Energy & carbon markets · 30 October 2026
Türkiye and Uzbekistan sign protocol to expand preferential trade agreement
The protocol signed in Ankara on 29 October aims to add products to preferential trade coverage. Entry into force requires both sides to complete domestic approval procedures.
Türkiye and Uzbekistan have signed a protocol to expand their existing Preferential Trade Agreement. According to the Ministry of Trade’s announcement dated 29 October 2026, the document signed in Ankara aims to add products to the agreement’s concession lists. Signature does not mean entry into force: both parties must first complete their domestic approval procedures. [Source](https://ticaret.gov.tr/haberler/turkiye-ile-ozbekistan-arasindaki-tercihli-ticaret-anlasmasinin-kapsami-genisletiliyor-29-10-2026)
Two ministers sign in Ankara
The amending protocol was signed in the presence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Türkiye’s Trade Minister Ömer Bolat and Uzbekistan’s Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade Laziz Kudratov signed the document. The signing took place during contacts in Türkiye connected with the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States. The ministry said Türkiye assumed the organization’s rotating presidency at the summit, whose theme emphasized unity in language, thought and action. [Source](https://ticaret.gov.tr/haberler/turkiye-ile-ozbekistan-arasindaki-tercihli-ticaret-anlasmasinin-kapsami-genisletiliyor-29-10-2026)
Official source: Ministry of Trade ↗Additional products to broaden market access
The announced change centers on adding products to the existing agreement’s concession lists, with the aim of expanding reciprocal market access. The announcement does not identify the products, specify product-level conditions or quantify the expansion. It therefore does not establish the details of any new commercial advantage for an individual sector or product. The development reported is the signing of a protocol intended to broaden the existing agreement’s coverage. [Source](https://ticaret.gov.tr/haberler/turkiye-ile-ozbekistan-arasindaki-tercihli-ticaret-anlasmasinin-kapsami-genisletiliyor-29-10-2026)
Official source: Ministry of Trade ↗Domestic approvals precede entry into force
The ministry explicitly states that the protocol will enter into force after the parties complete their domestic approval procedures. It does not report that those procedures have been completed or provide a firm commencement date. Accordingly, 29 October 2026 is the signature date, not an announced start date for applying new concessions. This is a signed protocol rather than merely a proposal, but its entry into force remains conditional on the approval processes described in the announcement. [Source](https://ticaret.gov.tr/haberler/turkiye-ile-ozbekistan-arasindaki-tercihli-ticaret-anlasmasinin-kapsami-genisletiliyor-29-10-2026)
Official source: Ministry of Trade ↗Expected trade and supply-chain benefits
The ministry places the expansion within the countries’ Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and economic integration objectives under the Organization of Turkic States. It expects the change to support bilateral commercial relations, strengthen supply-chain resilience across Eurasia and contribute to bilateral trade targets. These are stated expectations, not reported outcomes. The announcement also reiterates the ministry’s intention to continue work aimed at improving Turkish exporters’ competitiveness in Uzbekistan and reducing barriers to reciprocal trade. [Source](https://ticaret.gov.tr/haberler/turkiye-ile-ozbekistan-arasindaki-tercihli-ticaret-anlasmasinin-kapsami-genisletiliyor-29-10-2026)
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