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TaxesUpdated 30.08.2026

I only sell to businesses in Uzbekistan — do I need to register for VAT?

Short answer

No. When the buyer is an Uzbek legal entity, the buyer withholds.

B2BThe buyer is the tax agent — an Uzbek legal entity, or a non-resident’s permanent establishment, withholds the VAT itself (Tax Code, Art. 278 — lex.uz ↗)
B2CIndividuals trigger registration — the foreign supplier’s own obligation covers supplies to individuals (Tax Code, Art. 278 — lex.uz ↗)
What the law provides

The Chapter 39 registration obligation attaches to supplies of electronic services to individuals. Where the customer is an Uzbek legal entity — or a non-resident operating through a permanent establishment here — the buyer acts as tax agent and withholds the VAT, so a supplier selling business-to-business only has no registration obligation of its own. Adding consumer sales later creates the obligation, with thirty days to register from starting that supply. (Tax Code, Arts. 278–279 — lex.uz ↗)

Register without an entity

Chapter 39 VAT registration for foreign digital suppliers, handled remotely.

See tax registration

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