Wheat gluten will be one of the export products of Kazakhstan that will be subject to the 27% tariffs imposed by the United States. At the same time, 92% of Kazakhstan's exports to the United States are not subject to additional tariffs, since these goods are included in the list of exceptions. This is stated in a statement by the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
“Additional duties will apply to certain groups of goods, the export of which in 2024 amounted to $95.2 million. These include phosphorus (in 2024, exports amounted to $15.9 million), ferrosilicon ($12.7 million), lenses ($4.1 million), wheat gluten ($4 million), ammonium nitrate ($2.4 million). The introduced tariff measures will affect only 4.8% of the total volume of Kazakhstan's exports to the United States,” the Ministry of Trade reported.
At the same time, the department stated that the government is initiating consultations with the American side to discuss the possibility of not applying additional duties to Kazakhstan.
According to the Bureau of National Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in 2024, the trade turnover between Kazakhstan and the United States amounted to $4.2 billion, increasing by 4% compared to 2023 ($4.1 billion). Exports from Kazakhstan increased by 30.6% and amounted to $2 billion, imports from the United States amounted to $2.2 billion. The basis of Kazakhstan's exports to the United States are crude oil, uranium, silver, ferroalloys and others. These goods account for 92% of supplies, and they are included in the list of exceptions provided for by the decree of the US President "On the regulation of imports through reciprocal tariffs to eliminate trade practices that lead to a significant and persistent deficit in the United States in trade in goods."
Recall that three plants for deep grain processing are planned to be launched in Kazakhstan. So far, this production is carried out by BioOperations.