Waiting times for Kazakh citizens ordering goods from foreign online platforms may be significantly reduced. The Mazhilis, the lower house of the Kazakh Parliament, has approved in the first reading a draft set of amendments to the Code on Customs Regulation, introducing changes related to e-commerce. Goods purchased on foreign platforms will now be classified under a separate category of «e-commerce goods». Additionally, the legislation introduces the concept of an «e-commerce operator» and a new type of customs declaration. These changes are aimed at simplifying procedures and the compilation of import statistics. Notably, last year the volume of e-commerce in the country reached 3.7 trillion tenge, an increase of 19% compared to 2024.
«The draft law is aimed at simplifying customs procedures for the public by allowing e-commerce operators to declare goods on their behalf. It also seeks to ensure the collection of comprehensive and reliable statistics and the composition of e-commerce imports, streamline cross-border e-commerce, and enhance market transparency,» said Kazakh First Deputy Minister of National Economy Azamat Amrin.
Meanwhile, online trade is expanding. Kazakhstan and China have completed
their first transaction on the joint grain platform. A domestic company has
arranged a trial shipment of 200 tonnes of flaxseed oil to Beijing. Currently,
50,000 agricultural enterprises are registered on the digital platform. The
product range mainly consists of grains and oilseeds. The Ministry of
Agriculture said that the list of export goods may expand in the future,
depending on demand. Trading will be conducted in several formats - through
open auctions, direct agreements, and purchases at fixed prices.
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