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08/12/2026, 10:38The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission has increased Kyrgyzstan’s quota for duty-free imports of electric vehicles from 15,000 to 25,000 vehicles. The decision was adopted on 10 August and will come into force on 20 August this year.
The changes have been incorporated into the Customs Union Commission’s decision on the EAEU’s unified customs tariff regime. At the same time, the quota for Armenia has also been increased — from 15,000 to 20,000 electric vehicles.
The decision was taken after the quota for Kyrgyzstan, which was in force for 2026, had been virtually exhausted. Back in late June, the State Customs Service had warned market participants that the remaining allowance for duty-free imports of electric vehicles was rapidly dwindling. Once the quota had been fully utilised, importers would have had to pay an import duty of 15 per cent of the car’s customs value.
The increase in the quota will allow importers to continue importing electric vehicles duty-free within the new limit. This is particularly relevant given the high demand for cars: in the first five months of 2026 alone, 64,500 passenger cars were imported into Kyrgyzstan.
Thus, an additional quota of 10,000 electric vehicles will prevent any interruption to the preferential regime and support the continued growth of electric vehicle imports into the country.
