National rules

Can you sell backyard eggs in Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan: eggs are animal products, and market sales need a veterinary-sanitary expertise conclusion. Whether household egg sellers need registration or a licence, and farm-gate and label rules, were not established.

Read from 5 official sources20 passages quotedChecked October 30, 2026

At a glance

License

Not stated

Small-flock line

No hen-count or sales threshold found in the texts read

Farmers markets

With conditions

Cartons

Not stated

In plain English

Uzbekistan's household-plot law says household (tomorqa) farming, which grows agricultural products for free trade and for family needs, is not entrepreneurial activity, and a household farm needs no state registration; the law does not apply to privatised plots given to citizens for individual housing, or to plots held on life-long inheritable possession for running a dehkan farm. That provision concerns registering the household farm itself, not a licence or registration to sell eggs. The Veterinary Law lists eggs among animal products, and receiving, storing and selling animal products at markets, in trade organisations and at other trade outlets is done on the basis of a veterinary-sanitary expertise conclusion. The food quality and safety law says food may be produced and sold after conformity assessment and state registration; how that applies to eggs a household sells was not established.

A sourced reading of the rules in Uzbekistan, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the Veterinary and Livestock Development Committee under the Ministry of Agriculture (Комитет ветеринарии и развития животноводства) and the Sanitary-Epidemiological Wellbeing and Public Health Service before you sell.

Do you need a license?

Not stated in the sources we readNo hen-count or sales threshold found in the texts read

Where you can sell

From home or the farm

Not stated

No rule on selling eggs at home or at the farm gate was found in the texts read. The food quality and safety law allows trade in food in places that local government bodies set aside for it.

Farmers markets

With conditions

At dehkan (farmers') markets, representatives of household, dehkan and farm households may sell agricultural products from equipped trading places after paying the one-time fee. Sellers must hold a conclusion from the market's veterinary-sanitary expertise laboratory or the state veterinary service that the products meet veterinary rules, and the fee receipt; the Veterinary Law requires that conclusion for animal products, eggs included, sold at markets.

Stores and restaurants

Not stated

Trade organisations and other trade outlets also receive and sell animal products on the basis of a veterinary-sanitary expertise conclusion (Veterinary Law art. 22). Retail food sales follow rules approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, which were not read.

Also check with: The conclusion comes from the market's veterinary-sanitary expertise laboratory or a state veterinary service body (market rules point 54). The Sanitary-Epidemiological Wellbeing and Public Health Service and the Veterinary and Livestock Development Committee are among the bodies that manage food quality and safety (food law art. 4).

Cartons, labels and handling

Cartons

The sources we read don't set a carton rule.

Refrigeration

Not stated in the sources we read.

The label must show

  • Name of the food product
  • Purpose of the product (for specialised baby and diet foods)
  • Name of the manufacturer
  • Trademark (for organisations that have one)
  • Names of the ingredients, including food additives
  • Nutritional value and grade
  • Storage conditions
  • Date of manufacture and shelf life
  • Method of preparation (for semi-finished products and specialised baby and diet foods)
  • Mass
  • Method of use (for dietary supplements, food additives and specialised baby and diet foods)
  • Conformity mark (for enterprises licensed to mark products with it)
  • Numbers of the normative or technical documentation

Grading

Not stated in the sources we read.

Washing

Not stated in the sources we read.

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Common questions

Can I sell eggs from my backyard chickens in Uzbekistan, and do I need a license?
Uzbekistan: eggs are animal products, and market sales need a veterinary-sanitary expertise conclusion. Whether household egg sellers need registration or a licence, and farm-gate and label rules, were not established. Small-flock line: no hen-count or sales threshold found in the texts read. The conditions, and the law they come from, are on this page.
Can I sell eggs at a farmers market in Uzbekistan?
Allowed with conditions. At dehkan (farmers') markets, representatives of household, dehkan and farm households may sell agricultural products from equipped trading places after paying the one-time fee. Sellers must hold a conclusion from the market's veterinary-sanitary expertise laboratory or the state veterinary service that the products meet veterinary rules, and the fee receipt; the Veterinary Law requires that conclusion for animal products, eggs included, sold at markets. Also note: The conclusion comes from the market's veterinary-sanitary expertise laboratory or a state veterinary service body (market rules point 54). The Sanitary-Epidemiological Wellbeing and Public Health Service and the Veterinary and Livestock Development Committee are among the bodies that manage food quality and safety (food law art. 4).
Can I reuse egg cartons in Uzbekistan?
The sources we read do not say; ask the Veterinary and Livestock Development Committee under the Ministry of Agriculture (Комитет ветеринарии и развития животноводства) and the Sanitary-Epidemiological Wellbeing and Public Health Service before reusing cartons for eggs you sell.
What has to be on the carton label in Uzbekistan?
Name of the food product, Purpose of the product (for specialised baby and diet foods), Name of the manufacturer, Trademark (for organisations that have one), Names of the ingredients, including food additives, Nutritional value and grade, Storage conditions, Date of manufacture and shelf life, Method of preparation (for semi-finished products and specialised baby and diet foods), Mass, Method of use (for dietary supplements, food additives and specialised baby and diet foods), Conformity mark (for enterprises licensed to mark products with it), Numbers of the normative or technical documentation. The rule reads: "Расфасованные и упакованные пищевые продукты, биологически активные добавки к пище, пищевые добавки должны иметь этикетки (листки-вкладыши), где указываются:"
Sources
Read the 20 passages this page is built on
  • “продукция животного происхождения — мясо и мясопродукты, молоко и молочные продукты, рыба и рыбопродукты, яйца и яйцепродукты, а также продукция пчеловодства;”

    ЗРУ-397 (новая редакция Закона 935-XII), ст. 3, 19, 22, 28 · read 2026-10-30

  • “Прием, хранение и реализация на рынках, в торговых организациях и иных торговых объектах продукции и сырья животного происхождения, а также растительных пищевых продуктов, реализуемых на рынках, осуществляются на основе заключения ветеринарно-санитарной экспертизы.”

    ЗРУ-397 (новая редакция Закона 935-XII), ст. 3, 19, 22, 28 · read 2026-10-30

  • “48. Деҳқон бозорларида қишлоқ хўжалиги маҳсулотларини сотиш:”

    Вазирлар Маҳкамасининг 28.08.2012 йилдаги 253-сон қарори, 1-илова, 47, 48, 54-бандлар · read 2026-10-30

  • “жисмоний шахслар — деҳқон, фермер ва томорқа хўжаликлари вакиллари, боғбонлар ва полизчилар, юридик шахс ташкил этмаган якка тартибдаги тадбиркорлар томонидан — жиҳозланган савдо ўринларида, бир марталик йиғимни мажбурий тўлаган ҳолда;”

    Вазирлар Маҳкамасининг 28.08.2012 йилдаги 253-сон қарори, 1-илова, 47, 48, 54-бандлар · read 2026-10-30

  • “54. Бозор ҳудудида қишлоқ хўжалиги маҳсулотларини сотишда сотувчиларда қуйидагилар бўлиши лозим:”

    Вазирлар Маҳкамасининг 28.08.2012 йилдаги 253-сон қарори, 1-илова, 47, 48, 54-бандлар · read 2026-10-30

  • “сотилаётган маҳсулотнинг ветеринария қоида ва нормалари талабларига мувофиқлигини тасдиқловчи бозорлардаги ветеринария-санитария экспертизаси лабораториясининг ёки давлат ветеринария хизмати органининг хулосаси;”

    Вазирлар Маҳкамасининг 28.08.2012 йилдаги 253-сон қарори, 1-илова, 47, 48, 54-бандлар · read 2026-10-30

  • “бир марталик йиғим ва кўрсатилган хизматлар тўлови тўланганлигини тасдиқловчи чек.”

    Вазирлар Маҳкамасининг 28.08.2012 йилдаги 253-сон қарори, 1-илова, 47, 48, 54-бандлар · read 2026-10-30

  • “Томорқа хўжалиги тадбиркорлик фаолияти ҳисобланмайди ва томорқа хўжалигини давлат рўйхатидан ўтказиш талаб этилмайди.”

    ЎРҚ-681, 1, 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13-моддалар · read 2026-10-30

  • “Шахсий томорқа ер участкаларидан томорқа хўжалигини юритиш учун фойдаланувчи шахслар қуйидаги ҳуқуқларга эга:”

    ЎРҚ-681, 1, 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13-моддалар · read 2026-10-30

  • “ўзи етиштирган ёки қайта ишлаган қишлоқ хўжалиги маҳсулотларини бозорларда, савдо шахобчаларида мустақил равишда ёки ўз вакиллари орқали монеликсиз ва эркин реализация қилиш;”

    ЎРҚ-681, 1, 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13-моддалар · read 2026-10-30

  • “Торговля пищевой продукцией допускается в местах, отведенных для этих целей органами государственной власти на местах.”

    Закон 483-I, ст. 4, 6, 12, 13, 14 · read 2026-10-30

  • “Продажа пищевой продукции в розницу производится в соответствии с правилами, утвержденными Кабинетом Министров Республики Узбекистан.”

    Закон 483-I, ст. 4, 6, 12, 13, 14 · read 2026-10-30

  • “Пищевая продукция, а также оборудование, предназначенное для ее изготовления и использования в контакте с пищевыми продуктами, могут производиться, ввозиться на территорию Республики Узбекистан, реализовываться и применяться после оценки их соответствия требованиям норм и правил по качеству и безопасности пищевой продукции и их государственной регистрации.”

    Закон 483-I, ст. 4, 6, 12, 13, 14 · read 2026-10-30

  • “Юридические и физические лица, производящие пищевые продукты, обязаны выпускать их в расфасованном, упакованном виде (обеспечивающем сохранение качества и пищевую ценность на всех этапах обращения) и маркированной в соответствии с законодательством.”

    Закон 483-I, ст. 4, 6, 12, 13, 14 · read 2026-10-30

  • “Расфасованные и упакованные пищевые продукты, биологически активные добавки к пище, пищевые добавки должны иметь этикетки (листки-вкладыши), где указываются:”

    Закон 483-I, ст. 4, 6, 12, 13, 14 · read 2026-10-30

  • “Государственное управление в области обеспечения качества и безопасности пищевой продукции осуществляется Службой санитарно-эпидемиологического благополучия и общественного здоровья Республики Узбекистан, Комитетом ветеринарии и развития животноводства при Министерстве сельского хозяйства Республики Узбекистан,”

    Закон 483-I, ст. 4, 6, 12, 13, 14 · read 2026-10-30

  • “тез бузиладиган озиқ-овқат маҳсулотлари — сифати ва хавфсизлигини таъминлаш учун махсус ҳарорат ва (ёки) бошқа тартиб ва қоидалар талаб қиладиган,”

    0054-23-сон SanQvaN (09.08.2023 йилдаги 19-сон қарор), 1, 9, 13-бандлар, 1-илова · read 2026-10-30

  • “қайта ишланган гўшт, парранда гўшти, тухум, сут, балиқ ва балиқ ҳисобланмайдиган денгиз маҳсулотлари;”

    0054-23-сон SanQvaN (09.08.2023 йилдаги 19-сон қарор), 1, 9, 13-бандлар, 1-илова · read 2026-10-30

  • “13. Тез бузиладиган озиқ-овқат маҳсулотларини сақлаш шарт-шароитлари уларнинг озуқавий қиймати ва инсон саломатлиги учун хавфсизлигини таъминлаши керак.”

    0054-23-сон SanQvaN (09.08.2023 йилдаги 19-сон қарор), 1, 9, 13-бандлар, 1-илова · read 2026-10-30

  • “Ушбу Қонуннинг амал қилиши белгиланган тартибда хусусийлаштирилган, Ўзбекистон Республикаси фуқароларига якка тартибда уй-жой қуриш ва уй-жойни ободонлаштириш учун берилган ер участкалари, шунингдек мерос қилиб қолдириладиган умрбод эгалик қилиш ҳуқуқи асосида деҳқон хўжалигини юритиш учун берилган ер участкалари билан боғлиқ муносабатларга нисбатан татбиқ этилмайди.”

    ЎРҚ-681, 1, 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13-моддалар · read 2026-10-30

What we couldn't confirm
  • No rule on selling eggs at home or at the farm gate, and no egg grading or carton rule, was found in the national texts read on 30 October 2026 (Veterinary Law, food quality and safety law, household-plot law, the Cabinet of Ministers market rules and the 2023 sanitary rules on shelf life and storage).
  • The food quality and safety law requires legal and natural persons producing food products to release them packed and labelled; whether that applies to loose eggs a household sells at a market was not established. The label list applies to packed and packaged food products.
  • The household-plot law and the market rules speak of agricultural products without defining them; the Veterinary Law covers eggs directly.
  • Whether a household selling eggs must obtain state registration of the food or a sanitary-epidemiological conclusion was not established, and the Cabinet of Ministers' retail trade rules were not read.
  • The 2023 sanitary rules' list of perishable foods begins with processed meat, poultry meat, eggs, milk, fish and non-fish seafood; the wording leaves open whether 'processed' also applies to eggs, so it is not established that raw eggs count as perishable. The rules' annex table of shelf lives and storage temperatures lists boiled eggs but no raw eggs, and no storage temperature for raw eggs was found.
  • Local (khokimiyat) rules on keeping poultry in towns and villages were not researched.

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