Trade and economic cooperation has a character of progressive development. Kazakhstan steadily takes the second position (after Russia) among the foreign trade partners of Tajikistan.

The main platform on which practical issues of cooperation in the above areas are considered is the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Tajikistan (hereinafter - the IPC).

The IPC co-chair from the Kazakhstan side is the Deputy Prime-Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan R. Skliyar, from the Tajik side - the First Deputy Prime- Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan D. Said.

In 2018, the volume of trade between Kazakhstan and Tajikistan amounted to $ 836.6 million, which is 0.3% less than in 2017. At the same time, Tajikistan’s exports to Kazakhstan reached $ 300 million, and imports from Kazakhstan to Tajikistan in 2018 amounted to $ 536.6 million. The drop in trade was due to a decrease in the supply of Tajik products to Kazakhstan. At the same time, Kazakhstan's exports increased by 4.3% in 2018.

In 2019, there was a slight increase in bilateral trade, which, according to the Statistics Agency under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, in 2019 amounted to $ 957.5 million, which is 14.5% more compared to the same 2018 period. At the same time, exports to Kazakhstan reached $ 218.2 million, which is 18.6% of total Tajik exports. Imports from Kazakhstan to Tajikistan reached $ 739.3 million, which is 22.1% of the total volume of goods imported to the Tajik market.

In 2020, the foreign trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Tajikistan amounted to 909 million 760.5 thousand US dollars, which is 5.0% less compared to the year of 2019, while exports from Kazakhstan to Tajikistan reached 757 million. 546.9 thousand US dollars, which is 24.0% of total Tajik imports, exports to Kazakhstan from Tajikistan amounted to 152 million 213.6 thousand US dollars, which is 10.8% of the total Tajik goods exported to the foreign market.

In the reporting period, wheat, flour, liquefied gas, metal products, sunflower oil, tobacco products, and construction materials prevailed in the product structure of Kazakhstan's exports to Tajikistan during the reporting period.

In the commodity structure of imports from Tajikistan, vegetables, fruits, lead, zinc, and copper dominate ores and concentrates.

Today, a number of representative offices of Kazakhstani companies are actively operating on the Tajik market, such as Halyk Bank Tajikistan CJSC, JTI Kazakhstan, Teksan Kazakhstan Invest LLC (a plant for the production of photovoltaic products), Kazakh product dealers: Alina company ( production of dry construction mixes and paints and varnishes), Penoplex Kazakhstan plant (construction products), ZERDE Keramika plant, Galaksi group of companies (aluminum profiles for construction purposes), TSESNA holding (flour), etc.

Kazakhstani investors are represented in Obi Zulol CJSC (production of water and soft drinks), Sugd pak LLC (production of propylene bags), Grain company (wheat and flour products), Somon Slate LLC (production of roofing slate) and other.

EIC KazakhExport JSC carries out targeted work to actively promote the export of Kazakhstani products to the Tajik market. In May 2019, a representative office was opened in Dushanbe.

The use of financial and insurance instruments of KazakhExport contributed to the development of mutually beneficial cooperation between Locomotive Kurastyru Zauyty JSC and the State Unitary Enterprise Rohi ohani Tojikiston (Tajikistan Railway) for the supply of locomotives (TE33A Evolution) of Kazakhstan production to Tajikistan. In 2012, the first 4 diesel locomotives were delivered to the Tajik side, and in January 2016 an Agreement was signed for the supply of 2 more locomotives with deferred payment (one was transferred to the Tajik side).

On July 18-19, 2019, the second meeting of the Kazakhstan-Tajik Business Council and the Trade Mission of Kazakhstan Entrepreneurs, organized by the Kazakhstan Foreign Trade Chamber in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan, took place in Dushanbe.

More than 20 domestic manufacturers of engineering, construction, food, agricultural, chemical and other products, represented the Kazakhstan side.

On November 15, 2019, the ceremony of handing over to Somani Air Airlines of the first H125 helicopter took place, which was assembled by the JV Eurocopter Kazakhstan Engineering (50% of shares of Kazakhstan Engineering, 50% of shares of Airbus Helicopters).

On February 20, 2020, with the participation of the Ambassador of the Kazakhstan, the representatives of UNODC, UNDP and the Ministry of Justice of Tajikistan the signing ceremony of the act of transferring to the Tajik side of a special equipment for installation in the penitentiary institutions of Tajikistan, produced by the Petropavl Heavy Engineering Plant within the framework of technical assistance of Kazakhstan, was held.

On April 6, 2020, the Commission on international humanitarian assistance approved the decision, under the request of the Government of the Tajikistan, on providing humanitarian assistance to Tajikistan in the form of deliveries of 5 thousand tons of flour. On April 9, 2020, during a telephone conversation, President of Kazakhstan K.Tokayev informed President of Tajikistan E.Rakhmon about it. On May 13, 2020, in Dushanbe, the official ceremony of transferring humanitarian assistance to the Tajik side took place, during which the Ambassador of the Kazakhstan handed over to S.Ziyedulloev, deputy Director of the Agency for state material reserves under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, a copy of the certificate for this humanitarian cargo.

On June 25, 2020, as a follow-up of the meeting of the Commission on international humanitarian aid, chaired by Deputy Prime-Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan R. Sklyar, Protocol № 23 was adopted on providing humanitarian assistance to Tajikistan in the form of supplies of 5 thousand tons of fuel oil and 100 pcs. of artificial lung ventilation devices (IVL).

On December 26, 2020, in Dushanbe, with the participation of the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Tajikistan A.Tazhibayev and Minister of health and social protection of population of the Republic of Tajikistan J.Abdullozoda, an official ceremony was held for the transfer of Kazakhstani humanitarian aid to the tajik side in the form of 100 IVL with a total cost of 65 million 750 thousand tenge (157,3 thousand US dollars).

On March 15, 2021, in Dushanbe, under the co-chairmanship of Vice-Minister of trade and integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan K. Torebayev and Deputy Minister of economic development and trade A. Abdurahmonzoda, the 3rd meeting of the Working group on increasing trade and expanding the range of goods supplied between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Tajikistan was held.

On March 15, 2021, in Dushanbe, the negotiations were held between Vice-Minister of trade and integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.Torebayev and Deputy Minister of agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan N.Anvari, at which they discussed the creation of 3 wholesale distribution centers in Tajikistan with the involvement of Kazakhstani investments for collection, calibration, storage, pre-sale processing, packaging and sale of agricultural products grown in Tajikistan.

On March 16, under the co-chairmanship of Vice-Minister of trade and integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan K. Torebayev and Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for investments and state property management of the Republic of Tajikistan H. Kodir, the Kazakhstan-Tajikistan Investment Forum was held.

On March 18, 2021, Deputy Prime-Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan R.Sklyar paid a visit to Dushanbe. During the visit R. Sklyar had a meeting with the Prime-Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan K.Rasulzoda, during which he had a thorough exchange of views on the status and prospects of expanding trade, economic and investment cooperation between two countries.

The 16th meeting of the IPC was held on March 18, 2021 in Dushanbe, at which issues of cooperation in the trade and economic spheres; investment; banking; financial; transport; industrial; space; agricultural; water and energy; cultural and humanitarian and other fields were discussed.

On May 14-15, 2021, Kazakhstani delegation headed by Vice-Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. S.Kozhaniyazov visited the Republic of Tajikistan. During the visit the head of the delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan held negotiations with the First Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan Mr. D.Shoimzoda on transit passage of water from the Toktogul reservoir and the implementation of additional water discharge from the Bahri Tojik reservoir in the growing season 2021, met with the Chairman of the IFAS Executive Committee Mr. S.Rakhimzoda and discussed various aspects of cooperation between Kazakhstan and IFAS, and also examined the engineering structures of the Bahri Tojik reservoir and the Kairakkum hydroelectric power station in the Sughd region.

On May 17-21, 2021 in Dushanbe under the auspices of «the Center for the Development of Trade Policy» JSC («QazTrade») under the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Trade and Economic Mission of Kazakhstan to Tajikistan was held. As part of this event, agreements were reached on the supply of Kazakhstani products to Tajikistan’s markets and memorandums and contracts were signed for a total amount of about $ 100 million.

On the eve of the official visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. K.Tokayev to the Republic of Tajikistan (May 19-20, 2021), on May 17, 2021 in Dushanbe under the chairmanship of the General Director of "QazTrade" Mr. A.Askaruly and the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan Mr. D.Jumakhonzoda  Business forum with wide participation of business structures of the two countries was held.

On May 30-31, 2021, a visit of Kazakhstani delegation headed by Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. M.Mirzagaliev took place in Dushanbe.

On May 31, 2021 Mr. M.Mirzagaliev was received by Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Mr. K.Rasulzoda. During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of further cooperation between the two countries in the water and energy sector. Mr. K.Rasulzoda assured that Tajikistan would do everything necessary for the countries of the lower reaches of the Syr-Darya river, including Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, to have a comfortable growing season in 2021.

On that day, the head of Kazakhstani delegation also negotiated with Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan Mr. D.Dzhuma on issues related to the provision of irrigation water to the southern regions of Kazakhstan during the growing season of 2021.

As a result of the negotiations, at the level of deputy Ministers the Protocol of the meeting of the heads of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan was signed to agree on the operating mode of the Bahri Tojik reservoir for the summer period of 2021.