The jizzakh region of the republic of uzbekistan jizzakh region profile

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF
THE JIZZAKH REGION OF
THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
JIZZAKH REGION PROFILE

Location	At the center of Uzbekistan
Administrative center	Jizzakh city
Total area	21,2 thousand km2
Population	1,3 million

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
2 HIGH SCHOOLS
Jizzakh State Pedagogical Institute
Jizzakh Polytechnical Institute
75 PROFESSIONAL COLLEGES
RAW MATERIAL BASE OF THE JIZZAKH REGION
More than 20 fields of mineral resources, including:
- Raw material for cement: 196 million tons,
- Barite: 11,9 million tons,
- Facing stone: 7,3 million cubic meters,
- Expanded clay: 6,7 million cubic meters
- Limestone: 5,8 million tons,
- Wollastonite: 4,1 million tons,
- Gypsum: 2,0 million tons.
FAVORABLE INVESTMENT CLIMATE
Why to invest in Jizzakh region?
Special tax and customs privileges
Availability of mineral resources
Availability of engineering and communication infrastructure
Low cost for infrastructure utility services
Convenient geographical location
Qualified human resources and low labor cost
Stable supply of energy and water resources
Advantageous conditions for investor maintenance services
FREE ECONOMIC ZONE “JIZZAKH”

• Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On establishment of Free Economic Zone “Jizzakh” dated March 18, 2013 #4516.
• Existence period of FEZ “Jizzakh” is 30 years with the possibility of further extension.
• There are special tax regime and customs privileges in the territory of FEZ “Jizzakh” during the period of its existence.
• Administrative board makes decision on approval of investment projects and provides the status of FEZ “Jizzakh”.

TAX AND CUSTOMS PRIVILEGES

• Land-tax
• Corporate income tax
• Property tax
• Social infrastructure improvement and development tax
• Unified tax payment for micro firms and small enterprises
• Compulsory contributions to the Republican Road Fund and odd-budget fund for reconstruction, overhaul and equipping of schools, professional colleges, academic lyceums and medical institutions under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan
• Customs duties (except for customs clearance) for imported equipment, and raw materials and components for the production of products