BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 24. The U.S. has
established a 12.5% tariff on goods produced in Kazakhstan as part
of new trade measures affecting 60 global economies, according to
the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).


"The additional rates of duty are applicable with respect to
products that are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on
July 24, 2026, except that goods loaded onto a vessel at the port
of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit before 12:01
a.m. eastern time on July 24, 2026, and entered for consumption or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption before 12:01 a.m. eastern
time on July 28, 2026, shall not be subject to such additional
duty," USTR said.


The measures target economies that Washington considers to have
insufficiently introduced or enforced prohibitions on the
importation of products made with forced labor. Kazakhstan is among
54 economies identified by U.S. authorities as "failing to
introduce and effectively enforce bans on forced labor
imports."







The countries include Algeria; Angola; Argentina; Australia; the
Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Brazil; Cambodia; Chile; China;
Colombia; Costa Rica; the Dominican Republic; Egypt; El Salvador;
Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; India; Iraq; Israel;
Japan; Jordan; Kuwait; Libya; Malaysia; Morocco; New Zealand;
Nicaragua; Nigeria; Norway; Oman; Peru; the Philippines; Qatar;
Russia; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; South Africa; South Korea; Sri
Lanka; Switzerland; Taiwan; Thailand; Trinidad and Tobago; Türkiye;
the United Arab Emirates; the United Kingdom; Uruguay; Venezuela;
and Vietnam.


The following six economies have been identified as failing to
effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods
produced with forced labor: Canada, Ecuador, the European Union,
Indonesia, Mexico, and Pakistan. A 10% tariff will be imposed on
goods from these economies. The latest adjustment follows trade
policy measures enacted in August 2025, when the U.S. announced a
25% tariff on Kazakhstani exports as part of broader efforts to
address bilateral trade deficits and trade barriers.