Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Announces First Stage of 2024 Meat and Poultry Tariff Rate Quotas

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   KZ2024-0001
On December 29, 2023, the Ministry of Trade and Integration announced the first stage of 2024 meat and poultry quotas by HS code for historic suppliers (i.e., importers). The first stage approved the distribution of 2,835 tons of beef and 31,500 tons of poultry. The 2024 TRQ volumes and rates remain unchanged from those announced in 2023. U.S. exporters are advised that shipping, transportation, and customs clearance delays related to ongoing geopolitical tensions have been reported in several Baltic and Caspian Sea ports of entry, and along ground transportation routes in Eastern Europe.

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