The European Union has included the Uzbek firm Trade Engine System in its 17th package of sanctions against Russia. The new package has been published on the EU’s official website.
Started in 2022, Trade Engine System is the wholesale trader of telcos and spare parts, owned by Nasirjon Akbarov.
This is the fifth Uzbek entity sanctioned by the EU since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. Since 2023, Alfa Beta Creative, GFK Logistics Asia LLC, and Mvizion have been subjected to the EU’s sanctions, with Uzstanex added in February 2025.
The EU’s 17th sanctions package targets 75 individuals and legal entities from Russia, Uzbekistan, Belarus, China, Turkey, the UAE, Serbia, and Vietnam.
Ukraine has also placed several Uzbek companies on its national sanctions list. These include Ohangaroncement, construction equipment rental firm Mercury Renaissance, wood pulp and cellulose manufacturer Raw Materials Cellulose, and the Fergana Chemical Plant (a cotton cellulose production facility in Fergana).
