It is reported that customs clearance in Uzbekistan poses significant complexities, with substantial processing delays even for capital equipment imports. To address these issues, many firms opt for pre-shipment inspections (PSI). The process is further compounded by excessive documentation requirements, which increase both the cost and time required for customs clearance.

It is reported that foreign companies that do not have a manufacturing presence are not allowed to participate in the development of national standards.

Type Approvals in the Republic of Uzbekistan are regulated by UzStandart, the Uzbek Agency for Technical Regulation situated in Tashkent. The Authority manages the process of issuing certificates by a designated certification body. It is reported that Uzbekistan uses different procedures to certify ICT goods. These include:
- Procedures 1 - 5 involve testing of standard samples in an accredited laboratory (AL);
- Procedures 3 - 5 also include inspection of production;
- Procedure 6 is based on the assessment of the quality management system;
- Procedure 7 tests packaging samples in the AL;
- Procedure 8 tests each product sample in the AL;
- Procedure 9 verifies the declaration.
It is reported that the procedures 3 and 7 are the most commonly used in Uzbekistan. After testing, an accredited body issues a certificate of conformity for a period of up to three years.

The Uzbek government strictly regulates the use of encryption through Resolution No. PP-614. Clause 1 designates the State Security Service of Uzbekistan as the authorised body to carry out the unified state policy and certification of products and services in the field of cryptographic protection of information. The Resolution approved the Regulation on cryptographic protection of information in Uzbekistan (Annex No. 1) and the Regulation on certification of means of cryptographic protection of information in Uzbekistan (Annex No. 2). It is reported that a license is required for design, development, production, sale, repair and use of means of cryptographic protection of information.

According to Art. 9 of Act No. ORQ-792, the seller can carry out e-commerce only after state registration.

It is reported that Uzbekistan imposes an identity requirement for SIM registration. Anyone wanting to purchase a SIM card has to provide their national ID card or a passport in case of foreigners to activate a new prepaid SIM card.

According to reports, Uzbekistan's communications regulator (Uzkomnazorat) restricted access to several platforms in 2021 for failing to store data on local servers, which violated the 2021 amendment of the Law on Personal Data. It is also reported that while most of the platforms have been unblocked, access to TikTok remains blocked.

The indicator "6.2.4 - Government Internet shut down in practice" of the V-Dem Dataset, which measures whether the government has the technical capacity to actively make internet service cease, thus interrupting domestic access to the internet or whether the government has decided to do so, has a score of 2 in Uzbekistan for the year 2023. This corresponds to "The government shut down domestic access to the Internet several times this year."

Clause 3 of Resolution No. 86 prohibits the import of household electrical appliances with an energy efficiency class of D, E, F or G to the country.

Uzbekistan has not appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments. In fact, Uzbekistan is not a member of the WTO.

The country's telecommunications authority is the Ministry for Development of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan (MiTC). As a result, the authority lacks independence in its decision-making, and reports suggest that its operations are conducted with limited transparency.

Art. 27-1 of the Law on Personal Data provides that the owners and/or operators are obliged to ensure that databases containing personal data of citizens of Uzbekistan are collected, systematised, and stored using technical means physically located in the territory of Uzbekistan. Moreover, the operators have to register their databases in the State Register of Personal Databases.

In accordance with Art. 15 of the Law on Personal Data, cross-border transfers of personal data can be carried out when a foreign state ensures adequate protection for the rights of the subjects of personal data. In the absence of such protection, the cross-border transfer of personal data is allowed in the following cases:
- the data subject has consented to the cross-border transfer of their personal data;
- there is a need to protect constitutional order, public order, the rights and freedoms of citizens, or the health and the morals of the population; or
- it is stipulated by international treaties.
The transfer of personal data may be prohibited or restricted in order to protect the constitutional system of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the rights and legitimate interests of citizens, or to ensure the security of the State.

Uzbekistan has not joined any agreement with binding commitments to open transfers of data across borders.

The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Personal Data provides for a comprehensive regime of data protection regime in Uzbekistan. It is the first unified data protection law and outlines requirements for data subjects' consent, the purposes of processing, and notifying data subjects when transferring their personal data to a third party. The excludes biometric, educational, criminal and health information, previously included in a draft version, from its application.