Kazakhstan agreed with the EU on the exclusion of Kazakhstan coal from a sanctions prohibition of transit through Russian ports. This was announced on Tuesday, July 29, the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported. According to the ministry, the European commission approved the amendments to the sanctions regime, allowing the use of a number of Russian ports to transit Kazakhstani coal to the European Union countries. levels.
the negotiation process took place with the participation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and the country’s permanent representation under the EU.
as explained in the ministry, since February 2025 after the introduction of the 16th package of sanctions, transactions related to a number of Russian Russian ones were blocked by the European Union. Ports, including the port of the Ust-Luga, historically involved in the export of Kazakh coal to Europe. This threatened the stability of exports constituting a significant part of the country’s foreign trade.
, according to the results of diplomatic consultations, the European side, within the framework of the 18th package of sanctions, agreed to partial exception – subject to the following conditions of such as, coal should be exclusively of Kazakhstani origin; The ownership of the cargo should belong to legal entities that do not fall under sanctions; Russian ports can only be used as transit points, without the purchase or processing of goods in the Russian Federation.
according to the ministry, in 2022, the volume of Kazakhstan coal exports in the EU amounted to 4.4 million tons in the amount of $ 419.2 million, in 2023 – 6.1 million tons per $ 3822 million, and in 2024 – 5.2 million tons by $ 312.5 million.
the share of the EU in the export of Kazakhstan coal in different years amounted to from 45% to 54%.
in January -May 2025 amounted to 1.6 million tons by $ 82.9 million (38.5% of the total), which reflects the effect of temporary temporary ones restrictions.
measures taken, emphasize in the department, allow us to count on the restoration of the previous volume of supplies and strengthen the stability of export logistics.
the Ministry of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan announced the intention to continue to protect national trade interests, the expansion of economic ties and support Kazakhstani exports to key foreign markets.