Current bans and restrictions on import and export

Employees of automobile checkpoints of territorial departments of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan control the movement of goods prohibited by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan for import and export.
To date , the following prohibitions and restrictions on import and export are in force in the Republic of Kazakhstan:
– By Order of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 10, 2023 No. 132, a ban was imposed for a period of 6 months (from April 10 to October 9, 2023) on the import of wheat (EAEU HS code: 100119; 100199) to the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan by road from third countries and from the EAEU countries;
– By Order No. 265 of the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 19, 2023, a ban was imposed on the export of certain types of scrap and waste of ferrous and non-ferrous metals from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan for a period of 6 months (from May 3 to November 2, 2023);
– By Order of the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 3, 2023 No. 312, a ban was imposed on the export of coal from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan for a period of 6 months (from May 15 to November 14, 2023) by road; briquettes, pellets and similar types of solid fuels obtained from coal: coal, pulverized or non-pulverized, but not agglomerated (HS code 2701); lignite, or brown coal, agglomerated or not agglomerated, except jet (HS code EAEU 2702);
– By Order of the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 30, 2023 No. 106 for a period of 6 months (from April 15 to October 15, 2023), a ban was imposed on the export of frozen, freshly frozen or chilled fish of catfish and walleye species (EAEU HS code from 0302891070, 0302720000, 0303240000, from 0303891070);
– By Order of the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 07, 2023 No. 419, a ban was imposed on the export from the country for a period of 6 months (from June 10 to December 10, 2023) of certain types of timber (HS code 4401, 4403, 4404, 4406 and 4407), regardless of the country of origin, with the exception of the EAEU HS code 4406910000 "Wooden sleepers made of softwood for railway or tram tracks, impregnated";
– By Order of the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 24, 2023 No. 378, a ban was imposed on the export from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan for a period of 6 months (from May 29 to November 29, 2023) by road to ammophos (HS code 3105590000) and ammonium nitrate (HS code 3102309000).
How many violators were identified in 2022?
In 2022, employees of checkpoints identified 472 attempts to export prohibited goods from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the EAEU countries, including:
- 365 attempts to export a total weight of 136,269 liters of petroleum products;
- 86 attempts to export with a total weight of 946,913 kg of certain types of scrap and waste of ferrous and non-ferrous metals;
- 3 attempts to export timber with a total weight of 53,000 kg;
- 13 attempts to export coal with a total weight of 198,130 kg;
-1 attempt to export farm animals in the amount of 2;
- 1 attempt to export sunflower oil with a total weight of 150 liters;
- 3 attempts to export polyethylene terephthalate waste with a total weight of 150 kg.
How many violators have been identified over the past period of 2023?
Over the past period of 2023, 662 attempts to export prohibited goods from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the EAEU countries have been identified, including:
- 612 attempts to export petroleum products with a total weight of 69,006 liters (including: in Aktobe region 6 attempts to export 10,945 liters, Atyrau region 1 attempt to export 162 kg, West Kazakhstan region 49 attempts to export a total of 12,800 liters, Zhambyl region 169 attempts to export a total of 28,144 liters, Kostanay region 201 attempts to export 9,606 liters, 123 attempts to export 3,294 liters in the East Kazakhstan region, 30 attempts to export 1,185 liters in the Abai region, 6 attempts to export 950 liters in the North Kazakhstan region, Pavlodar region 27 export attempts for a total of 1,920 liters);
- 23 attempts to export certain types of scrap and waste of ferrous and non-ferrous metals with a total weight of 284,000 kg (including in Aktobe region 6 attempts to export 85,200 kg, West Kazakhstan region 5 attempts to export a total of 48,600 kg, Kostanay region 9 attempts to export 127,000 kg, North Kazakhstan region 1 attempt for a total of 200 kg);
- 19 facts of onion export with a total weight of 381,000 kg (including: in Aktobe region 2 attempts to export 40,000 kg, Kostanay region 8 attempts to export 160,000 kg, North Kazakhstan region 5 attempts to export 97,000 kg, Pavlodar region 4 attempts to export a total of 84,000 kg);
- 2 attempts to export coal with a total weight of 43,000 kg (including: in Kostanay region 2 attempts to export 43,000 kg);
- 5 attempts to import wheat with a total weight of 93,000 kg (including: in Aktobe region 2 attempts to import 40,000 kg, Kostanay region 2 attempts to import 33,000 kg, in Abai region 1 attempt to import 20,000 kg);
- 1 attempt to export fish with a total weight of 1,200 kg (including: in the Abai region, 1 attempt to export 1,200 kg).
These facts indicate attempts by taxpayers to violate the prohibitions imposed on the transportation of goods across the State Border of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which is suppressed by employees of the territorial divisions of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.