Kazakhstan has introduced new export control rules that will remain in force for one year. The initiative is aimed at restricting the re-export of dual-use goods to Russia and minimizing the risks of sanctions evasion.
The updated regime includes mandatory licensing for the export of a range of goods subject to Western sanctions, as well as enhanced monitoring of products imported from the EU, the U.S., and the UK. Such goods are now banned from further re-export within the CIS, primarily to Russia.
Astana is deepening its coordination with the European Union in preventing sanctioned transit, while simultaneously trying to maintain a balance between its Western partners and Moscow. Kazakhstan is not formally joining the sanctions, but it is demonstrating a willingness to narrow Russia’s access to goods critical for its defense-industrial complex.
