Kazakhstan customs
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Free import
• Goods for personal use arriving by air: up to EUR 10,000 in value and 50 kg in weight per traveler.
• Goods for personal use arriving by land (car, bus, train) or on foot: up to EUR 500 in value and 25 kg in weight per traveler.
• Used personal belongings needed during the trip are not counted towards these limits.
• For travelers aged 21 or older: 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars (cigarillos) or 200 heated tobacco sticks or 250 g of tobacco (or a mix of these weighing up to 250 g in total).
• For travelers aged 21 or older: 3 L of alcoholic beverages. Between 3 L and 5 L you pay EUR 10 for each liter over 3 L; more than 5 L is not treated as personal goods.
• Travelers under 21 may not bring in alcohol or tobacco as personal goods.
• Goods above the value or weight limits must be declared in the red channel and are charged 30% of the excess value, but not less than EUR 4 per kg of excess weight.
Currency
• There is no limit on the amount of Kazakhstani tenge (KZT) or foreign currency you may bring in.
• Cash and traveler's checks totalling more than USD 10,000 (or the equivalent) must be declared in writing on a passenger customs declaration. Other monetary instruments (such as cheques and bills of exchange) must be declared whatever their amount.
• The passenger customs declaration can be completed in Kazakh, Russian or English.
Prohibited
• Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (except medicines that meet the rules below)
• Electronic cigarettes (vapes), their liquids and flavorings, and smokeless tobacco products
• Ozone-depleting substances, hazardous waste and banned pesticides
• Printed and audiovisual materials calling for extremist or terrorist activity, and pornographic materials intended for sale
• Human organs, tissues and blood
Restricted
• Firearms and ammunition need a permit issued by the Kazakh authorities and must be declared.
• Medicines containing narcotic or psychotropic substances may be brought in only in limited quantities for personal medical use. They must be declared in writing and supported by medical documents (such as a prescription) showing the name and quantity of the medicine, in Kazakh or Russian or with a notarized translation.
• Plants and plant products: up to 5 kg of high-risk products (such as fresh fruit and vegetables), one melon, watermelon or pumpkin and up to 3 bouquets of flowers may be brought in without a phytosanitary certificate. Seeds, planting material and potatoes always need a phytosanitary certificate.
• Pets: dogs and cats need a veterinary health certificate. For pets traveling from the United States, the certificate must be issued and endorsed by USDA APHIS within 5 days of travel, and up to 5 dogs and/or cats may be brought in without special permission or quarantine.
• Endangered species of animals and plants and products made from them (CITES) need a permit.
• Goods above the duty-free limits or subject to restrictions must be declared in the red channel. If you are unsure, use the red channel.
• Goods for personal use arriving by air: up to EUR 10,000 in value and 50 kg in weight per traveler.
• Goods for personal use arriving by land (car, bus, train) or on foot: up to EUR 500 in value and 25 kg in weight per traveler.
• Used personal belongings needed during the trip are not counted towards these limits.
• For travelers aged 21 or older: 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars (cigarillos) or 200 heated tobacco sticks or 250 g of tobacco (or a mix of these weighing up to 250 g in total).
• For travelers aged 21 or older: 3 L of alcoholic beverages. Between 3 L and 5 L you pay EUR 10 for each liter over 3 L; more than 5 L is not treated as personal goods.
• Travelers under 21 may not bring in alcohol or tobacco as personal goods.
• Goods above the value or weight limits must be declared in the red channel and are charged 30% of the excess value, but not less than EUR 4 per kg of excess weight.
Currency
• There is no limit on the amount of Kazakhstani tenge (KZT) or foreign currency you may bring in.
• Cash and traveler's checks totalling more than USD 10,000 (or the equivalent) must be declared in writing on a passenger customs declaration. Other monetary instruments (such as cheques and bills of exchange) must be declared whatever their amount.
• The passenger customs declaration can be completed in Kazakh, Russian or English.
Prohibited
• Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (except medicines that meet the rules below)
• Electronic cigarettes (vapes), their liquids and flavorings, and smokeless tobacco products
• Ozone-depleting substances, hazardous waste and banned pesticides
• Printed and audiovisual materials calling for extremist or terrorist activity, and pornographic materials intended for sale
• Human organs, tissues and blood
Restricted
• Firearms and ammunition need a permit issued by the Kazakh authorities and must be declared.
• Medicines containing narcotic or psychotropic substances may be brought in only in limited quantities for personal medical use. They must be declared in writing and supported by medical documents (such as a prescription) showing the name and quantity of the medicine, in Kazakh or Russian or with a notarized translation.
• Plants and plant products: up to 5 kg of high-risk products (such as fresh fruit and vegetables), one melon, watermelon or pumpkin and up to 3 bouquets of flowers may be brought in without a phytosanitary certificate. Seeds, planting material and potatoes always need a phytosanitary certificate.
• Pets: dogs and cats need a veterinary health certificate. For pets traveling from the United States, the certificate must be issued and endorsed by USDA APHIS within 5 days of travel, and up to 5 dogs and/or cats may be brought in without special permission or quarantine.
• Endangered species of animals and plants and products made from them (CITES) need a permit.
• Goods above the duty-free limits or subject to restrictions must be declared in the red channel. If you are unsure, use the red channel.