Proposals for enhancing customs operations have been discussed.

Significant work has been done in the customs sector to enhance regional and international economic ties. Preliminary information exchange has been established with nearly ten countries, and customs clearance and data processing centers have been created. Terminals have been built at four major customs posts, and over 20 posts have been equipped with new technology. A total of 35 information systems have been implemented for entrepreneurs, and the export procedure has been reduced from nine to three stages.

As a result, the number of vehicles crossing the border has increased eightfold, reaching nearly 5 million. Budget revenues have risen nine times, exceeding 63 trillion soums last year. The time for cargo clearance has been reduced to three hours for imports and 20 minutes for exports.

Overall, due to the simplification of procedures, nearly 6,000 exporters and around 20,000 importers have been able to save significant amounts of money and time. Uzbekistan has improved its position in the international logistics ranking, moving from 140th to 74th place in customs performance.

However, there remain several tasks regarding further digitalization, acceleration of processes, and enhancing convenience. During the presentation, measures aimed at addressing these issues were discussed.

In recent years, the capacity for processing goods in the customs zone has been significantly expanded, leading to a share of such goods in exports exceeding 1 billion dollars. Further simplification of this regime is expected to increase this figure to 1.5 billion dollars within the current year.

Considering the growth of trade and tourism links with neighboring countries, a twofold increase in passenger traffic and vehicle movement across the border is anticipated. This requires the creation of additional infrastructure and increased capacity at customs posts.

In particular, to boost international transport, a system for preliminary information collection about passengers on bus routes is planned to be implemented, similar to air transport. This will expedite border crossing and reduce the time for bus clearance by half. Moreover, at the largest customs posts, a trial implementation of a "red" and "green" corridor system for cars and buses has been proposed as an experiment.

Special attention has been given to the widespread application of artificial intelligence technologies in customs monitoring. To this end, with the support of World Bank specialists, the risk analysis system will be improved. It will assess the reliability of entrepreneurs based on 122 criteria, including financial stability, tax debts, and trading history. Additionally, artificial intelligence will be used to analyze X-ray images of goods with automatic risk detection.

The head of state approved these proposals and emphasized the need to create even more conveniences in the customs sector, ensuring prompt service for entrepreneurs and tourists. There is also a mandate to align customs legislation fully with the requirements of the World Trade Organization as part of the accession process to this organization.

The importance of enhancing the capacity of the Customs Institute, training qualified personnel in the fields of artificial intelligence, digital technologies, and risk analysis, expanding dual education, and improving the organization of practical training in the customs sector has been highlighted.