Budapest, 1 December 2025 - Dr. Dinmukhammed Ametbek, Expert of the Turkic Academy, completed a working visit to Hungary from 23 to 27 November 2025 at the invitation of leading Hungarian academic and analytical institutions. The program was initiated and supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Hungary.During his visit, Dr. Ametbek took part in the international conference “Charting the Future: Geopolitics and Energy Policies in Europe and the Turkic States”, organized by Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC). The event brought together experts from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Türkiye, and Hungary to discuss geopolitical developments in Europe and Central Asia, energy diversification, regional connectivity, and enhanced cooperation among the Turkic States. Speakers noted Hungary’s constructive role as an Observer State in the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) and underscored the growing importance of unity within the Turkic world.As part of the academic program, Dr. Ametbek delivered lectures at Mathias Corvinus Collegium, Corvinus University, and the Ludovika University of Public Service. His presentations addressed key topics, including Kazakhstan’s foreign policy priorities, the geopolitical situation in Central Asia, and the evolution of Turkic cooperation mechanisms. Hungarian students, researchers, and practitioners demonstrated strong interest in the discussions.On 26 November, Dr. Ametbek participated in a roundtable with experts of the Danube Institute, attended by H.E. Abzal Saparbekuly, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Hungary. The discussion focused on Kazakhstan–Hungary relations, cooperation within the OTS, and regional dynamics in Central Asia. Ambassador Saparbekuly highlighted the strengthening strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and Hungary, as well as Hungary’s active engagement with the Turkic world.Dr. Ametbek also briefed participants on the activities of the Turkic Academy, emphasizing its research projects, educational initiatives, and ongoing cooperation with Hungarian institutions as an Observer State of the Academy.The visit contributed to deepening academic ties, expanding expert-level dialogue, and promoting broader understanding of Kazakhstan’s foreign policy and regional developments in Central Asia and Turkic World. Hungarian partners expressed readiness to continue joint initiatives in research, education, and policy analysis. Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-budapest/press/news/details/1121430?lang=kk

Riyadh, December 7, 2025 – Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Saudi Arabia Madiyar Menilbekov met with Khalid Al-Mudaifer, Vice-Minister of Industry and Mineral Recourses of the Kingdom.The meeting focused on intensifying dialogue between the relevant ministries of the two countries to advance cooperation in the mining and metallurgical sector.In this context, the parties emphasized the importance of implementing the agreements reached during the meeting between the Minister of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Yersaiyn Nagaspayev, and the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom, Bandar Al-Khorayef, held on the sidelines of the 21st session of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) General Conference in November 2025.Following the meeting, the parties agreed on further steps to promote a mutually beneficial partnership.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-riyadh/press/news/details/1121397?lang=kk

        The State Revenue Committee categorizes customs representatives on an annual basis, depending on the level of risk according to approved criteria. Performance rating for the period from 1.07.2024 to 30.06.2025 approved by the Order of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 695 dated 08/31/2025 and posted on the website kgd.gov.kz  in the section Activity-Customs administration-Risk management system https://kgd.gov.kz/ru/content/sistema-upravleniya-riskami-1-0 . At the same link, you can familiarize yourself with the categorization criteria (Order No. 553 dated 09/15/2021, with amendments and additions).       The rating did not include companies whose activities were suspended on the assessment date, and companies that did not carry out customs declarations during the specified period.       According to the rating results, 17 companies were assigned a low risk of violating customs legislation, 181 companies had an average risk, and 21 companies had a high risk. Lists of companies by category are attached. Low-risk Customs representatives (maximum trust) № п/пБИННаименование1070440021801LLP  "BPL Kazakhstan"2060840003491LLP "Кеден - KZ2012"3040240002644LLP "ДХЛ ИНТЕРНЕШНЛ КАЗАХСТАН"4070640008277LLP "Жол Серік"5120540001763LLP "BGZ Қазына 12"6050240000382LLP "Favorite Customs Services LTD"7110540020490LLP "TOP International Logistics"8070340015219LLP "Asia Freight Customs"9070540000892LLP "ЮНА-Групсервис"10991140000961LLP "BA Services LTD"11991140002859LLP "Глобалинк Транспортэйшн энд Лоджистикс Ворлдвайд"12990340011941LLP "Компания "Траймэкс"13060440002813LLP "Alfa Delivery Services"14020540001881LLP "С. Шпаарманн Казахстан"15060340002601LLP "DAMU Customs" (ДАМУ Кастомс)16030840008524LLP "KLS"17991240001061LLP "Достар" Medium-risk Customs representatives № п/пБИННаименование 1191240003497LLP "Almaty Bestbrok"2230740033692LLP "S KEDEN"3240340013605LLP "Reliable Customs Company"4240940019666LLP  "Zhaz consulting"5220540010565LLP "AS-Lbs"6130840019223LLP "Шым-Тау"7130240008632LLP "Customs Clerance Service"8201040019827LLP "Ógem"9210840002593LLP "Евразия Service. KZ"10190940013813LLP "Asia Logistic Transport"11161240000279LLP "ZYMY-RAN"12230140034133LLP "ADAL BROK SERVICE"13240940025402LLP "GLOBAL KEDEN"14200340008413LLP " НУРКЕДЕНБРОК"15230540022709LLP "Eurasia Customs Consulting"16230240027095LLP "HAS GLOBAL Solutions"17131140012362LLP "ANDAS Group"18140940011481LLP "KAZLOGISTIC SOLUTIONS"19180840015686LLP "Aktau Customs Brok"20191040031534LLP "Жибек-Жолы "Express"21180240040070LLP "ROMSAD"22240140025700LLP "СКАЙ-АВТО"23220840022505 LLP "LION CUSTOMS"24210440028047LLP "Inkar Brok"25220340039863LLP "GSR SERVICE"26211040000868 LLP "Компания NK Group"27010840000654LLP "CUSTOMS SATELLITE"28240940034352LLP "БатысБрокСервис"29200940033248LLP "TLC Service"30180940012803LLP "BrokerT"31060140001953LLP "Каспиан Брок Сервисез"32241040005626LLP "LDM Company"33110340010624LLP "Алатэя"34970740001985LLP "ИНФО-Т-1"35230940019268LLP "SM POINT CUSTOMS"36070640015715LLP "Кеден Делдал"37961240002699LLP "АСКАР"38191240026317LLP "Caspiy Freight Solutions (Каспий Фрейт Солюшнс) "39121240007398LLP "Union Logistics"40120740000811LLP "EXIMP GROUP"41130240010406LLP "ASCAN GROUP"42190240024020LLP " Кеден Логистик Груп"43190140001177LLP "Global customs KZ"44061140001262LLP "AsstrA Almaty"45070140014154LLP "Кеден АлИмпэкс"46221240040310LLP "Akjol Logistics"47171240025167LLP "KazTransBroker"49161240013835LLP "АРИАТ"50130340020407LLP "Таможенный Представитель Казахстана"51071140024332LLP "Shine & Trust Ltd"52010840005982LLP "SANTI Ltd"53060140015329LLP "Итека-Транс-2006"54161040019669LLP "WEB Партнёр KZ"55060140005193LLP "Geo Customs"56120340022957LLP  "Pandora Logistics"57110940005085LLP "Customs Clearance Company"58240240022839LLP  "SMB GROUP CUSTOMS"59051240008211LLP "Ниет ТБ"61160640004451LLP "Alatau-Customs"62121240011069LLP "Stars of logistics"63120440013921LLP "VIP Logistics Company"64250240024916LLP "BROKER SHARK Pro"65120940018108LLP "Shipment Trans"66130940010124LLP "TANGIRS LOGISTICS"67221140022468LLP "Енбек Жол - 2017"68080240023486LLP "Саулет-Н"69220840014281 LLP "Service Brok"70120940003348LLP "Delta Global"71201140027455LLP "Компания Инсайт-ПВ"72030740001810LLP "Pentagon Freight Services (Aktau) LLP"/Пентагон Фрейт Сервисез (Актау)73110940008664LLP "SBA Trade Group"74111140008172LLP "Race Trans Company"75071040005686LLP "М нефтеСерфис"76030340002715LLP "Trend Servise"77060940001794LLP "БАҚ" кеден сервис"78120140000037LLP "Крепта ВЭД"79060340009595TОО "Customs Broker" /Кастомс Брокер/80170240010126LLP "Machinery Logistics Group" (Машинери Лоджистикс Групп)"81081240016023LLP "Kenderi Logistics"82130840001032LLP "WEA-Transport" (ВЕА-Транспорт)83131140027310LLP "JP BrokeR"84100340008343 LLP "ВЕКиТА"85141240027415LLP "БатАл Trade"86130540002446LLP "Анколь ТБ"87120640004771LLP "Кеден Алтын Брок"88140640017995LLP "KORQAZ LLP"89241240001809LLP "Global Trade Logistics"90120440016798LLP "ISAT Consulting"91160240018774LLP "KITA LOGISTICS" (КИТА ЛОГИСТИКС)92040140007760LLP "Орда Логистикс"93180140034250LLP "НОЙТЭК Лоджистикс Казахстан"94041040009151LLP "Sector Cargo Service"95220540000240LLP "Sunkar Logistics AS"96170340013888LLP "Customs+KZ"97100540008172LLP "4 POWER"98150640025511LLP "Vincere Incorporated"99121040022423LLP "Duty Almaty"100081140004934LLP "KZ Logistics 17"101120940005814LLP "Sky Seven"102130640005503LLP "FLASH-BROK"103120840016049LLP "GWL group"104221040042637 LLP "XPort broker"105131140006239LLP "PRIME NOMAD"106050740002367LLP "Expert Customs Deluxe"107031140000675LLP "M&M Logistics (М энд М Лоджистикс)"108131040006087LLP "Энерго - Брок"109131240017028 LLP "Best Customs Broker"110110340015195LLP "Жетысу Асыл Сервис"111120640000085LLP "ORK Customs Aktau"112070440016032LLP "Golden Service XXI"113071240010574LLP "Nurly Jol Logistics"114070640005262LLP "LEGAL TRANZIT SERVIS"115120640009801LLP "Standard BroK"116120740005406LLP "Customs partners"117080940006570LLP "ТАМҒА-СЕВЕР"118050540005423LLP "АС Брокер"119090140014900LLP "TSL-Брокер"120190740019111LLP "Шенкер Казахстан"121121240013500LLP "NBK"122140340016807LLP "Broker NK"123071140012021LLP "KazCargo Customs"124000140002217J-SC"Казпочта"125100840001215LLP "CONSALTING SERVICE LTD"126130940008152LLP "Bestway"127050240012425LLP "KLN PROJECT LOGISTICS (EURASIA)" 128061140000789LLP "DELTA TRANS LOGISTICS"129120640003179LLP "AgentBrok"130041040003965LLP "Ahlers Kazakhstan" ("Алерс Казахстан")131040640003746LLP "ВЭД-сервис"132130540002367LLP "ADT Customs Trans Services"133120440025390LLP "Евразия транзит сервис"134950740000874LLP "фирма "ИНФО-Т"135100340011660LLP "CRUZ Logistics"136050940001495LLP "Эверест брок"137030240003086LLP "АстанаТранс"138150740010448LLP "SILKWAY-LOGISTICS-BROKERAGE"139070940016100LLP "BLG 88"140040140000268LLP "ЕАТ"141180640033796LLP "Realogistics»142070540005536LLP "Аскар Тау Инжиниринг"143020540016156J-SC "KTZ Express"144080440011747LLP "IPL Kazakhstan"145040440000893LLP "ЕМЕХ"146080940015212LLP "Интер Брокер Костанай"147071240004084LLP "Customs Consulting KZ"148090240008513 LLP "RR-LOGISTICS & TRADE"149130840000163LLP "Terminal Logistics Services"150200740023332LLP "Adal keden"151070140000651LLP "CTCS Logistics"152090240000528LLP "Sunrise Broc KAZ"153060640009223 LLP "TAN EURASIAN OPERATE"154970340000338J-SC"Транко"155051240007075LLP "АБВ-CUSTOMS"156110240014178LLP "Customs Representative KZ"157130940026943LLP "Alatau Customs Services"158070140005046LLP "IFC COLOS"159101240019982LLP "ILAR Logistics "160120640003159LLP "Веста Брокер"161940640000046LLP "ЮСКО Интернешнл"162060840005456LLP "Expresse Logistics LTD"163110240013139LLP "ТЕХНОБЕЛ"165070640002189LLP "ТӨРЕ ЛОГИСТИК"166120740012588LLP "Порт Курык"167121040004346LLP "System Capital International"168070140008318LLP "СВС Кеден Сервис"169130740017362LLP "Reliable Customs Logistics"170110940010468 LLP "First Import"171160540027467 LLP "Unexim Trade"172220740023198 LLP "SJ LOGISTICS KZ (ЭСДЖЕЙ ЛОДЖИСТИКС КЗ)"173230840007280LLP "Sanai logistics"174240740018581LLP "TAU BROK"175230740021024LLP "Алматы Пропертиз"176240240016170LLP "ОМАР 555"177090340004039LLP "SUNNY TRANS SERVICE" (САННИ ТРАНС СЕРВИС)"178250440027026LLP "Green Line Customs"179250440021255LLP "HanAi Group"181240640016294LLP "QazPost - YTO" High-risk Customs representatives № п/пБИННаименование1200940025504LLP "Айтумар Логистик"2221040011499LLP "NashBroker"3191040010323LLP "JWL GROUP"4240340010879LLP "Kaspiy Logistics"5240940010068LLP "IDRIS LOGISTICS"6220740025342LLP "IC&LC VED Express co"7240240011040LLP "Торе Транс Сервис"8240840002172LLP "A-Class Customs"9211040017347LLP "Unex Logistics"10250140025316LLP "NR C"11240640021012LLP "AQNIET trans group12071040020346LLP "АРУАНА-ЛКК"13191040014257LLP "Эксим group«14211140009032LLP "Essep"15201240001742LLP  "Center ВЭД Logistics"16110540002680LLP "KTA-CUSTOMS GROUP"17170240029305LLP "BROKER TRADE COMPANY"18220940041113LLP "AKBY"19110540003064LLP "Fortune Logistics"20230240031013 LLP "As Brok Logistics"21171140036199LLP  "Достар SA" Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kgd/press/news/details/1121377?lang=kk

What is the VAT rate indicated in the ESF when returning the product in 2026: 12% on the date of sale or 16% on the date of return?The amount of turnover is adjusted in cases of full or partial return of goods, with the exception of importation of goods placed under the customs procedure of reimport, previously exported with placement under the customs procedure of export (paragraph 1) paragraph 2 of Article 464 of the new Tax Code).According to paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 464 of the Tax Code, the amount of adjustment of the amount of taxable (non-taxable) turnover is included in the taxable (non-taxable) turnover of the tax period on which the date of return of the goods falls.This date is the date of the turnover for the amount of the adjustment.Thus, if the product was sold in December 2025 with a 12% rate, then when it is returned after January 1, 2026, despite the entry into force of the new VAT rate of 16%, the return tax rate of 12% is indicated in the return tax.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kgd-kostanay/press/news/details/1121358?lang=kk

     In connection with the adoption of the new Tax Code, the State Revenue Committee is updating its approach to tax risk management. Instead of the previous categorization of taxpayers, a flexible risk analysis system will now be applied in various areas - types of taxes, industries, regions and groups of enterprises, etc.     Taking this into account, a new convenient tool has been created for business - "Information on counterparties." It helps to obtain up-to-date open data and evaluate your counterparty based on information on the tax regime, registration records for VAT, the amount of taxes paid, the number of employees, the tax burden ratio, the head and founders of the company, as well as the presence of restrictions on the ESF or inclusion in the list of unreliable organizations, etc.    To do this, just go to the https://portal.kgd.gov.kz Committee Portal, enter the BIN/IIN, and the information will be available.    This service will be consistently improved and improved taking into account the proposals and needs of taxpayers.    The new service is a step towards a more transparent tax space and secure business relationships.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kgd-akmola/press/news/details/1121287?lang=kk