The Treasurer’s Guide to Trade Finance

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan imports exports

Bank accounts

ƒ Resident companies can hold local currency

(KZT) bank accounts outside Kazakhstan.

ƒ Resident companies can hold foreign

currency bank accounts both within and

outside Kazakhstan.

ƒ Non-resident companies can hold local

currency and foreign currency bank accounts

in Kazakhstan.

Principal exports

Oil and oil products, ferrous metals, chemicals,

machinery, grain, wool and meat.

Documentation

Imports

ƒ Commercial invoice, customs import

declaration, packing list, bill of lading,

certificate of origin, inspection report,

technical standard certificate, certificate of

conformity, cargo release order, terminal

handling receipts and a transit document.

Exports

ƒ Commercial invoice, customs export

declaration, packing list, bill of lading,

certificate of origin, certificate of conformity,

terminal handling receipts and a transit

document.

Licences

Imports

ƒ Alcohol, medicines, pharmaceuticals and

ozone-depleting substances.

ƒ Licences with quotas apply to beef, poultry,

pork and unrefined sugar.

Exports

ƒ Certain items are retricted for national

security, health and safety, environmental

and economic reasons.

Trade information

Key trading partners

Imports by origin

EU 30.1%

Russian

Federation 22.8%

China 16.5%

Ukraine 5.7%

USA 5.5%

Other 19.4%

Source: WTO, September 2012

Exports by destination

EU 53.8%

China 17.7%

Russian

Federation 5.3%

Canada 4.3%

Israel 2.2%

Other 16.7%