Is Alcohol legal in Uzbekistan?
- Legal status
- Legal for adults in Uzbekistan, with an age limit of twenty one. Alcohol is not a controlled drug: ethanol is not named in Lists I to IV of Resolution 330 or in the potent substance list of Resolution No. 818, read on 3 October 2026, and that does not rule out a later amendment [Certain]. Article 21 of Law ZRU-844 of 24 May 2023 forbids selling alcohol products to and by persons under twenty one, and article 24 forbids drinking «иш жойларида, кўчаларда, стадионларда, хиёбонларда, боғларда, барча турдаги жамоат транспортида ва бошқа жамоат жойларида» (at work, in streets, stadiums, parks, public transport and other public places), except in licensed premises and at weddings and celebrations [Certain].
- Consequences if caught
- Capital exposure: none. Article 25 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 30 April 2023 provides «Ўзбекистон Республикасида ўлим жазоси тақиқланади», in the Russian text «В Республике Узбекистан смертная казнь запрещается» (the death penalty is prohibited in the Republic of Uzbekistan), read in both texts on lex.uz on 3 October 2026 [Certain]. Drinking in a public place is fined under Administrative Code article 187 at half the base calculation amount [Certain]. Making strong home distilled spirits to sell, or selling them, is fined under article 186 at five to ten times the base calculation amount with confiscation [Certain]. Drink driving rules were not read in this run.
- If prescribed or medical
- Not applicable.
- Documentation
- The personal import allowance for alcohol was not read in this run.
- Law ZRU-844 of 24 May 2023, articles 3, 21 and 24, read on 3 October 2026
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- Administrative Code articles 186 and 187
- Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 330 of 12 November 2015, annexes 4 to 7 (Lists I to IV) and their notes, read on 3 October 2026
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- Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, articles 270 to 276 and 276-1 to 276-13 as restated or added by Law ZRU-1151 of 11 June 2026
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- Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 30 April 2023, article 25, Uzbek and Russian texts
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- Administrative Responsibility Code, articles 56, 56-3, 89 and 187-1
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- Law No. 813-I of 19 August 1999 on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, articles 3, 5, 11, 25 and 30
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- Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 359 of 2 July 2026, annexes 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10, in force from 12 January 2027
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- Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 818 of 27 September 2019, annex 1 list of potent substances, wording of Resolution No. 632 of 4 October 2024, read on 3 October 2026
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Court records
We have not yet assessed whether court records are publicly available for this jurisdiction.
Other substances confirmed in Uzbekistan
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