A significant part of Kazakhstani exports in the United States does not fall under the validity of additional tariffs, since it is included in the list of exceptions provided for by the regulatory acts of the US administration. This was stated in the Ministry of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan.
According to the National Statistics Bureau of the Republic of Kazakhstan, according to the results of 2024, the trade turnover of Kazakhstan and the United States amounted to $ 4.2 billion, which is 4% higher than the previous year ($ 4.1 billion). Export from Kazakhstan to the United States for 2024 increased by 30.6% and amounted to $ 2.0 billion. Import of goods from the United States in the Republic of Kazakhstan amounted to $ 2.2 billion.
“The basis of Kazakhstani exports in the United States is raw, uranium, silver, ferroalloys and others. These categories, which account for 92% of the supply, are included in the list of exceptions provided for by the Decree of the President of the United States” On mutual tariffs to eliminate trading practices leading to a significant and sustainable US trade deficit, “it follows from the US trade in trade. messages.
“additional duties will be applied to certain groups of goods, the export of which in 2024 amounted to $ 95.2 million. Among them – phosphorus (in 2024, export amounted to $ 15.9 million), perosilium ($ 12.7 million), lenses ($ 4.1 million), wheat glutin (4 million dollars), ammonium nitrate (2.4 million) dollars).
US President Donald Trump announced the introduction of duties on all goods imported from abroad. In response to 54%, Kazakhstani tariffs of the United States set mirror 27% duties.