a) Minimum requirements for import customs clearance

-consignee presented at the destination -foreigners, the consignee must registered by company in Kazakhstan, cannot deal directly -airport storage are free for the first 3 days, charges apply US$ 0.15 per gros kilogram per day

b) Submission of the cargo customs declaration 1) Documents been verified by owner 2) Transportation document been certified 3) Overall document been verified -Additional document depends on the goods -must be declare not exceed 10days -all is based on acceptance of the cargo declaration

c) Review of the documents and inspection -which the goods are declared, the country of origin
-review of the declared custom value -customs duties and tax control -inspection and release of goods

Customs Documentation a) Certificate of origin of goods -If the product benefits from tariff preferences under an international treaty; -If the customs body has reason to believe that the product originates in a country from which imports are regulated by non-tariff regulatory measures; -If a certificate is called for by international treaties to which Kazakhstan is a party. b) Declaration Under the tax code, a declaration of goods must be presented. Goods are declared by providing a customs body with a statement (written, oral, implied or electronic) that contains reliable information about the goods, their customs treatment, and other customs data. Types of customs declarations:

- Cargo customs declaration; - Customs value declaration; - Passenger customs declaration. a) Budget payments for customs clearance b) Issue of goods for free circulation c) Filing a customs declaration Customs Payments Budget payments for customs clearance Prohibited or Restricted Imports Some prohibited goods include, but are not limited to: - Some food items (including dry, canned food, spices); - Beverages, spirits, and alcoholic beverages; - Medicines (including first aid kits; not even a single pill may be imported); - Tonometer, massager, and other electronics with a medical purpose; - Weapons of any kinds; - Pornography; - Narcotics; - Exports of antiques (carpets, paintings, books, or other items of cultural and/or historical value); Shipments of household goods should be declared as "used household goods" instead of as commercial cargo Membership in Free Trade Agreements free trade zone.custom union and intended to harmonise(EAEC) along with Russia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Belarus, and Tajikistan. -free trade zone, the Central Asian Cooperation (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) Excise Tax Levied on Imported Excisable Goods