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How to get an EDS (E-IMZO) electronic signature key in Uzbekistan

Short answer

The EDS key (in Uzbek ERI, in Russian ЭЦП, sold under the name E-IMZO) is the electronic signature you use to file registrations, tax returns, e-invoices, employment contracts and foreign trade contracts. You get it after your PINFL; the company's key can be ordered together with the registration. Keep the key carrier and its password with the person who actually signs, and renew it before it expires.

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In this chapter

  • What the EDS key is used for
  • How to get one
  • How to avoid the most common EDS problem

3.1What you sign with it

  • Company registration online on my.gov.uz
  • Tax returns and the tax cabinet on my.soliq.uz
  • E-invoices to and from other companies
  • Employment contracts in my.mehnat.uz
  • Foreign trade contracts in E-Contract
  • Most licence and permit applications

3.2Getting the key

  1. Have your PINFL ready.

    The identification system (OneID) can only enter a foreigner who has a PINFL.

    You need
    PINFL and passport

  2. Register in OneID.

    At id.gov.uz or at a Public Services Centre. OneID is the single login for state services.

  3. Order the EDS key.

    Through a Public Services Centre or an authorised issuer; the key comes on a token or as a file with a password. A company's key can be ordered in the same order as its registration.

    You get
    A personal key, and later the company's key

  4. Write down the expiry date.

    Set a reminder a month before it. An expired key on a filing deadline is one of the most avoidable problems we see.

Checklist

  • I have a personal EDS key
  • The company's key is with the person who signs reports
  • I have a reminder a month before the key expires

Common questions

Are EDS, ЭЦП, ERI and E-IMZO the same?

Yes. They are names for the same electronic digital signature key in English, Russian, Uzbek and the product name.

Can a foreigner get an EDS key in Uzbekistan?

Yes, once they have a PINFL. The company's key can be ordered together with the registration.

Want us to do it for you?

iBookkeeper registers companies for foreign and local founders and keeps their books afterwards. We talk it through in English, Uzbek or Russian first; once we agree, we sign a paper contract.

Sources

  1. my.gov.uz — PINFL and the identification system for foreigners
  2. Buxgalter.uz — 'business in 15 minutes' (Decree UP-214)

This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice for your situation. Figures are current on the date shown and change; confirm them before you act.