Clothing instead of granite: Large contraband shipment seized in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Authorities in Astana have seized a shipment of contraband worth 35 million tenge, according to the Main Transport Prosecutor's
Tokayev approved a law to simplify customs procedures between Turkic countries
Tengrinews.kz - President Tokayev ratified the agreement between the governments of the member states of the Organization of Turkic States,
15-hour mega jam in UK as France ups border checks
British holidaymakers spent hours sweating in their cars as 15-hour queues snaked back from the port of Dover on Sunday.
Please forgive me? Egypt customs deface Bryan Adams' guitar
A run-in with customs at Cairo airport has left Grammy Award winning rock musician Bryan Adams fuming, after a border agent scrawled a number on the Canadian's prize guitar in paint marker.
Kazakh-Kyrgyz boarders opened with Kyrgyzstan's accession to EEU
The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Almazbek Atambayev, President of Kyrgyzstan, have opened the customs border between the two countries.
Parcels restrictions may hit Internet buyers in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has introduced restrictions on parcels, setting weight and cost limits for customs control.
Calls to ban Russian imports voiced in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani enterprises find themselves under increasing pressure with cheap products being imported from Russia. Some are calling for customs duties on the border between the Kazakhstan and Russia to be reintroduced.
Kazakh expert suggests reintroducing customs border with Russia
A Kazakh expert has suggested reintroducing customs borders with Russia to protect Kazakhstan against the negative dynamics in the Russian economy.
18-y.o. girl marries dog in India
18-year-old Indian girl has married a dog to break an evil spell that was supposed to bring misfortune to her first husband.
Uzbek cars hinder development of Kazakhstani car manufacturing
Kazakhstani car manufacturers blame Uzbek cars for hindering the development of the local car production.
Airplanes from Slovenia seized by customs in Karaganda
Customs in Kazakhstan's Karaganda have seized a batch of single engine airplanes from Eastern Europe.
Ukraine opposition calls mass weekend rally as pressure mounts
Ukraine's opposition called Thursday for a mass weekend rally, as pro-European demonstrators sought to increase the pressure on President Viktor Yanukovych following a failed police raid.
Kazakh PM visits South Korea
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov has signed a number of cooperation agreements with South Korea in Seoul.
CU poised to unify duties on oil products
The Customs Union countries - Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus - are working to align duties on oil products to tackle corruption.
30-minute customs clearance of cars to be available in Almaty
Almaty residents will be able to get customs clearance of their cars in less than 30 minutes in a specialized Service Center.
3,000 iPhones and BlackBerries smuggled in Almaty
A container from the UAE supposedly carrying spare parts for cars contained over 3,000 contraband mobile phones and tablets.
Radioactive cars from Japan seized at Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border
Kyrgyzstan state customs service seized a batch of cars from Japan with high radiation background at Alamedin station in Chu oblast,.
U.S. improving student visa checks after problems with Kazakhstan student
The U.S. will be improving the rules of student visa checks at border control posts after Kazakhstan student Azamat Tazhayakov was admitted into the country without a valid visa.
Lack of quotas harms import of foreign harvesters to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Agricultural Ministry suggests to introduce a special quota as a compromise to import harvesters at old customs duties.
Сustoms generate seventh part of Kazakhstan budget
In 2011 Kazakhstan’s customs authorities generated over 1 trillion tenge ($6.7 billion) for the country's state budget.