The article highlights information about the penetration of the Amu Darya flotilla into Termez, the role of flotilla and local ships in transporting commercial cargo on the Amu Darya. In addition, transformation of the BukharaAfghanistan border into the Russian-Afghan border, the establishment of control of the Russian Empire at the crossings and customs points along the Amu Darya has been discovered. Moreover, the author studied the quantities of various goods imported through the customs of Pattakesar and Chuchkaguzar crossings in the oasis on the basis of historical and archival materials, and tried to reveal the changes in the development of trade relations through a table.