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Uzbekistan

The country's exports are dominated by manufactured consumer goods. The population is largely connected and hosting there is shared between local and foreign providers. Regional benchmarks: Europe and Central Asia.

Relationship with the European Union

Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the European Union — awaiting signature by all parties

The text has been negotiated but is not yet in effect. Check its status before contracting — and expect nothing from it in terms of security requirements.

Sources reviewed on 17 September 2026

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Economy and sectors

Awaiting signature

Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the European Union

awaiting signature by all partiesThe text has been negotiated but is not yet in effect. Check its status before contracting — and expect nothing from it in terms of security requirements.

Map of trade agreements — European Commission
Third country

regime applicable to European data and access

European framework trackedNo general adequacy decision. The transfer mechanism and its accompanying measures must be chosen according to the actual data flows.

Adequacy decisions — European Commission
No country regime

European Union restrictive measures targeting the country

EU Sanctions Map, as at 26 September 2026No EU restrictive measures regime targets this country. Thematic regimes — terrorism, human rights, cyberattacks, chemical weapons — nonetheless target individuals of any nationality: screening against the consolidated list applies here as elsewhere.

EU Sanctions Map — European Commission
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Incidents, fraud and impersonation

967

secure servers per million inhabitants

2024, latest available figureHosting there may be local or foreign. Ask where your data actually resides, and who holds the keys to it.

Secure Internet servers — World Bank
Diverted order

verification of instruction changes

Cross-cutting controlOn recurring flows, impersonation works through a change of bank details announced partway through the relationship. Confirm it through a channel already known to you.

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Points to check within your organisation

To be scoped

The sites and headcount involved

This type of production involves several sites and a large workforce, rarely named in the contract. Establish which ones work for you and who supervises them.

To be governed

What accompanies orders

Without an adequacy decision, order files, your teams' contact details and your own customers' data may only circulate under proper safeguards. Ask which transfer tool has been adopted and who has access to it on site.

To be located

The country behind each environment

Hosting may be local or overseas, and often both depending on the environment. Ask for the real picture: production, staging, backups, logs.

Developments to be aware of

The topics that may change your answers

EU restrictive measures

No EU restrictive measures regime targets this country. Thematic regimes — terrorism, human rights, cyberattacks, chemical weapons — nonetheless target individuals of any nationality: screening against the consolidated list applies here as elsewhere.

EU Sanctions Map — European Commission
What this means for your situation

Manufactured goods: 29% of goods exported. Sites, headcount and subcontracting form the first scope to establish with the European client.

Official sources

Confidential exchange

Describe your European relationship and the request received.

The Uzbekistan file establishes a country and its relationship with the Union. What remains is to establish which sites work for you, with what headcount and what subcontracting.

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