Aircraft registration in Uzbekistan (UK-)

State registration is the entry of an aircraft into the state register of civil aircraft and the issuance of a certificate. The application is submitted to the Civil Aviation Agency on the prescribed form, along with the title and technical documents.

The Aviation Rules of the Republic of Uzbekistan "State Registration of Civil Aircraft" (AP RUz 45) define the conditions for inclusion in the register, the list of documents, and the procedure for assigning identification marks.

A certificate of deregistration from the foreign state's registry will be required. Double registration is not permitted, so deregistration from the previous registry must be completed before inclusion in the Uzbek registry.

When entered into the register, an aircraft is assigned a state and registration identification mark with the prefix "UK-." The registration certificate is issued by the Civil Aviation Agency.

For owners and operators whose aircraft are based in the country or operate on routes to Central Asia. The industry has been undergoing reform since 2019: the open skies policy and new operators are increasing demand for business aviation.

The standard path takes 6–10 weeks. Step 1: a letter of intent (LOI) with price and terms — 3–5 days. Step 2: a 5–10% deposit into escrow and signing of the purchase agreement. Step 3: a pre-purchase inspection — 1–3 weeks. Step 4: rectification of findings and price adjustment. Step 5: closing — simultaneous transfer of funds, title and risk, technical acceptance and ferry of the aircraft.

A pre-purchase inspection (PPI) is an independent check at a certified centre: airframe, engines, corrosion, records and compliance with airworthiness directives. It takes from 3 days on a turboprop to 2–3 weeks on a heavy jet and costs $15–100K — paid by the buyer. By market practice the seller pays to rectify airworthiness-affecting defects. A seller refusing a PPI is grounds to walk away.

The import budget depends on jurisdiction. In the EU the main items are any customs duty (most business-jet codes carry reduced or zero rates) and import VAT, which varies by country of entry (for example 19–22% in much of Europe). Registration in Aruba, San Marino or the Isle of Man under operation outside the EU allows a temporary-admission regime. We produce an exact calculation before the LOI is signed — an error here costs millions.

After purchase the aircraft must be entered into service: choose a registry (Aruba, San Marino, Isle of Man or a national one), sign a management and maintenance contract with an operator, enrol the engines on a programme (ESP/JSSI), arrange insurance, hangar and crew, and plan the first maintenance. We support all of these steps. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

Before a deal we check: title and absence of liens or leases (a registry title search), the full maintenance history and airworthiness-directive records, the status of heavy maintenance checks and engine time remaining, any incident involvement, and compliance with export rules. We organise this review and an independent pre-purchase inspection before any funds move. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.