News about customs
1.5 tons of hazardous waste attempted to be imported into Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan’s customs legislation and EAEU regulations strictly control the import of goods hazardous to health and the environment.
29 July 2025 10:43
Kazakhstanis to pay 5% tax on foreign online purchases - media reports
Tengrinews.kz – In December 2023, the heads of state of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member countries signed a protocol amending the EAEU
02 June 2025 13:20
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
11 December 2024 13:18
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,
24 September 2024 11:23
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.
25 July 2016 15:12
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.
11 March 2016 17:43
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.
14 August 2015 18:26
Parcels restrictions may hit Internet buyers in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has introduced restrictions on parcels, setting weight and cost limits for customs control.
14 May 2015 13:13
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.
09 February 2015 03:19
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.
08 February 2015 05:35
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.
10 September 2014 23:44
Uzbek cars hinder development of Kazakhstani car manufacturing
Kazakhstani car manufacturers blame Uzbek cars for hindering the development of the local car production.
28 July 2014 14:27
Airplanes from Slovenia seized by customs in Karaganda
Customs in Kazakhstan's Karaganda have seized a batch of single engine airplanes from Eastern Europe.
07 July 2014 11:41
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.
13 December 2013 15:46
Kazakh PM visits South Korea
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov has signed a number of cooperation agreements with South Korea in Seoul.
11 December 2013 15:53
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.
23 September 2013 17:43
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.
20 June 2013 12:58
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.
24 May 2013 19:33
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,.
17 May 2013 17:21
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.
04 May 2013 16:29