Kazakhstan ratifies agreement on origin for goods exported from EAEU

ASTANA. March 5 (Interfax) - The Senate, the upper house of Kazakhstan's parliament, on Thursday passed a law ratifying the agreement on the procedure for determining the origin of goods exported from the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, an Interfax correspondent reported.

The bill was previously passed by the Majilis, the lower house of parliament, and will now be sent to the president for signature.

Senator Alibek Nautiyev said the agreement aims to establish a legal framework for aligning approaches to determining, certifying and confirming the origin of goods when they are exported from the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

"The agreement establishes uniform criteria for determining the origin of goods. Goods wholly produced in a country include mineral resources, crop products, livestock products, as well as electricity and thermal energy," Nautiyev said.

Under the agreement, confirmation of the origin of goods that are exported from the EAEU is required in cases where the application of export duties and non-tariff regulation measures such as bans, quotas and permitting procedures depends on the country of origin.

According to data from National Chamber of Entrepreneurs Atameken, nearly 118,000 export certificates were issued in Kazakhstan in 2025. More than 35% of these were for the food industry, 21% for metallurgy and 16.5% for agriculture.

Senator Shakarim Buktugutov said Kazakhstan's trade within the EAEU for the first 11 months of 2025 amounted to $27.2 billion. Within the union, 51% of exports are crude oil and petroleum products. Imports consist mostly of cars, medicines and auto parts.

Russia remains Kazakhstan's main trading partner, accounting for 88.8% of the total trade within the EAEU. It is followed by Kyrgyzstan with 7.2%, Belarus with 3.8% and Armenia with 0.2%.