BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 24. Around 95% of
Kazakhstan's exports to the United States will remain exempt from
the newly introduced U.S. additional import tariff, the Kazakh
Ministry of Trade and Integration said.
"The Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of
Kazakhstan continues to engage with the U.S. side to protect the
interests of Kazakh exporters and seek mutually acceptable
solutions," it said in a statement.
The comment followed the United States' final decision, adopted
on July 23, after an investigation under Section 301 of the U.S.
Trade Act of 1974.
Effective July 24, the United States is imposing an additional
12.5% tariff on certain goods of Kazakh origin. The measure does
not apply to products included in exemption lists approved by the
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
The ministry noted that the temporary 10% import surcharge
introduced earlier expired after its 150-day term and is not
cumulative with the new 12.5% tariff.
The U.S. measures target economies that Washington says have not
sufficiently introduced or effectively enforced bans on imports of
goods produced with forced labor. Kazakhstan is among 54 economies
identified by U.S. authorities as failing to adequately introduce
and enforce such prohibitions. Six additional economies were cited
for failing to effectively enforce existing bans on imports made
with forced labor.
