The anticipated major changes in Uzbekistan’s IT sector have received legal confirmation. According to an official notification sent to residents by IT Park, the conditions for technopark residents will change fundamentally starting April 1, 2026.
Under the new regulations, large financial services oriented toward the domestic market will be removed from the privileged zone, and requirements for export-oriented companies will be tightened. According to the document, starting April 1, 2026, IT Park resident status and tax privileges will be revoked for the following categories of organizations:
- Payment organizations: Click, Payme, Paynet, Oson, and others;
- Payment system operators: Uzcard, Humo;
- Marketplaces (electronic payment systems): ATTO and similar specialized payment platforms;
- Microfinance organizations: ZoodPay, Alif (installment services), Zoomrad, Moliya, and others.
Additionally, digital platforms providing government and financial services to individual entrepreneurs and self-employed persons will also be removed from the list of residents.
New mechanism: if you don’t export — you pay more
IT Park is not merely cutting privileges; it is introducing new financial discipline for the remaining residents. From now on, the monthly fees payable to the Directorate will depend on the company’s export performance.
Starting April 1, 2026, residents are required to generate at least 20% of their total revenue from exports (rising to 35% by 2027). If this requirement is not met, the fee amount payable to IT Park for large companies will increase:
| Company’s annual revenue | Fee if export requirement met | Fee if export requirement NOT met |
| Up to 5 billion UZS | 1% | 1% |
| 5 billion – 100 billion UZS | 1% | 2% |
| Over 100 billion UZS | 1% | 3% |
Analysts believe that the privileges introduced in 2017 have fulfilled their purpose. Over the past 8 years, fintech and payment systems have evolved from the startup level into stable and highly profitable businesses.
The new rules indicate that the state’s main focus is shifting from services within the domestic market to increasing IT export potential, which ensures foreign currency inflows.
The IT Park administration calls on all residents to adapt their activities to the new legislative requirements and review their business models by April 1.
