BAKU, Azerbaijan, Mar. 29
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
Uzbekistan from January through February 2021 imported 528,500 tons of cement, Trend reports with reference to the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan.
According to the State Statistics Committee, the import of cement production increased by 354,900 tons compared to same period last year.
It was also noted that the volume of imported cement in two months of 2021 is equal to 1/5 of imported cement in 2020.
The committee reports that the largest volume of cement imported by Uzbekistan accounts for Kazakhstan amounting to 226,700 tons of cement.
At the same time Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan during the reported period exported to Uzbekistan 159,500 and 134,300 tons of cement.
According to the information, 1.3 million tons of cement were produced by enterprises in Uzbekistan from January through February 2021.
Earlier it was reported that a zero customs duty rate is introduced for the import of cement products to Uzbekistan starting from April 1 to October 1, 2021.
According to the information, the purpose of this decision is to reduce prices for houses being built. It is noted that currently, the duty rate for the import of cement products to Uzbekistan amounts to 30 percent of the customs value.
It was reported that the abolition of the duty is envisaged by the presidential decree on additional measures to provide the population with housing through the allocation of mortgage loans based on market principles.
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