A ban is introduced on the export of PET waste from the country

From June 14, 2022, a ban is introduced on the export of PET waste from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The restriction will be in place for six months. Order and.about. The Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 27, 2022 No. 289 “On some issues of regulating the export of polyethylene terephthalate waste” provides for a ban on the export from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of other bottles, bottles, vials and similar products with a capacity of not more than 2 liters (TN VED code EAEU 3923301090); other large bottles, bottles, flasks and similar products with a capacity of more than 2 liters (HS Code of the Eurasian Economic Union 3923309090); waste, trimmings and scraps from plastics of propylene polymers (code TN VED EAEU 3915901100). (link to order http://zan.gov.kz/client/#!/doc/168396/rus). The ban was introduced in order to provide domestic producers of polymer products with affordable raw materials, i.e. PET (polyethylene terephthalate) waste, to increase production volumes and reduce the cost of finished products in the domestic market. Goods placed and released under the customs procedure for export, in accordance with the customs legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the EAEU, until the day the order is put into effect, are subject to unhindered export from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.