Kazakhstan rewrote its import rules for 2026, and the age of the car now matters as much as its price. Two cars at the same purchase price can land at very different totals depending on which side of the three-year line they fall. This page sets out the Korean side, the Kazakh side, and the route between them.
Figures last checked 2026-10-25. Customs rules change; confirm the current rate with your broker before a purchase.
Most cars travel in a container from Busan or Incheon to a Chinese port and onward by rail through the Khorgos crossing to Almaty. The overland route through Russia from Vladivostok exists and is used, subject to transit conditions at the time. We quote the route and the current timing with the car.
Containers rather than RoRo: inland rail does not take a roll-on booking, and a container also carries the car’s second set of wheels or parts if you want them shipped together.
No. The Korean displacement and value restrictions apply to Russia and Belarus only. Any car in the catalogue can be shipped to Kazakhstan.
Usually, yes, and by a wide margin: the first-registration fee is 50 MRP under three years and rises steeply above it, and the utilisation fee and duty also grow with age. The purchase price is only one of the numbers; ask us for the landed estimate on a specific car.
For personal use, through a passenger customs declaration at the unified EEC rates. For cars under three years old, the 2026 rules route the import through a legal entity holding type approval; most private buyers work with such an importer. Confirm the current procedure with the State Revenue Committee or a broker before buying.
Recent Korean-market cars meet or exceed the Euro-5 emissions level. The certificate Kazakhstan requires, the СБКТС, is issued there on the specific car; the emissions level is checked as part of it.
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