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TaxesUpdated 30.08.2026

Does a foreign digital-services company need an Uzbek entity to pay VAT?

Short answer

No. Chapter 39 registers the foreign supplier itself — no local company.

30 daysThe registration window — application to the tax authority within 30 calendar days of starting (or ceasing) supply (Tax Code, Art. 279 — lex.uz ↗)
B2CWho the regime catches — supplies of electronic services to individuals; where the buyer is an Uzbek legal entity, the buyer is the tax agent instead (Tax Code, Art. 278 — lex.uz ↗)
20thQuarterly filing — through the taxpayer’s electronic cabinet by the 20th of the month after the quarter, payment by the same date (Tax Code, Arts. 280–281 — lex.uz ↗)quarterly
What the law provides

A foreign supplier of electronic services whose place of supply is Uzbekistan registers with the tax authority directly — no legal entity is required. The obligation arises for supplies to individuals; where an intermediary settles with the individual, the intermediary is the tax agent, and where the customer is an Uzbek legal entity or a permanent establishment, the buyer withholds instead — a B2B-only supplier has no registration obligation of its own. (Tax Code, Arts. 278–279 — lex.uz ↗)

The tax period is the quarter. The base is the value of services including tax, by date of payment received; filing and payment run through the taxpayer’s cabinet by the 20th of the month following the quarter. (Tax Code, Arts. 280–281 — lex.uz ↗)

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