Uzbekistan resumes mobile phone customs clearance at Tashkent Airport, considers zero import duties
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 12, 2 of them from Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan has resumed customs clearance of mobile phones at Tashkent International Airport, with UZIMEI representatives assisting in IMEI verification, while authorities are considering eliminating import duties under WTO accession agreements, a move that could reduce phone prices by nearly 5%.
How sure are we
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
2 outlets from Uzbekistan, where the story is: Daryo, Gazeta.uz · how we count
- Nov 12, 10:00 AM UTCFirst reportCustoms clearance of mobile phones resumes at Tashkent airport; hundreds of devices returned to passengersgazeta.uz ↗
- Nov 12, 3:45 PM UTC+6 h· you’re reading thisUzbekistan resumes mobile phone customs clearance at Tashkent Airport, considers zero import dutiesdaryo.uz ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 3:45 PM UTC · +6 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same resumption of mobile phone customs clearance at Tashkent airport with UzIMEI assisting IMEI checks, and nothing in it contradicts Report 1.
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Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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