G/C/W/774/Add.1  
G/TFA/W/20/Add.1  
 
28 February 2020  
(20-1582) Page: 1/4 
Council for Trade in Goods  
Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
KAZAKHSTAN - TRADE R ESTRICTIONS OF GOODS  IN TRANSIT  
COMMUNICATION FROM T HE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC  
The following communication, dated 28 February  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic.  
 
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In this communication the Kyrgyz Republic shares additional information with the WTO  Members 
regarding consequences of trade distortive measures by the Republic of Kazakhstan described in 
communication of the Kyrgyz Republic G/C/W/774, G/ TFA/W/20 as of 31  January  2020.  
 
With the aim of determin ing the damage caused by the Kazakh side by restricting the transit of 
goods with respect to consumer goods from the Kyrgyz Republic classified under the groups of 
HS code 28-85, a relevant analysis of the export of goods from the Kyrgyz Republic to Russian 
Federation was conducted.  
 
1  INFORMATION ABOUT DE CLINING OF EXPORT IN  GENERAL AND THE MOS T AFFECTED 
GOODS  
The volume of exports of goods from the Kyrgyz Republic for 2019 amounted to 270,8  million 
US dollars. In comparison to 2018, the exports volume decreased by 24,4%.  
Chart 1. Comparison of the export volumes of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2018 with 
analogical period 2019. Decline for 24,4%  (Thousand USD)  
 
 
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  Table 1 . Comparison of export volumes of the Kyrgyz Republic to Russian Federation for 
2018 and 2019  
HS 
code  ITEM DESCRIPTION  2018  2019  Annual 
change 
in %  Thousand 
USD Thousand 
USD 
  EXPORT OF KYRGYZ REPUBLIC  
TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION  358178.3  270769.6  -24%  
          
28-40 Chemical products  6487.7  4302.2  -34%  
  Share in total export to Russian Federation  1.8%  1.6%  -11% 
28 Products of inorganic chemistry; inorganic or organic 
compounds of precious metals, rare earth metals, 
radioactive elements or isotopes  110.9  58.0 -48% 
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; 
dyes, pigments and other coloring agents; paints and 
varnishes; putty and other mastics; printing ink, ink, ink  2293.1  1579.4  -31% 
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet 
preparations  126.1  109.6  -13% 
34 Soap, surfactants, detergents, lubricants, artificial and 
ready -made waxes, cleaning or polishing compounds, 
candles and similar products, modeling pastes, plasticine, 
"dental wax" and dental compositions based on gypsum  92.7 114.6  24% 
35 Protein substances; modified starches; adhesives; enzymes  235.8  154.6  -34% 
39 Plastics and products made of them  2499.3  1043.5  -58% 
40 Rubber, rubber and products made of them  624.7  253.6  -59% 
41-43  Leather and its products  8329.2  6280.0  -25%  
  Share in total export to Russian Federation  2.3%  2.3%  0% 
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness products and 
harness; travel goods, handbags and similar goods; articles 
of animal gut (except fiber from silkworm gut)  8302.6  6053.6  -27% 
50-67 Products of light and textile industry  167975.4  82003.6  -51% 
  Share in total export to Russian Federation  46.9%  30.3%  -35% 
61-62 Garments  133442.0  70447.7  -47%  
64 Shoes, others  14626.3  521.7  -96%  
          
68 Products made of stone, gypsum, cement, asbestos, mica 
or similar materials  159.5  85.8 -46% 
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi -precious 
stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metals, 
and articles thereof; jewelry; coins  13672.5  13178.0  -4% 
72 Ferrous metals  7758.7  3648.2  -53% 
73 Ferrous metal products  190.5  27.8 -85% 
74 Copper and its products  63412.9  48283.0  -24% 
76 Aluminum and its products  6484.8  5820.8  -10% 
81 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof  31.5 19.0 -40% 
82 Tools, tools, knives, spoons and forks made of base metals; 
their parts made of base metals  76.0 0.0 -100%  
83 Other base metal products  124.3  30.6 -75% 
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, equipment and mechanical 
devices; their parts  2627.2  576.5  -78% 
85 Electrical machines and equipment, their parts; sound 
recording and sound reproducing equipment, equipment for 
recording and reproducing television images and sound, 
their parts and accessories  8040.7  4517.4  -44% G/C/W/774/Add.1 • G/TFA/W/20/Add.1  
 
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  It should be noted that the major decline is observed in exports of garments and footwear. Export 
of product groups for which a sharp decline has occurred in comparison to 2018 include s products 
of light and textile industry (decline by 52,2 %) and chemical products (decline by 2 5,6%).  
 
2  INFORMATION OF PASSA GE OF CARGO VEHICLES  THROUGH 
"AK-TILEK -AVTODOROZHNYI " CHECKPOINT  
According to the State Border service of the Kyrgyz Republic, the passage of cargo vehicles through 
the "Ak -tilek avtodorozhnyi" checkpoint in 2018 amounted to 93,612 units, and 73,652  units as of 
2019. The decline of the passage in comparison of 2018 and 2019 represent s 22%.  
Table 2. The amounts of cargo vehicles passing through the checkpoint 
"Ak-tilek-avtodorozhnyi " (2018, 2019)  
Year Month  Total  I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII 
2018  5100 7763 6993 7484 8508 8593 7734 7747 8520 10483  7120 7567 93 612  
2019  5066 5961 8084 5594 6642 7231 6968 6119 5845 5637 5435 5070 73 652  
2020  3369 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3369 
 
It should be noted that the Kazakh side has started conducting deep and thorough inspection s since 
March  2019. Thus, according to the State border service of the Kyrgyz Republic, starting from March 
2019, there has been a sharp decrease in exit through the "Ak-tilek-avtodorozhny " checkpoint in 
2019 in comparison with 2018. Particular, decline was observed during the peak trading seasons for 
exporters (August -November).  
Chart 2. The dynamics of cargo vehicles passing through the checkpoint "Ak-
tilek-avtodorozhnyi " (2018 -2019)  
 
 
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  Chart 3. The decrease of total number of cargo vehicles passing through the checkpoint 
"Ak-tilek-avtodorozhnyi " on annual basis (decline for 22%)  
 
 
3  VISUAL INFORMATION I N VIDEO -FORMAT OF SI TUATION ON THE KYRGY Z-KAZAKH 
BORDER IS AVAILABLE BY THE FOLLOWING LIN K: 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l4zGBoCTY6EmldhA3qZQbZahcRV6tWYi/view  
 
The provided above figures and multimedia files gives firm ground to classify the measures taken 
by the Republic Kazakhstan as trade distortive measures causing the hard damage to the traders 
and cargo carriers of the Kyrgyz Republic.  
 
Taking this opportunity, the Kyrgyz Republic urges the Republic of Kazakhstan to comply with the 
WTO rules and terminat e the action of trade distorting measures.  
 
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