is a project to promote and strengthen German-Uzbek textile business partnership and cooperation throughout the textile production chain, from fibre to fashion. The textile associations GESAMTMASCHE and UZTEKSTILPROM jointly implement the project and inform the public on its progress. The project is financed by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and supported by sequa gGmbH.
Uzbekistan increasingly moves into the focus of international procurement interest. Over the past decade, the international textile sector has experienced enormous shifts in global economic power and international trade flows. The corona crisis has further accelerated this development and made the structural changes clearly visible. Since Uzbekistan has focused on sustainability in cotton cultivation and promotes state-of-the-art processing in its own country, contacts between German and Uzbek companies have noticeably intensified. Opportunely located on the Silk Road, Uzbekistan is open to trade and has good conditions to become an industry platform for the entire region. Against the background of the vast German consumer market, the German textile and clothing industry with its worldwide leading role in textile technology is predestined as Uzbekistan’s preferred cooperation partner in Europe.
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The second seminar was held in the beautiful city of Samarkand on the key factors for successfully entering the textile market of the European Union using the capabilities of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP+). The event took place on December 4 of this year, in the conference hall of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Samarkand region.
The seminar was organized by the German association Gesamtmasche, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan and the Uztextileprom Association in accordance with the TOT (trainers of trainers) program, the main goal of which is to identify export-oriented enterprises in the industry and promote them to European markets. After all, entering the European market represents enormous opportunities for Uzbek textile enterprises. However, to compete successfully, it is necessary to deeply understand the EU requirements for product quality, safety standards and environmental regulations. The GSP+ system provides preferential tariff preferences for Uzbek goods, which makes entry into the European market more accessible.
More than 30 entrepreneurs from the Samarkand region and nearby regions took part in the training seminar to obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to take advantage of these opportunities. The expert and trainer of the seminar was Bekzod Karazhanov, a participant in the TOT program who received valuable knowledge and was trained in Germany. He examined in detail the conditions and requirements of the GSP+ system of preferences, rules of origin of goods, certification procedures and customs clearance. He showed how to correctly fill out customs invoices and revealed customs advantages for goods from developing countries when imported into the EU. The trainer presented duty-free status under GSP+, documents for export and import, bill of lading and prices for air cargo transportation.
This seminar was highly appreciated by the participants, especially among women entrepreneurs.
They gained valuable information about opportunities to enter the European market, increased their awareness of EU requirements and strengthened their knowledge of export activities. Many participants expressed a desire to use the acquired knowledge in practice and actively develop their business in the international market.
The seminar, as a strategic step in supporting entrepreneurship and promoting the development of the textile industry of Uzbekistan, showed how effective the partnership of Gesamtmasche, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Uztextileprom Association is in strengthening the country’s competitiveness in the global textile market.
On 27.11.2024, within the framework of the ToT project, the first seminar was held, organized by the German association Gesamtmasche, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Association of Uztekstilprom.