
|
97.50 |
| Turkey
|
1.92
|
| Japan
|
0.30
|
| 8471
|
Automatic
data
processing
machines;
optical reader,
etc
|
54.07
|
8.20
|
0
|
214.55
|
1.76
|
54.07
|
Germany
|
32.96
|
| China
|
20.23
|
| France |
16.03 |

TOP 4 DIGIT ITEMS OF GLOBAL IMPORTS OF UZBEKISTAN FOR PAPER/ PAPERBOARD (HS CODE
48) YEAR 2005
Value in million USD
| HS
Code
|
Description
|
Global
Import
Value
|
%age
share
of the item in Country's
Imports
of the
Product
Group
|
Value
of Imports
from
India
|
India's
Global
Exports
|
Value
of Intra-CIS
Imports
|
Potential
Trade for
India
|
Top
3 Suppliers
|
%
age
Share
|
| 4802
|
Uncoated
paper for
writing,
printing etc.
|
12.30
|
25.66
|
0.00
|
147.46
|
10.48
|
12.30
|
Russia
|
84.28
|
| Finland
|
7.95
|
| Sweden |
6.44 |
| 4811
|
Paper,
paperboard,
cellulose
wadding &
webs of
cellulose
fibers,
coated,
impregnated
|
6.25
|
13.02
|
0.01
|
19.58
|
2.46
|
6.23
|
Germany
|
37.98
|
| Ukraine
|
22.83
|
| Russia |
15.58 |
TOP 4 DIGIT ITEMS OF GLOBAL IMPORTS OF UZBEKISTAN FOR MEAT/ EDIBLE MEAT (HS CODE
02) YEAR 2005
Value in million USD
| HS
Code
|
Description
|
Global
Import
Value
|
%age
share
of the item in Country's
Imports
of the
Product
Group
|
Value
of Imports
from
India
|
India's
Global
Exports
|
Value
of Intra-CIS
Imports
|
Potential
Trade for
India
|
Top
3 Suppliers
|
%
age
Share
|
| 0203
|
Meat
of
swine,
fresh, chilled
or frozen
|
6.53
|
36.19
|
0
|
0.58
|
0
|
0.58
|
Brazil
|
73.53
|
| China
|
17.53
|
| Germany |
5.56 |
| 0207
|
Meat&
edible offal
of poltry meat
|
4.76
|
26.38
|
0
|
0.78
|
0.103
|
0.78
|
Turkey
|
40.24
|
| China
|
28.59
|
| Brazil |
9.21 |

TRADE FAIRS & EXHIBITIONS TO BE HELD IN UZBEKISTAN
| City/Location
|
Event
Name & Details
|
Date
|
| Uzbekistan
|
Trans
Uzbekistan 2007
|
02.10-04.10.2007
|
| Uzexpocentre,
Tashkent,
|
The
4th Uzbekistan International Exhibition Transport and Logistics
|
|
| -
Do -
|
Stomatology
Uzbekistan 2007
The 3rd International Exhibition on
Medicine & Stomatology
|
10.10-12.10.2007
|
| -
Do -
|
AutoMotorShow
Uzbekistan 2007 The 4th Automobile International Exhibition on qutomobiles,
buses, road constructions, automobile body parts & care products
|
11.10-14.10.2007
|
| -
Do -
|
TextileExpo
Uzbekistan 2007
The 4th Central Asian International
Exhibition for Light and Textile Industry : Textile & Aewing Machinery
|
23.10-26.10.2007
|
| -
Do -
|
CAITME
2007
The 4th International Exhibition on
Spinning, winding, knitting & hosiery machinery, brading &
embrodiry machinery, washing & bleaching machinery
|
24.10-26.10.2007
|
| -
Do -
|
Moda
Textile Uzbekistan 2007 The 4th International Exhibition on Yarn, Fabric,
Knit Fabric, Knit wearing, hosiery, fashion collections & hime
textiles
|
24.10-26.10.2007
|
| -
Do -
|
UzAgroExpo
2007
The 3rd International Agricultural
Exhibition on Agricultural machines & equipment, equipment for
agricultural food processing, storage, agricultural products transport
equipment, fertilizers, agricultural insurance, financing etc.
|
30.10-1.11.2007
|
| -
Do -
|
Your
Home 2007
The 2nd International Specialized
Exhibition "Home appliances & Consumer Electronics"
|
03.11-05.11.2007
|
| -
Do -
|
UzProdTechExpo
2007
The 3rd International Specialized
Exhibition Equipment for Food & Processing Technology Hotel
Inter-Continental Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
19.11-21.11.2007
|
|
- Do - |
OGU
2008 12th Uzbekistan International Oil & Gas Conference & Showcase
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13.5-15.5.2008
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Tashkent,
Uzbekistan
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CAIPS
2007 International Rescue and Emergency Exhibition
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28.02-02.03.2008
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UZBUILD
2008
International Exhibition for Building,
Construction and Interior Design
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04.03-07.03.2008
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WORLFOOD/WORLDFOODTECH/
INGREDIENTS UZBEKISTAN 2008
8th International Exhibition for Food
& Drinks, Food & Drink Technology, Agriculture, Packaging
Technology & Materials and Ingredients
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25.03-37.03.2008
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TIHE
2008
13th Tashkent Internationale Healthcare
Exhibition
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23.04-26.04.2008
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Do -
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BEAUTY
UZBEKISTAN / AESTHETICMED 2008
2nd Uzbekistan International Exhibition
for Beauty Industry & Aesthetic Medicine
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23.04-26.04.2008
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Do -
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APTEKA
EXPO CENTRAL ASIA 2008 3rd Central Asian International Pharma Exhibition
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23.04-26.04.2008
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Useful Websites

KEY CONTACTS
Mr. Skand Ranjan
Tayal
Ambassador
Embassy of India
15-16, Kara-Bulak
Uzbekistan
Telephone: 00-998-71 -1400983/97/98
Fax: 00-998-71-1400999/87
E-mail: indhoc@buzton.com
indiaemb@buzton.com
consind@buzton.com
Website: www.indembassy.uz
Prof. Saydakmal S.
Saydaminov
Ambassador Extraordinary &
Plenipotentiary
Embassy of Republic of Uzbekistan
EP - 40, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Marg,
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi- 110021
Telephone: 91 -11-24670774/24670775
Fax: 91-11-24670773
E-mail: info@uzbekembassy.in
Website: www.uzbekembassy.in
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