Used Household Goods and Personal Effects

Documents Required 

• Copy of passport
• Detailed inventory
• Customs declaration
• Original bill of lading (OBL) / air waybill (AWB)
• Letter of employment on employer letterhead (shipments above 200 kgs)
• Pro-forma invoice (on letterhead of booking agent with the value of goods)
• Copy of Kazakh visa (non - citizens)
• EC-POA on employer letterhead or notarized (non - citizens)
• Brokerage agreement (non - citizens and returning citizens)
• Notarized copy of ID (returning citizens)
• Foreign Affairs participant card (returning citizens)

Specific Information

• Customs may inspect any non-diplomatic shipments upon arrival.
• Do not send insurance or any other documents showing the true value of household goods and personal effects with the shipment to avoid the payment of heavy import duties.
• All in-bound non-diplomatic shipments are subject to the payment of customs duties and taxes calculated based on the cost, insurance, and freight value of the shipment.
• Only shipments between Russia, Belorussia, and Kazakhstan are duty free.
• All in-bound shipments are subject to issuance of a declaration per shipment; the cost of the Customs declaration(s) will be determined during the Customs clearance process.
• Customs clearance takes between 5 - 7 working days after permission from the National Security Committee is received.

Motor Vehicles

Documents Required

• Copy of technical passport / certificate of title
• Pro-forma invoice with vehicle details
• Original bill of lading / air waybill
• Original Customs declaration
• Commitment letter (for temporary importation up to 12 months)
• POA on employer letterhead or notarized (non - citizens)
• Notarized POA (returning citizens)

Specific Information

• Vehicles must conform to EU 4 standards.
• Right-hand vehicles cannot be imported.
• Pro-forma invoice must include chassis, engine number, production year, model, color, and reasonable Customs value.
• Vehicles are Customs cleared separately from the household goods and personal effects shipment.
• Diplomatic vehicles must be registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.
• Vehicles are charged customs duties, value added tax (VAT), fees, and some vehicles may be charged an excise tax.
• Some vehicles may be imported on a temporary import basis subject to customs fees of approximately 0.2% of the cost, insurance, and freight value (CIF); check with agent for specific information.

Pets

Documents Required 

• Pet passport
• Copy of owner of the goods’ passport
• Copy of owner of the goods’ visa
• Certificate of vaccination
• Veterinary health certificate
• Pro-forma invoice with Customs value

Specific Information

• Cats, dogs, and birds must be accompanied by a veterinary health certificate.
• The veterinary health certificate must be issued by the local Board of Health within 10 days of arrival.

Restricted/Dutiable Items

• The following items may qualify for free import within the limits indicated:
  • Perfume (a reasonable quantity)
• Live animals (a special permit is required)

Prohibited Items

• Detergent
• Stuffed animals and birds
• Religious information or items
• New items
• Food items (dry, canned, spices, etc.)
• Beverages including spirits / alcohol drinks
• Medicines including medical kits
• All medical appliances (thermometer, pulsometer, inhaler, or any massagers)
• New liquids (gel, shampoo, etc.)
• Weapons of any kind
• Ammunition
• Pornography
• Narcotics / drugs
• Toxic and radioactive materials
• Cash
• Jewelry, precious stones, other high value items, sets, and collections
• Fur
• Flammables
• Rare animals and birds species, skins, horns
• Books published earlier than 1961
• Tires
• Satellite antenna
• Plants
• Soil
• Any equipment containing Freon
• Lenses

Consignment Instructions

Recommended: Contact the destination agent to ensure all requirements have been met prior to import, especially for differences regarding air / sea shipments.

Helpful Website(s):

http://www.kazconsulny.org/en/page.php?id=1a

https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/country/kazakhstan.html