Full procedure Carry diesel in transit through the ISEZ

Diesel by road tanker from the Kazakh frontier (Chu Gate) to the Uzbek frontier (Kyzyl-Tuu) by State Route 1.

Fuel in transit travels under customs bond and is measured on entry and on exit. The route crosses the Otmek tunnel, the Fergana Gateway and the Toktogul dam security zone, each with its own rules for dangerous goods. Tankers are entered in the Gendarmerie register of fuel tankers before their first journey.

Check the dangerous goods certificates

Verification by the Highway Patrol Corps of the driver's and the tanker's dangerous goods certificates.

1. Present the certificates for verification
Where: Highway Patrol Corps
Certificates issued abroad are verified, not recognised. Verification is entered on a separate sheet that travels with the certificate.
Bring: Driver's ID and driving licence, Technical passport of the vehicle
You receive: Dangerous goods certificates of the driver and the tanker
Cost: IS 80 per tanker
Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 15–20 min at the counter, 2–5 days until the next step

Have the tanker's compartments calibrated

Calibration by Iradstandart, so that the volume at entry and exit can be compared.

2. Bring the empty tanker to the calibration stand
Where: Iradstandart, State Agency for Standards, Metrology and Certification
The tanker must be empty, so calibration is done before it is loaded abroad, or after it has been unloaded on a previous journey.
Bring: Technical passport of the vehicle
You receive: Calibration certificate of the tanker's compartments
Cost: IS 320 per tanker
Time: 60–240 min in the queue, 90–150 min at the counter, 3–7 days until the next step

Enter the tanker in the register of fuel tankers

3. Apply for entry in the register
Where: Border Demarcation Brigade
Bring: Technical passport of the vehicle, Calibration certificate of the tanker's compartments, Dangerous goods certificates of the driver and the tanker, Driver's ID and driving licence, Two photographs, 3.5 × 4.5 cm
You receive: Entry in the Gendarmerie register of fuel tankers
Cost: IS 150 per tanker
Time: 60–180 min in the queue, 15–30 min at the counter, 7–15 days until the next step

Obtain a route permit for dangerous goods

Permit of the Roads Department, Department of Infrastructure and Communications, for the date and route of the journey.

4. Apply for the route permit
Where: Roads Department
Dangerous goods may cross the Otmek tunnel only between 22:00 and 5:00, and the Fergana Gateway only in daylight. A journey is therefore planned to reach the tunnel at night and the pass in the morning.
Bring: Entry in the Gendarmerie register of fuel tankers, Dangerous goods certificates of the driver and the tanker
You receive: Route permit for dangerous goods on State Route 1
Cost: IS 200 per tanker
Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 5–10 days until the next step

Insure the carriage of dangerous goods

Compulsory policy of Iradstrakh for carriers of dangerous goods.

5. Buy the policy at the head office
Where: Iradstrakh, State Insurance Company of Irad
Bring: Route permit for dangerous goods on State Route 1, Technical passport of the vehicle
You receive: Insurance policy of a carrier of dangerous goods
Cost: IS 18 per tonne
Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 15–25 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Lodge the transit declaration at Chu Gate

Transit declaration at the customs post at Chu Gate; the tanker is sealed and travels under bond.

6. Declare the diesel and have the tanker sealed
Where: Customs posts at the frontier crossings (x 2)
The volume is measured at 15 °C. Hydromet's air temperature at the crossing is written on the declaration for the conversion.
Bring: Route permit for dangerous goods on State Route 1, Entry in the Gendarmerie register of fuel tankers, Calibration certificate of the tanker's compartments, Insurance policy of a carrier of dangerous goods, International consignment note (CMR), Invoice of the foreign supplier
You receive: Transit declaration
Cost: IS 150
Cost: transit fee, IS 6 per tonne
Time: 120–600 min in the queue, 30–60 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step

Pay the road-use charge at the Otmek valley mouth

Heavy-vehicle charge at the internal control post of the Gendarmerie.

7. Pay the charge and show the register entry
Where: Internal control posts of the Gendarmerie (x 3)
The tanker's seals are checked at this post, at the Ala-Bel summit and at the Naryn bridge. Since 2023 each check is recorded in the register.
Bring: Transit declaration, Entry in the Gendarmerie register of fuel tankers, Route permit for dangerous goods on State Route 1
You receive: Receipt for the heavy-vehicle road-use charge
Cost: road-use charge by gross weight, IS 120 to IS 340, by Diesel, tonnes
Time: 20–180 min in the queue, 10–20 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step

Obtain a pass through the Toktogul dam security zone

Pass of the dam security zone office at Kara-Köl; dangerous goods cross the zone under escort.

8. Apply for the pass and book the escort
Where: Toktogul dam security zone office
Escorts leave Kara-Köl at 7:00 and 15:00. A tanker that misses the escort waits at the zone gate.
Bring: Route permit for dangerous goods on State Route 1, Transit declaration, Entry in the Gendarmerie register of fuel tankers
You receive: Pass through the Toktogul dam security zone
Cost: escort through the zone, IS 260 per tanker
Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 10–20 min at the counter, 1–3 days until the next step

Leave the ISEZ at Kyzyl-Tuu

Exit stamp of the customs post at Kyzyl-Tuu during the shared customs inspection hours; the volume is measured again.

9. Present the tanker for measurement and seal check
Where: Customs posts at the frontier crossings (x 2)
A difference of more than 0.5% between entry and exit is charged as import of the missing diesel at the price at NurGaz stations.
Bring: Transit declaration, Calibration certificate of the tanker's compartments, Receipt for the heavy-vehicle road-use charge, Pass through the Toktogul dam security zone
You receive: Exit stamp on the transit declaration
Cost: IS 90 per tanker
Time: 120–720 min in the queue, 30–60 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step

Laws and documents

Executive Directive 2014/22 On the carriage of dangerous goods on State Route 1 (paragraphs 3, 4; paragraphs 6, 7, 9)
Executive Directive 2021/09 On the register of fuel tankers (paragraphs 1, 3, 6)
Protocol of 14 July 2009 Protocol on the Toktogul Basin and the State Route 1 Corridor (article 5; articles 5, 12)
№ 08-14 Customs Code of the Irad Special Economic Zone 2008 (articles 120, 124; articles 126, 129)
Protocol of 2008 Northern Border Demarcation Protocol (minute 7)
Memorandum of February 2025 ISEZ–Uzbek memorandum on trade and border coordination (section 2)

Institutions

Highway Patrol Corps, Talas, vehicle registration and inspection station, Trans-Talas Highway km 6; Nurzhan, Dastgoh station. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
Iradstandart, State Agency for Standards, Metrology and Certification, Talas, Jibek Jolu Avenue 60; testing laboratory in the courtyard. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
Border Demarcation Brigade, Talas, Gendarmerie Academy compound, permits office, gate 4. Monday to Thursday, 9:00–12:30
Roads Department, Talas, Liberty Boulevard 14, second floor (the e-Government Service Centre is on the ground floor). Monday to Thursday, 9:00–12:30
Iradstrakh, State Insurance Company of Irad, Any of about 60 offices; cargo policies at the Talas head office only, Central Avenue 7. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
Customs posts at the frontier crossings (x 2), Chu Gate (Kazakh frontier); Dostuk and Kyzyl-Tuu (Uzbek frontier, shared inspection hours under the 2025 memorandum). Daylight hours, every day
Internal control posts of the Gendarmerie (x 3), Otmek valley mouth (road-use charge), Ala-Bel summit, Naryn bridge below the dam. Daylight hours, every day
Toktogul dam security zone office, Kara-Köl, National Dispatch Centre, pass office. Monday to Thursday, 9:00–12:30

Updated 2026-10-23. Developed with the support of the UNMI trade facilitation programme.