President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on July 1 reviewed proposals to develop Uzbekistan’s transport and logistics system and make more effective use of the country’s transit potential.
Today, Uzbekistan has broad opportunities to become a major land transport hub connecting East and West. Four thousand kilometers of international transit corridors pass through the country’s territory, and the country has a railway network stretching 4.7 thousand kilometers.
Modern transport and logistics centers and dry ports are being developed in Tashkent, Navoi, and Namangan. Navoi Airport serves as an important cargo hub on Eurasian air routes.
Moreover, the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway and the acceleration of the Trans-Afghan railway project will further strengthen the country’s position in the regional and international transport system.
As a result of these projects, Uzbekistan will become a key link in the shortest land route from the Pacific Ocean to Europe. This corridor will reduce cargo delivery times to 8 days, which is three times faster than traditional routes. In addition, access to the Indian Ocean will open through the Pakistani ports of Karachi and Gwadar, as well as the fastest route to the markets of South Asia, with a population of approximately 2 billion people.
The meeting highlighted that the country’s existing potential in this area has not yet been fully utilized.
Annual trade turnover between China and Europe amounts to $800 billion, while freight transportation volumes reach 120–150 million tons. If Uzbekistan can additionally receive 15–20 million tons of international transit cargo annually, it will be possible to generate an additional $400–$600 million in revenue, attract $3 billion in foreign investment for the construction of logistics centers and terminals, and create 50,000 jobs.
However, Uzbekistan’s current share of this transit market does not exceed 1–2 percent. Although transit cargo volumes reached 15.3 million tons in 2025, up 54 percent compared to 2021, the country’s existing potential allows for significantly higher results.
According to estimates, despite the large number of border crossing points, most do not have sufficient throughput capacity to ensure the efficient reception and processing of international cargo. The country operates 27 logistics centers that meet international standards, with a combined handling capacity of 27.2 million tons. However, only one of them is classified in the highest category. Class A automated warehouse facilities account for only 10–15 percent of existing demand. There is also a shortage of modern refrigerated and customs warehouses.
The meeting highlighted that logistics centers are concentrated mainly in Tashkent and the surrounding areas, containerization levels remain low, the information systems of government agencies and private logistics centers are not fully integrated, and the sector’s level of digitalization remains insufficient.
Officials proposed that the cities of Khanabad and Angren, as well as Yangiyul, Akhangaran, Alat, and Termez districts, focus on the development of the transport and logistics sector.
Khanabad, as the “gateway to the Chinese route,” will serve the China-Central Asia-Caspian Sea-Caucasus-Europe, China-Central Asia-Trans-Afghan, and China-Central Asia-Iran transit corridors. Angren, together with Yangiyul and Akhangaran districts, will be developed as intermediate distribution centers for transit and foreign trade cargo.
Alat District will become the “gateway to the Middle Corridor” and will specialize in the China-Central Asia-Caspian Sea-Caucasus-Europe and China-Central Asia-Iran routes. Termez District, as the “gateway to the Trans-Afghan Corridor,” will focus on the China-Central Asia-Trans-Afghan Corridor-Pakistan transport route.
Entrepreneurs planning to establish logistics centers in these designated areas will be offered 50 hectares of land in each district, for a total of 300 hectares. For this purpose, $200 million in preferential, low-interest credit lines is planned to be allocated annually. External infrastructure for the logistics centers will be financed from the state budget.
Mirziyoyev emphasized that the transport and logistics system is of strategic importance for expanding the country’s export potential, enhancing its investment attractiveness, and promoting regional development.
