Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan among the top 3 air leaders in the CIS
As of May 6, 2025, there are 96 airlines operating in CIS countries with a combined fleet of around 1,100 aircraft, reports Finprom.kz.
Among Central Asian countries:
Kazakhstan has 10 registered airlines with a total of 98 aircraft. It ranks third in number of airlines and second in number of aircraft.
Uzbekistan has 12 airlines operating a fleet of 93 aircraft — second in terms of airline count and third in aircraft fleet.
Kyrgyzstan has 9 airlines and 21 aircraft.
Azerbaijan has 2 airlines with 42 aircraft.
Turkmenistan has 2 airlines and 18 aircraft.
Tajikistan has 1 airline with 6 aircraft.
China Railway Chengdu Group launched a regular rail freight route from Chongqing to Tashkent
On April 20, a freight train loaded with polyester chips left the Chinese city of Chongqing for Uzbekistan.
According to Xinhua, this marked the launch of a regular rail freight route between this southwestern Chinese metropolis and Central Asia.
According to China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. the freight service will operate on a regular basis with two trips per month.
Uzbekistan has increased import of air conditioners by 9%
In the first two months of 2025, about 25.6 thousand air conditioners worth $8.7 million were supplied to Uzbekistan from abroad, the Statistics Agency reported.
This is 2.1 thousand air conditioners or 9.2% more than in the same period of 2024.
Uzbekistan most actively imported air conditioners from China - 24,795 units.
Also, supplies of air conditioners came from:
Turkey - 287
South Korea - 215
Italy - 190
Russia - 89
Uzbekistan Reduces Transit Tariff for Kazakh Grain to Afghanistan by 40%
"Uzbekistan Railways" has announced a 40% reduction in the transit tariff for Kazakh grain to Afghanistan. This was announced during a meeting of the national railway carriers' leadership, according to Kazakhstan Railways.
It is noted that this concerns the transportation of such goods through the interstate junction point Oasis to the Galaba railway station.
New customs duty rates will be introduced in Uzbekistan starting from April 1.
In particular, the amount of customs clearance fees for goods will be determined based on the estimated costs associated with the actions carried out by customs authorities. Additionally, the rates of customs fees charged for the clearance of goods under the "export" and "import" customs regimes will be aligned.
Furthermore, customs clearance fees for processing outside of official working hours of customs authorities will be reduced eightfold, while fees for clearance under the processing within and outside the customs territory regimes will be reduced by half. Interestingly, a 20% discount on the fee is provided for preliminary declaration.