Changing Director, Address and OKED in Uzbekistan

Q: Does changing the director require re-registering the company?

Changing the director itself does not require re-registering the founding documents if the charter is unchanged. But within 10 days you must update the tax records, reissue the company's e-signature for the new head, and update the bank's signature card.

Q: Do I need to change the OKED if my activity changes?

The OKED code itself is statistical; when the main activity changes, the statistics body reassigns it automatically. But if the new activity is not listed in the charter, you must amend the charter and re-register within 30 days.

Q: Can changes be filed online if the founder is a foreigner?

Yes. Re-registration is available online via EPIGU/birdarcha.uz, but a request from a company with foreign founders must be signed with those persons' electronic digital signatures. This is the key difference from companies with local participants.

Changing a company's director, legal address and activity codes (OKED) in Uzbekistan: procedures, documents, deadlines, state fees and online re-registration.

Last updated 2026-06-15

Ivan Karataev

Managing Partner, BizReg

MBA, ACCA, CPA · ex-KPMG, ex-CFO of NYSE-listed companies · 20+ years in US & Uzbek business

Last updated 2026-06-15 · 13 min read

✓ Facts verified against primary sources (lex.uz, soliq.uz)

Last updated 2026-06-15 · 13 min read · ✓ Facts verified against primary sources (lex.uz, soliq.uz)

Changing a company's director, legal address and activity codes (OKED) in Uzbekistan are three different procedures with different deadlines and documents: the director changes via a registration-data and e-signature update within 10 days, the address via a notification-based online re-registration, and activities require a charter re-registration only if the new line of business is not already listed in the charter. A company is a living organism, and each of these changes goes through its own procedure — you must not confuse them. Changing the director, the legal address and the activity codes (OKED) are registered differently, with different deadlines and documents. Below are three parallel scenarios: exactly what changes, which papers are needed, in what timeframe and at what cost. Most steps are done online.

The main misconception

"Changing the director" and "amending the charter" are not the same thing. The director can change without any re-registration of the founding documents, whereas a new activity in the charter or a new address does require a formal re-registration. Below we break down each case separately so you don't overpay state fees or miss deadlines.

different procedures — don't mix them

30 min

online re-registration of changes

25% / 50%

state fee online / in person

10–30 days

deadlines to file changes

Three changes — three different procedures

Before the details, see the whole picture. These are three separate routes, each with its own logic. Changing the director is an update of registration data and the e-signature, without reissuing the charter. Changing the address is a notification-based re-registration (if there is no large tax debt). Changing activities is either nothing at all (the statistics body fixes the code) or a full charter re-registration, if the new line of business is not written into the charter.

Что меняемДокументыСрокГоспошлина

Director change

Документы: Participants' decision/minutes, new company e-signature, application to the tax body, bank signature card

Срок: 10 days — update registration data

Пошлина: No fee for charter re-registration

Legal address change

Документы: Participants' decision, document for the new premises, updated charter (recommended)

Срок: 10 days from the move

Пошлина: Re-registration fee (25% online)

Activity change (OKED)

Документы: If the charter changes: participants' decision + charter in new and old editions

Срок: 30 days — if charter re-registration is required

Пошлина: Re-registration fee (25% online)

Where these rules come from

The re-registration procedure, the list of changes and the deadlines are set by the Regulation on state registration of business entities (Annex No. 1 to PKM No. 66 of 09.02.2017). Tax deadlines for registration data are set by PKM No. 150 of 02.04.2022. Accurate as of 2026-06-15; verify the edition on lex.uz.

Review your changes case in 15 minutes

Does changing the director require re-registering the company?

This is the most common and at the same time the most underestimated case. Legally, the director changes by a decision of the supreme governing body — for an LLC this is the general meeting of participants, and with a sole participant a written decision is drawn up. The decision itself does not require re-registration of the founding documents if the charter is not touched. But you cannot "forget" the change — otherwise liability for late filings and fines will land on the former head.

Document the decision to change
A general meeting of participants is held (or a sole participant's written decision is made) to terminate the former director's authority and appoint the new one. The minutes are signed by the chairman and the secretary of the meeting. Mistake: an informal "we agreed" with no document — without minutes/a decision, the bank and the tax body will not accept the change.
Reissue the company's e-signature
The e-signature in the former director's name must be cancelled at the nearest Public Services Center, and the new head obtains a company e-signature in their own name via e-imzo.soliq.uz or at a Center. Nuance: while the e-signature stays with the old director, they can formally still sign documents on the company's behalf — a direct risk.
Update the tax records
Within no more than 10 days of the change, file an application to amend the registration data (fastest via the personal cabinet on my3.soliq.uz). The tax body makes the change within 3 working days. Mistake: not updating the data — then fines for late filing are addressed to the former director.
Bank and other systems
The signature card is reissued at the servicing bank. The head's data is updated on my.mehnat.uz, with the e-document operator and on other portals where the director is named. Nuance: without a fresh signature card the bank may suspend payments.

What a missed deadline costs

If the registration data is not updated, claims for late reporting and unpaid taxes are addressed to the person named in the data — that is, the former director. Possible sanctions are fines under Art. 220 of the Tax Code and Art. 175 of the Administrative Liability Code, and challenging them means going to court. So changing the director is not just a personnel matter but an urgent registration and tax one.

What is the deadline to register a change of legal address?

Strictly speaking, Uzbek law fixes not a "legal" address but the company's postal address — the very location stated in the charter, the certificate and the state register. When a company moves, the address must be re-registered, and here there is a pleasant simplification.

The main condition for the simplified, notification-based procedure: the company has no tax debt exceeding 300 BRV. In that case the address change is made online via new.birdarcha.uz — the head or the accountant with an e-signature simply logs in and updates the registration data, without filing any documents with the registering body. The deadline is within 10 days of the move.

Participants' decision

Hold a meeting (or draw up a sole participant's decision) on the address change and record it in minutes.

Document for the premises

Ownership or a lease/use agreement for the new address — the basis for the change.

Online via birdarcha

File the change with the company e-signature; with no large debt, by notification only.

Even though the registering body currently does not require you to bring paper, the company still needs to document the change internally: hold a meeting, where needed amend the charter based on documents for the new premises, and keep an up-to-date charter on hand. This protects you from questions from the bank and counterparties.

Why a cheap «address» fails again

When moving, companies are often tempted back by an old risk — a formal or "mass-registration" address. Banks and the tax authority treat such addresses with suspicion. When changing the address it is wise to take real premises with a proper agreement at once — then both the re-registration and later compliance go smoothly. Accurate as of 2026-06-15.

Key address nuances

A request can be rejected for non-payment (or partial payment) of the state fee and for tax debt. A rejected fee is not refunded. After the address change, check whether you need to notify counterparties, reissue licenses and update bank data (especially if the servicing bank also changes for the new district).

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Do you need to change the OKED if your activity changes?

This is where confusion arises most often, because people mean different things by "changing the OKED". Let's separate two cases.

Case A — the actual activity changed, but the charter allows it. The OKED code is a five-digit statistical code for the type of activity. If the company's main activity changes during the year, the company itself need do nothing with the code: the statistics body reassigns it on its own based on actual turnover. No charter re-registration is required.

Case B — a new line of business is added that is not in the charter. Then you must amend the founding documents and complete a re-registration — within 30 days of the change. This is exactly why, when forming a company, it is worth writing the broadest possible list of activities into the charter: it spares you unnecessary re-registrations as the business expands.

Activity is in the charter

no re-registration

Only the actual work profile changes. The statistics body adjusts the OKED code itself. No formal charter re-registration is needed. Accurate as of 2026-06-15.

New line outside the charter

re-registration needed

If the activity is not provided for by the charter, the founding documents are amended and a re-registration is carried out — within 30 days. State fee 25% (online). Accurate as of 2026-06-15.

A special case: IT Park residents

For IT Park residents the activity is critical. Benefits apply only while the company carries out activities from the approved list (Annex No. 2 to PKM No. 589 of 15.07.2019). If a resident shifts to an activity outside the list, the resident status is cancelled, and taxes must be paid under the general regime. The industry benefits are extended through 1 January 2028 (Decree No. UP-5099). Verify on it-park.uz; accurate as of 2026-06-15.

One more practical point: the main and additional OKED codes should not point to clearly unrelated areas — that draws the attention of state bodies as a sign of a shell company. And remember that declaring a licensed activity in the charter but not obtaining the license is a violation: you cannot carry out such activity without a permit.

Documents and deadlines: summary table

What changes	Key document	Deadline	State fee
Director	Participants' minutes/decision	10 days (registration data)	No charter re-registration fee
Legal address	Decision + document for premises	10 days	25% online / 50% in person
Activities (in charter)	Decision + charter (new and old editions)	30 days	25% online / 50% in person
Participants/shares	Decision + share-transfer documents	30 days	25% online / 50% in person
Name, legal form, capital	Decision + new charter edition	30 days	25% online / 50% in person

The re-registration of changes to founding documents is processed in real time — no more than 30 minutes. Only changes involving an increase in charter capital and a share transfer take longer — up to 16 working hours. Documents for online re-registration are attached as PDFs (each as a separate file, up to 10 MB), and the amended charter is stored in the EPIGU repository with a QR code and identification numbers.

Prepare the decision and the new charter edition

How this is all done online

You can re-register changes via EPIGU and the birdarcha.uz module. The applicant creates a business-entity personal cabinet, builds the request step by step (the system can be paused — data is saved), attaches documents and pays the state fee by card or bank transfer.

The key feature for foreign business: if the founders include persons who are not citizens of Uzbekistan, the request must be signed with their electronic digital signature. For companies with local participants the system sends consents to founders via One ID, but for foreign founders their own e-signature is required. This is the most common stumbling block for non-residents — without e-signatures arranged in advance, online re-registration stalls.

How to do it right

Distinguish the three procedures: director, address, activities
On a director change, reissue the e-signature and registration data at once
Change the address by notification while there is no large debt
Build a broad list of OKED codes into the charter in advance
Foreign founders should arrange e-signatures before filing

What to avoid

Assuming a director change requires no action
Missing the 10-day deadline to update registration data
Leaving the e-signature in the former director's name
Amending the charter where a statistical OKED fix is enough
IT Park residents shifting to activities outside the list

The essentials in a minute

Three changes, three procedures: director (registration data + e-signature), address (notification), activities (charter re-registration if needed).
A director change needs no charter re-registration, but requires updating registration data within 10 days and reissuing the e-signature.
The address is changed online by notification if there is no tax debt over 300 BRV; the deadline is 10 days.
The statistics body fixes the OKED code itself; re-registration is needed only if the new activity is not in the charter (30-day deadline).
State fee: 25% online / 50% in person; re-registration takes up to 30 minutes; foreign founders need an e-signature.

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FAQ

Does changing the director require re-registering the company?+

The director change itself does not require re-registering the founding documents if the charter is unchanged. But within 10 days you must update the tax records, reissue the company e-signature for the new head, and update the bank's signature card.

What is the state fee for amending the founding documents?+

Online re-registration via birdarcha.uz/EPIGU costs 25% of the set registration fee; in-person at a Public Services Center it is 50%. A rejected fee is not refunded. Verify the rate on lex.uz and my.gov.uz; accurate as of 2026-06-15.

What is the deadline to register a change of legal address?+

The address re-registration must be done within 10 days of the change. If there is no tax debt exceeding 300 BRV, the address is changed by notification online — no documents need to be filed with the registering body.

Do I need to change the OKED if my activity changes?+

The OKED code itself is statistical — when the main activity changes, the statistics body changes it on its own. But if the new activity is not listed in the charter, you must amend the charter and re-register within 30 days.

Can changes be filed online if the founder is a foreigner?+

Yes. Re-registration is available online via EPIGU and birdarcha.uz, but a request from a company with foreign founders must be signed with those persons' electronic digital signatures. Without their e-signature the online filing will not go through.

How long does the re-registration of changes itself take?+

Re-registration of changes to founding documents is done in real time — no more than 30 minutes. The exception is changes involving an increase in charter capital and a share transfer: up to 16 working hours.

What happens if I don't update the director's data with the tax body?+

Claims for late reporting and unpaid taxes are addressed to the person named in the registration data — the former director. Fines are possible under Art. 220 of the Tax Code and Art. 175 of the Administrative Liability Code, and challenging them means going to court.

Can an IT Park resident change its OKED without consequences?+

No, for an IT Park resident this is critical. Benefits apply only while the activity is within the approved list. Shifting to activities outside the list leads to cancellation of resident status and loss of benefits.

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