Suppressing attempt to Illegally Export Personal Protective Equipment

• On November 8, 2020, border guards at the Kairak automobile checkpoint (Kostanay region) suppressed an attempt to illegally export 9,600 filtering masks from Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation for a total amount of 5,500,000 tenge.

 

• In accordance with the order of February 20, 2020 No. 56 "Prohibition of issuing permits for the export of personal protective equipment" of the chairman of the Committee for quality control of the safety of goods and services of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a ban was introduced on the export of medical personal protective equipment from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

• The territorial subdivisions of the Border Service of the NSC are focused on strengthening control at checkpoints in order to prevent the illegal export of goods subject to the ban.

 

Press Service

of the National Security Committee

of the Republic of Kazakhstan