Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- In January-September 2022, 189,200 tons of paper and cardboard were imported to Uzbekistan from foreign countries in the amount of US$281.5 million, the press service of the State Statistics Committee said in a statement.

The volume of imports of paper and cardboard increased by 22,600 tons compared to the corresponding period of last year.

Countries from which Uzbekistan imported the most paper and cardboard for 9 months of 2022:

Russia – 106,700 tons

China – 38,700 tons

Belarus – 9,800 tons

Finland – 9,200 tons

Germany – 5,200 tons

Ukraine – 3,200 tons

Sweden – 3,000 tons

Turkey – 2,400 tons

Poland – 1,300 tons