Vice Minister of Trade and Integration Aidar Abildabekov inspected the wholesale markets in Aktau. He visited the "Asar-S" market, as well as the large vegetable warehouses KazFruit and Asia Fruit Aktau, which are the main suppliers of products to the Mangystau region. The work was carried out in accordance with the instructions of Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov regarding establishing order in food markets and eliminating inefficient intermediation.
A commission has been established in the region, which conducted monitoring at the "Kök bazar", "Asar-S" markets and in the meat sector "Magash". Violations were identified during the inspection. Five business entities were selling socially significant food products with an excess of the permissible trade markup. Administrative measures have been taken against them.
A case of overpricing for meat products at the "Magash" market was also recorded. After the commission's intervention, the price per kilogram was reduced from 4500 to 3500 tenge.
Furthermore, excessive intermediary links in supply chains were identified. Cases of several transactions being made within one day for the same product were established. As a result, TOO "Goods and Service" was recognized as an unproductive intermediary and excluded from the chain. This allowed one of the large retail chains in Aktau to switch to direct purchases from a wholesale supplier and reduce the price of potatoes from 275 to 242 tenge and onions from 165 to 132 tenge.
A similar scheme was identified in the supply of vegetable products through Asia Fruit Aktau and Asia Fruit Aktau KZ. After the intermediary was excluded, the retail chain switched to direct purchases, which led to a decrease in the price of potatoes from 235 to 225 tenge and carrots from 264 to 205 tenge.
According to Aidar Abildabekov, the region needs to strengthen the work of the commission to identify intermediary schemes. He noted that since the beginning of the year, a small number of intermediaries have been identified, and this statistic raises doubts. At the same time, the Mangystau region remains one of the regions where the main share of products is imported by importers and wholesalers from other regions. He emphasized that this is a key issue for the interest of the regional leadership, as with proper work, intermediary schemes can be identified systematically, not sporadically.
For reference: Since the beginning of 2026, state control has been strengthened. Thus, as of April 23 of the current year, 1,406 fines have been imposed under Article 204-4 (exceeding the maximum trade markup), which is about 50% of the total number of violations identified under this article for the entire year of 2025 (2,913 violations).
The total amount of fines for violating the trade markup amounted to over 53 million tenge. Of these, in the Mangystau region — 49 fines amounting to 540 thousand tenge.
For applying different prices and the absence of price tags, 489 rulings were issued amounting to 18.4 million tenge, including 36 rulings in the Mangystau region amounting to over 1.1 million tenge.
In terms of the number of initiated administrative proceedings, the Mangystau region ranks 4th among the regions.
The work of regional commissions to identify intermediary schemes has been intensified. Across the country, 372 meetings were held, 1,092 violations were identified, 974 protocols were drawn up, and 118 intermediaries were excluded.
In the Mangystau region, as of April 23 of the current year, 27 meetings have been held. As a result, 51 cases of violations were identified, of which in 49 cases an excess of the trade markup was recorded with subsequent drawing up of administrative protocols, and 2 unproductive intermediaries were also identified and excluded from supply chains.
In terms of the number of identified cases, the region ranks 6th among the regions.
In addition, an analysis of electronic invoices is being conducted: 4,395 chains have been studied, 2,361 risks have been identified, which allows for timely prevention of cases of excessive margins and violations of trade legislation.
