July 9 this year. The Regional Communications Service held a briefing "Licensing activities for the sale of alcoholic beverages. Combating illicit trafficking in excisable products. On the imposed restrictions on the export of petroleum products from the Republic of Kazakhstan."

During the briefing, the Head of the Department of State Revenues in the Akmola region Yerzhan Shulembekov said,

The sale of alcoholic beverages in the Republic of Kazakhstan belongs to licensed activities. For the legal implementation of wholesale or retail trade in alcoholic beverages, entrepreneurs need to obtain an appropriate license in the prescribed manner.

The issuance of a license for the storage and sale of alcoholic beverages, with the exception of activities in the territory of its production, is provided by the territorial bodies of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

You can apply for a license in electronic format through the www.egov.kz e-government portal. This format can significantly reduce the time for consideration of documents and make the process of obtaining permits more convenient for business.

The term for issuing a license or a reasoned response to a refusal is no later than one (1) business day following the day of registration of the specified application; 2) renewal of the license - within 3 (three) business days.

To obtain a license, the applicant must submit an electronic application, a document confirming the payment of the license fee, as well as documents confirming the right to use the premises. In addition, it is required to provide information on the availability of water supply, power supply, sewerage and cash registers with the function of fixing and transmitting data.

The amount of the fee charged from the service recipient in the provision of public services, and the methods of its collection in cases provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

In accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 616 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Taxes and Other Mandatory Payments to the Budget," the rates of the license fee for the right to engage in certain types of activities are established based on the size of the monthly calculation indicator established by the law on the republican budget and in force on the date of payment of the fee.

- in the capital, cities of republican and regional significance -100 MCI 100

- in cities of regional significance and settlements - 70 MCI 70

- in rural settlements - 30 MCI. 30

Particular attention is paid to compliance with qualification requirements. To carry out wholesale trade in alcoholic beverages, it is necessary to have storage facilities intended for storage, reception and delivery of alcoholic beverages. Such premises should not be located on the territories of educational, health care organizations, sports facilities, gas stations, markets and cultural and leisure institutions.

For the retail sale of alcoholic beverages, the presence of a stationary room that meets the established requirements of the law is required. The room must be provided with water supply, power supply and sewerage, as well as equipped with a registered cash register.

The legislation provides for cases of refusal to issue a license. The grounds may be non-payment of the license fee, non-compliance with qualification requirements, provision of inaccurate information or the presence of judicial restrictions on the implementation of licensed activities.

Based on the results of consideration of the application, the service recipient receives a license in electronic form, certified by an electronic digital signature of an official, or a motivated refusal indicating the reasons.

Compliance with the established requirements and timely registration of a license are mandatory conditions for the implementation of activities for the sale of alcoholic beverages and contribute to ensuring the legality of entrepreneurial activity.

   The fight against illegal circulation of excisable products remains one of the priority areas of activity of state revenue bodies. The Department of State Revenues on an ongoing basis carries out verification measures aimed at identifying and suppressing the facts of illegal storage, transportation and sale of alcohol and tobacco products, petroleum products.

For six months of this year, state revenue bodies carried out 90 effective tax audits on excisable products, 2679 liters of alcoholic beverages, 11,777 packs of cigarettes, 1060.6 tons of oil products were withdrawn from illegal circulation. For all revealed facts, measures are taken in accordance with the current legislation.

We remind you that for the turnover of alcoholic beverages without an appropriate license or without issuing accompanying invoices for goods, administrative liability is provided in the form of a fine in the amount of 15 to 200 monthly calculation indicators with confiscation of alcoholic beverages.

Of particular concern is the increase in the turnover of illegal tobacco products. For the storage, transportation and sale of tobacco products in violation of the requirements of the law, administrative liability is provided in the form of a fine of 50 to 500 monthly calculation indicators with confiscation of tobacco products.

We urge citizens and business representatives to comply with the requirements of the law, to purchase and sell only legal excisable products.

We also inform you about the restrictions imposed on the export of certain types of petroleum products.

By order of the Minister of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 175-n/k dated April 30, 2026, a ban was introduced on the export of petroleum products:

1. for export from May 21, 2026 to November 21, 2026 from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including to the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union:

1) by rail, road, gasoline, diesel fuel and certain types of petroleum products, with the exception of lubricating oils, it is allowed to export in fuel tanks provided by the manufacturer of motor vehicles no more than once a day;

For violation of the regime at checkpoints across the State border of the Republic of Kazakhstan, expressed in non-compliance with the established procedure for entry into checkpoints, stay, movement and exit of persons, vehicles, import, location, movement, export of goods and goods, administrative liability is provided under article 513 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On administrative offenses" with a fine of 5 (five) to 10 (ten) MCI or administrative expulsion from the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In addition, we inform you about the presence of administrative liability for illegal re-equipment of vehicles without appropriate permission provided for by part 7 of Article 590 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Administrative Offenses" with a fine of 15 (fifteen) MCI.

Currently, on the territory of the Akmola region, with the participation of state revenue bodies, together with law enforcement agencies and other interested departments, raid measures are being taken to counter the illegal export and circulation of oil products, preventive and explanatory work is being carried out.

We kindly ask you to comply with the established procedure for the circulation of certain types of petroleum products and not to violate the current legislation!

The questions voiced during the briefing were given comprehensive answers.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kgd-akmola/press/news/details/1255991?lang=ru