Entrepreneurs have paid over 56 million tenge for violations in the trade sector since the beginning of the year

The Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan is strengthening state control in the trade sector, consistently increasing the effectiveness of supervisory work. Since the beginning of the current year, 1,485 business entities have been held administratively liable, which already constitutes about 43% of the total volume of violations detected for the entire year 2025 (3,437 rulings). The total amount of imposed fines has exceeded 56 million tenge, reflecting both the increased detection of violations and the systematic nature of the work being carried out.

The main violation remains exceeding the established maximum trade markup on socially significant food products. All rulings issued since the beginning of the year have been issued in the form of fines. A significant portion of them is related to exceeding the permissible trade markup by more than 15%, as well as violations such as applying different prices, absence of price tags, and repeated cases of non-compliance with legal requirements.

Individual cases concern obstruction of the activities of officials and failure to comply with the instructions of state control bodies.

Special attention is paid to monitoring price formation at all stages of the supply chain from the producer to the final sale. In this regard, commissions to investigate intermediary schemes are actively working in the regions, tasked with identifying unproductive intermediaries and cases of inflated trade markups.

Since the beginning of the year, 302 meetings of such commissions have been held, resulting in the identification of 850 violations of the law. As a result of the review, 777 administrative rulings were issued, and 73 unproductive intermediaries were removed from supply chains, which has increased the transparency of pricing processes.

The measures being taken, including strengthening control and introducing digital tools, are aimed at ensuring market transparency and promptly identifying violations. Work in this direction will continue with an emphasis on preventing unjustified price increases, reducing excessive intermediary links, and ensuring strict compliance with trade legislation requirements.