Introduction of electronic queues at automobile checkpoints

According to the Order of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 707 dated June 27, 2023 “On approval of the Rules for the passage of motor vehicles, cargo and goods across the state border of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including using the electronic queue system on a paid basis,” the system is provided for at checkpoints electronic queue booking.

From November 1, 2023, a Pilot Project was launched at the Bidaik Automobile Checkpoint (hereinafter referred to as the Bidaik BCP) and the CarGoRuqsat electronic queue system was introduced.

During the launch of the pilot project from November 1, as of December 15, 2023, 1104 citizens registered in the electronic queue.

At the same time, since November 2022, this electronic queue system “CarGoRuqsat” has been implemented on the external border of the Republic of Kazakhstan with countries such as China, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan (10 checkpoints).

This made it possible to eliminate the simultaneous arrival of a large number of cargo vehicles at the border, which ensures the absence of congestion and facilitates prompt border crossing.

According to the Order of the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 25, 2023 No. 538 “On determining the amount of fees for passing motor vehicles, cargo and goods across the state border of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as their passage through the electronic queue”, a fee is provided for 1 vehicle in the amount of 1 MCI for trucks, including trailers, truck tractors for crossing the state border of the Republic of Kazakhstan, however, this order comes into force on January 1, 2024.

At the moment, fees are not charged to cargo carriers and do not affect the passage through automobile checkpoints of the state border through the electronic queue system.

When performing their assigned functions, state revenue bodies are guided, among other things, by the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On taxes and other obligatory payments to the budget”, which establishes the fundamental principles of taxation, regulates power relations for the establishment, introduction, amendment, abolition, procedure for calculating and paying taxes and others obligatory payments to the budget, as well as relations related to the fulfillment of tax obligations.