Countries

Kazakhstan: trade by HS code

  • US$87bnExports 2024
  • US$70bnImports 2024
  • 4,115HS6 · Exports

In 2024, exports from Kazakhstan came to US$87bn and imports to US$70bn.

Its main exports were crude oil (2709.00), semi-manufactured gold (non-monetary) (7108.13) and natural uranium (2844.10).

Its largest customer was China and its largest supplier China.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £3.6bn from Kazakhstan (-39% on the year before), above all unwrought silver, crude oil and linseed, whether or not broken, and exported £350.7m to it.

Kazakhstan has no preferential arrangement with the UK: its goods pay the standard third-country rates.

Kazakhstan and the UK

UK imports£3.6bn-39% · last 12 months
UK exports£350.7m+29% · last 12 months

What the UK imports from Kazakhstan

  1. 7106.91Unwrought silver£3.1bn
  2. 2709.00Crude oil£424.9m
  3. 1204.00Linseed, whether or not broken£13.2m
  4. 8112.39Beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium: hafnium, other£8.8m
  5. 7202.41Ferro-chromium, over 4% carbon£8.2m
  6. 7207.12Steel slabs (rectangular, <0.25% carbon)£2.5m
  7. 1001.99Wheat and meslin (not seed, not durum)£2.1m
  8. 7202.49Ferro-alloys, ferro-chromium, other£1.1m
  9. 8101.97Tungsten: other, waste and scrap£607.9k
  10. 1401.90Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting: other£567.7k

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC

Kazakhstan and the EU

EU imports€33.5bn+5% · last 12 months
EU exports€9.8bn-9% · last 12 months

What the EU imports from Kazakhstan

  1. 2709.00Crude oil€29.9bn
  2. 2701.12Bituminous coal€536.6m
  3. 1204.00Linseed, whether or not broken€301.6m
  4. 2844.10Natural uranium€296.3m
  5. 2711.21Natural gas in gaseous state€242.1m
  6. 2701.19Other coal€200.5m
  7. 7601.10Unwrought aluminium, not alloyed€196.4m
  8. 3902.10Polypropylene, primary€155.4m
  9. 2804.70Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals: phosphorus€114.8m
  10. 1001.19Durum wheat (not seed)€104.3m

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext

Top exports

  1. 2709.00Crude oilUS$36bn
  2. 7108.13Semi-manufactured gold (non-monetary)US$6bn
  3. 2844.10Natural uraniumUS$5bn
  4. 7403.11Refined copper cathodesUS$4bn
  5. 7108.12Unwrought gold (non-monetary)US$3bn
  6. 2603.00Copper ores and concentratesUS$3bn
  7. 7202.41Ferro-chromium, over 4% carbonUS$2bn
  8. 2711.21Natural gas in gaseous stateUS$1bn
  9. 1001.99Wheat and meslin (not seed, not durum)US$1bn
  10. 8802.40Aircraft over 15,000 kgUS$887m
  11. 2701.12Bituminous coalUS$753m
  12. 7601.10Unwrought aluminium, not alloyedUS$656m
  13. 7106.91Unwrought silverUS$637m
  14. 7901.11Zinc 99.99%, unwroughtUS$625m
  15. 1101.00Wheat flourUS$507m
  16. 2701.19Other coalUS$476m
  17. 2818.20Aluminium oxide (alumina)US$449m
  18. 7403.19Other unwrought refined copperUS$445m
  19. 2601.12Agglomerated iron ore (pellets, sinter)US$433m
  20. 8517.13SmartphonesUS$389m

Top imports

  1. 8703.23Petrol cars, 1500-3000 ccUS$2bn
  2. 8802.40Aircraft over 15,000 kgUS$1bn
  3. 8517.13SmartphonesUS$1bn
  4. 3004.90Other medicines, dosed or for retail saleUS$1bn
  5. 2711.21Natural gas in gaseous stateUS$771m
  6. 6202.40Women's synthetic coats and jackets, wovenUS$754m
  7. 9503.00Toys, dolls, scale models and puzzlesUS$742m
  8. 8703.22Petrol cars, 1000-1500 ccUS$681m
  9. 2844.20Enriched uranium and plutoniumUS$568m
  10. 8471.50Computer processing units (desktop CPUs, servers)US$559m
  11. 7108.12Unwrought gold (non-monetary)US$541m
  12. 8703.24Petrol cars over 3000 ccUS$527m
  13. 3926.90Other plastic articlesUS$524m
  14. 8517.62Network switching and routing equipmentUS$475m
  15. 8707.10Car bodiesUS$458m
  16. 8481.80Other taps, cocks and valvesUS$398m
  17. 8407.34Petrol vehicle engines over 1000 ccUS$397m
  18. 6402.99Rubber and plastic shoes (not ankle-covering)US$396m
  19. 7402.00Unrefined copper and copper anodesUS$385m
  20. 8471.30Laptops and portable computers (max 10 kg)US$379m

Main buyers from Kazakhstan

  1. China US$15bn
  2. Russia US$9bn
  3. Italy US$6bn
  4. United Kingdom US$6bn
  5. Netherlands US$5bn
  6. Switzerland US$4bn
  7. France US$4bn
  8. Greece US$4bn
  9. Türkiye US$3bn
  10. Austria US$3bn

Main suppliers of Kazakhstan

  1. China US$22bn
  2. Russia US$17bn
  3. Türkiye US$3bn
  4. Germany US$3bn
  5. South Korea US$2bn
  6. United States US$1bn
  7. France US$1bn
  8. Uzbekistan US$1bn
  9. Italy US$997m
  10. Japan US$991m

Questions and answers

What does Kazakhstan export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was crude oil (HS 2709.00), worth US$36bn.

Does the UK have a trade agreement with Kazakhstan?

No preferential rates are recorded for Kazakhstan in the UK tariff, so the standard third-country duty applies, plus any anti-dumping or other measures that cover its goods.