According to Art. 4 of Law No. 15 of 2010 on Investment, investors are free to invest in all sectors of the national economy, with the exception of the weapons and explosives industry. Moreover, Art. 5 stipulates that the State shall treat foreign and domestic investors equally and without discrimination with respect to all rights and obligations, as well as their freedom to invest in any economic sector, including through partnership or individual ownership of investment projects, in accordance with the provisions of the Law.

Uzbekistan has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

Uzbekistan has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

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 the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 1000, above the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Uzbekistan lacks a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that applies to online transactions.

Uzbekistan has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Uzbekistan's law and jurisprudence.

It is reported that to become a registered user in online forums, individuals must provide personally identifiable information. Individuals are increasingly encouraged to register with their real names to participate in discussion forums such as the state-run Uforum.

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.

The government of Uzbekistan reportedly blocks and filters online content related to political and social issues. The Supreme Court publishes a list of banned websites, social media pages, and messaging app channels (e.g. on Telegram) that are alleged to promote extremism and terrorism. Reports indicate that Uzbekistan’s communications regulator, Uzkomnazorat, restricted access to several platforms in 2021 for failing to comply with the 2021 amendment to the Law on Personal Data, which requires data to be stored on local servers. TikTok, blocked for this reason in July 2021, remained inaccessible through the end of 2024.

The indicator "7.2.4 - 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 2024. This corresponds to "The government shut down domestic access to the Internet several times this year."