Full procedure Export walnuts

Buy at the bazaar on the certified scales

Purchase slip from the administration of the Bazar-Korgon bazaar, weighed on scales verified by Iradstandart.

1. 1. Weigh the walnuts on the bazaar's certified scales
   Where: Administration of the Bazar-Korgon bazaar
   The scales' verification stamp must be no older than twelve months. If it is older, the walnuts are weighed again elsewhere and the bazaar slip is issued on the second weight.
   Bring: ID card or passport of the applicant, Verification stamp of the bazaar scales (Iradstandart)
   Cost: weighing, IS 12 per tonne
   Time: 30–180 min in the queue, 10–30 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step
2. 2. Collect the bazaar purchase slip (Form B-3) with the weight from the certified scales
   Where: Administration of the Bazar-Korgon bazaar
   You receive: Bazaar purchase slip (Form B-3) with the weight from the certified scales
   Cost: IS 25
   Time: 10–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Show the levy receipt for walnuts from the forest

Receipt of the El-Choro post on the Arslanbob road, for walnuts gathered in the Arslanbob forest.

3. 3. Obtain the receipt from the seller ★ optional
   Where: El-Choro post (customary levy)
   Walnuts that come down from the forest have paid the Chubar clans' customary levy on the way. The Customs Service accepts the levy receipt as evidence that the walnuts are of tribal origin, which decides which certificate of origin is issued. Walnuts from the farm belt need no receipt.
   You receive: Receipt of the El-Choro post for the customary levy
   Time: 0 min in the queue, 5–15 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step

Have the walnuts tested for aflatoxins

Laboratory report of the agrochemical laboratory of the Faculty of Agriculture, Talas State University.

4. 4. Send a 2 kg sample from each lorry to Talas
   Where: Agrochemical laboratory of the Faculty of Agriculture
   Bring: Bazaar purchase slip (Form B-3) with the weight from the certified scales
   You receive: Laboratory report on aflatoxins and moisture
   Cost: IS 290 per lorry
   Time: 20–40 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 7–12 days until the next step

Obtain a phytosanitary certificate

Certificate of the Plant Quarantine Inspectorate, Ministry of Natural Resources, after inspection at Bazar-Korgon.

5. 5. Request inspection at the field office
   Where: Plant Quarantine Inspectorate
   Bring: Bazaar purchase slip (Form B-3) with the weight from the certified scales, Laboratory report on aflatoxins and moisture, Foreign trade contract (original and two copies)
   Cost: IS 180
   Cost: IS 15 per tonne
   Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 30–60 min at the counter, 2–5 days until the next step
6. 6. Collect the phytosanitary certificate
   Where: Plant Quarantine Inspectorate (Talas, Government House annex, room 31)
   Valid for 14 days. The phytosanitary certificate is issued in Talas although the inspection is made in Bazar-Korgon.
   You receive: Phytosanitary certificate
   Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Have the consignment fumigated

Fumigation certificate of the Plant Quarantine Inspectorate, where the buyer's country requires it.

7. 7. Fumigate under the Inspectorate's supervision ★ optional
   Where: Plant Quarantine Inspectorate
   Bring: Phytosanitary certificate
   You receive: Fumigation certificate
   Cost: IS 95 per tonne
   Time: 0 min in the queue, 60–120 min at the counter, 2–3 days until the next step

Certificate of origin, Form A

For buyers in the United Kingdom, the European Union and the United States; issued by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Obtain a certificate of origin. Other option: Certificate of origin, Form CT-1.

8. 8. Apply for Form A
   Where: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Irad
   Walnuts of tribal origin are certified as originating in “Irad” without further detail.
   Bring: Bazaar purchase slip (Form B-3) with the weight from the certified scales, Phytosanitary certificate, Foreign trade contract (original and two copies), Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies)
   You receive: Certificate of origin, Form A
   Cost: IS 320
   Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 20–30 min at the counter, 3–5 days until the next step

Register the export escrow account

Registration with the Irad Foreign Trade Escrow Authority; the buyer pays into escrow at Talasbank and the Authority deducts royalties.

9. 9. Register the contract and open the escrow account
   Where: Irad Foreign Trade Escrow Authority
   Bring: Foreign trade contract (original and two copies), Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies), ID card of the director of the firm
   You receive: Export escrow account registration
   Cost: IS 200
   Cost: royalty deducted from escrow (0.5%), $0.005 per US$ of contract value
   Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 20–30 min at the counter, 5–10 days until the next step

Book a slot in the shared customs inspection hours

Slot at the Dostuk crossing during the inspection hours shared with the Uzbek customs service.

10. 10. Book the slot by telephone, then confirm in person
    Where: Customs posts at the frontier crossings (x 2)
    Shared hours are Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00–13:00. A slot is confirmed only in person, at Dostuk, on a day before the slot.
    Bring: Phytosanitary certificate, Export escrow account registration
    You receive: Booking of a slot in the shared customs inspection hours
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 3–10 days until the next step

Lodge the export declaration

Export declaration and release at the customs post at Dostuk.

11. 11. Present the lorry and the documents at the booked slot
    Where: Customs posts at the frontier crossings (x 2)
    Bring: Booking of a slot in the shared customs inspection hours, Phytosanitary certificate, Certificate of origin, Form A, Export escrow account registration, Bazaar purchase slip (Form B-3) with the weight from the certified scales, International consignment note (CMR), Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies)
    You receive: Export declaration with the release stamp
    Cost: IS 150
    Cost: IS 60 per lorry
    Time: 60–360 min in the queue, 30–60 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step