The investment case for Andijan
3.5 million people in Uzbekistan's most industrial valley: home of UzAuto Motors, national leader in clothing, and the country's fastest-growing exporter in early 2026. Two corridors under construction, a railway from China and a motorway from Tashkent, make it the eastern gateway.
A compounding economy
Nominal output has doubled roughly every four years since the 2017 liberalization. Real growth was 6.8 percent in 2025; the 2026 target is 8 percent.
Gross regional product
$8.57B
16.50%
2010
2025
What the economy is made of
Services lead. Industry and agriculture are close behind. The industry stands out: one of Central Asia's largest car plants and the country's biggest apparel cluster.
GRP by value added, 2025
How the region's 107.7T soum of value added splits across sectors.
The Chevrolet plant in Asaka feeds 100+ local component suppliers; the goal is to source about 60% of component value locally.
Valley cotton leaves the region as finished garments. Dinar, Ellada and WBM Romitex lead the cluster.
Two corridors point at Andijan
Andijan sits 50 km from the Kyrgyz border. The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, under construction since 2025, terminates here - and so will the new motorway from Tashkent.
What Andijan sells abroad
Estimated split of goods exports, 2025.
Top export destinations
Exports by destination, 2025. Open a country for its history.
A rising digital hub
IT Park's Andijan branch is young and compounding: exports grew seven times in two years, almost all billed to US clients, and the branch ranks second among regions.
IT services exports, Andijan branch
$35.00M
37.80%
2023
2026
The national frame. IT Park residents nationwide exported $728M in 2025, the bulk of it billed from Tashkent, against a $5B goal for 2030. Resident incentives run to 2040 for export-led companies.
The deal on the table
The standard rates are flat and low; the special regimes take the taxes that matter to near zero for exporters.
From April 2026, new economic-zone residents receive accelerated depreciation instead of the earlier profit-tax holidays; the land and property exemptions carry wage and staffing conditions. IT Park benefits run unconditionally to 2028 and to 2040 for majority exporters. Export minimums for large residents (20% in 2026, 35% in 2027) raise the 1% fee to a tiered 2-3% if missed; from 2028, majority exports is what keeps the benefits.
Three ways in
Three practical ways to set up in Andijan, from lightest to most capital-intensive.
Register a company as an IT Park resident and sell services abroad. You pay no profit tax, just a 1% revenue fee, and the benefits run to 2040 if most of your revenue comes from exports.
Set up production in a zone like Andijan-pharm or the new sites in Asaka, Bulakbashi and Shakhrikhan. Your equipment comes in duty-free and you pay no land or property tax.
Sell machinery, fabrics or components to UzAuto's supplier network and the textile factories, or start a joint venture with a local partner. That is the route German, Turkish and Chinese investors have taken.
Sources: National Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan (nsc.uz), Andijan regional statistics office (andstat.uz), president.uz, IT Park Uzbekistan and its Andijan branch, Central Bank of Uzbekistan, CERR (review.uz), UzAuto Motors IFRS statements, EY and PwC tax summaries. Soum figures converted at annual average official exchange rates (CBU). Data as of July 2026.