What Kazakhstan buys from Japan.
Kazakhstan imported USD 1.1bn of manufactured and processed goods from Japan in 2024, up 62 per cent on 2022. That is 2 per cent of everything Kazakhstan imported in these lines, and Japan is its number 8 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Japan dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.
Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Kazakhstan paid Japan for it at the border, Japan's share of everything Kazakhstan imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 86 per cent of the lane.
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323
Share of Kazakhstan's imports17 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 105 per cent on 2022 (USD 165m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,834 a tonne, 21,389 tonnesUSD 339min 2024 -
2
Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324
Share of Kazakhstan's imports41 per cent, 32 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 258m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 74,204 a tonne, 2,913 tonnesUSD 216min 2024 -
3
Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952
Share of Kazakhstan's imports30 per cent, 16 source countriesChangeup 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,793 a tonne, 8,309 tonnesUSD 65min 2024 -
4
Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340
Share of Kazakhstan's imports23 per cent, 32 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 15,771 a tonne, 2,332 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
5
Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machinesHS 401180
Share of Kazakhstan's imports27 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,717 a tonne, 4,502 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
6
Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, track layingHS 842911
Share of Kazakhstan's imports30 per cent, 10 source countriesChangeup 394 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,127 a tonne, 2,099 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
7
Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind poweredHS 850239
Share of Kazakhstan's imports38 per cent, 15 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 17min 2024 -
8
Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goodsHS 870410
Share of Kazakhstan's imports10 per cent, 16 source countriesChangedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,624 a tonne, 1,760 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
9
Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of Kazakhstan's imports8 per cent, 57 source countriesChangefrom USD 631k in 2022Unit valueUSD 365,670 a tonne, 30 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
10
Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215
Share of Kazakhstan's imports3 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 104 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 11min 2024 -
11
Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110
Share of Kazakhstan's imports4 per cent, 40 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,440 a tonne, 1,927 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
12
Vehicles: bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8701, 8702, 8704 or 8705HS 870790
Share of Kazakhstan's imports3 per cent, 31 source countriesChangedown 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,718 a tonne, 495 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
13
Steel, stainless: seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gasHS 730424
Share of Kazakhstan's imports67 per cent, 12 source countriesChangefrom USD 741k in 2022Unit valueUSD 25,549 a tonne, 370 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
14
Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431HS 843149
Share of Kazakhstan's imports6 per cent, 56 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 5,200 a tonne, 1,467 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
15
Vehicle parts: suspension systems and parts thereof (including shock-absorbers)HS 870880
Share of Kazakhstan's imports4 per cent, 54 source countriesChangeup 442 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,761 a tonne, 764 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480
Share of Kazakhstan's imports4 per cent, 53 source countriesChangefrom USD 64k in 2022Unit valueUSD 58,038 a tonne, 114 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
17
Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000ccHS 840734
Share of Kazakhstan's imports2 per cent, 34 source countriesChangeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 6min 2024 -
18
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: magnetic resonance imaging apparatusHS 901813
Share of Kazakhstan's imports29 per cent, 16 source countriesChangeup 476 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 118,946 a tonne, 52 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
19
Ignition or starting equipment: spark plugs, of a kind used for spark or compression-ignition internal combustion enginesHS 851110
Share of Kazakhstan's imports14 per cent, 41 source countriesChangefrom USD 14k in 2022Unit valueUSD 43,636 a tonne, 138 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
20
Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, other than track layingHS 842919
Share of Kazakhstan's imports47 per cent, 5 source countriesChangefrom USD 627k in 2022Unit valueUSD 12,634 a tonne, 412 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
21
Tools: for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor: other than saws and drillsHS 846729
Share of Kazakhstan's imports6 per cent, 46 source countriesChangefrom USD 16k in 2022Unit valueUSD 25,564 a tonne, 189 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
22
Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399
Share of Kazakhstan's imports8 per cent, 48 source countriesChangefrom USD 22k in 2022Unit valueUSD 99,255 a tonne, 46 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
23
Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by other than electric motorHS 842720
Share of Kazakhstan's imports5 per cent, 23 source countriesChangedown 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,754 a tonne, 2,513 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
24
Pumps: reciprocating positive displacement pumps, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquidsHS 841350
Share of Kazakhstan's imports5 per cent, 55 source countriesChangefrom USD 144k in 2022Unit valueUSD 71,375 a tonne, 60 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
25
Front-end shovel loadersHS 842951
Share of Kazakhstan's imports3 per cent, 24 source countriesChangeup 469 per cent on 2022 (USD 720k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,761 a tonne, 468 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
26
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: ultra-violet or infra-red ray apparatusHS 901820
Share of Kazakhstan's imports51 per cent, 20 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 4min 2024 -
27
Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of Kazakhstan's imports1 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,573 a tonne, 719 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
28
Fibres: artificial filament tow of cellulose acetateHS 550210
Share of Kazakhstan's imports26 per cent, 9 source countriesChangedown 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,479 a tonne, 715 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
29
Printing, copying, and facsimile machines: single-function printing, copying or facsimile machines, not capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or...HS 844339
Share of Kazakhstan's imports19 per cent, 30 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 4min 2024 -
30
Paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4823HS 482390
Share of Kazakhstan's imports22 per cent, 51 source countriesChangefrom USD 232k in 2022Unit valueUSD 16,701 a tonne, 231 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
31
Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not...HS 870422
Share of Kazakhstan's imports7 per cent, 30 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,264 a tonne, 604 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
32
Apparatus based on the use of x-rays: including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, for medical, surgical or veterinary uses, not dental uses, excluding computed...HS 902214
Share of Kazakhstan's imports10 per cent, 19 source countriesChangeup 337 per cent on 2022 (USD 851k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 249,560 a tonne, 15 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
33
Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199
Share of Kazakhstan's imports6 per cent, 29 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 727,085 a tonne, 5.0 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
34
Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of Kazakhstan's imports2 per cent, 95 source countriesChangefrom USD 24k in 2022Unit valueUSD 53,003 a tonne, 64 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
35
Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902789
Share of Kazakhstan's imports9 per cent, 50 source countriesChangefrom USD 120k in 2022Unit valueUSD 322,165 a tonne, 10 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
36
Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of Kazakhstan's imports1 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 85 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 61,728 a tonne, 49 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
37
Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), n.e.c. in heading 8702, new or usedHS 870290
Share of Kazakhstan's imports4 per cent, 6 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 12,414 a tonne, 237 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
38
Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 401120
Share of Kazakhstan's imports2 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,797 a tonne, 721 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
39
Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or...HS 870210
Share of Kazakhstan's imports2 per cent, 19 source countriesChangedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,985 a tonne, 208 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
40
Valves: for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmissionsHS 848120
Share of Kazakhstan's imports7 per cent, 62 source countriesChangefrom USD 124k in 2022Unit valueUSD 64,449 a tonne, 41 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
41
Engines: hydraulic power engines and motors, linear acting (cylinders)HS 841221
Share of Kazakhstan's imports8 per cent, 57 source countriesChangefrom USD 386k in 2022Unit valueUSD 21,854 a tonne, 122 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
42
Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs)HS 902750
Share of Kazakhstan's imports9 per cent, 43 source countriesChangeup 366 per cent on 2022 (USD 564k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 446,639 a tonne, 5.9 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
43
Pumps: fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston enginesHS 841330
Share of Kazakhstan's imports5 per cent, 53 source countriesChangefrom USD 319k in 2022Unit valueUSD 45,113 a tonne, 57 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
44
Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999
Share of Kazakhstan's imports2 per cent, 65 source countriesChangefrom USD 30k in 2022Unit valueUSD 39,172 a tonne, 64 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
45
Gears and gearing: (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately): ball or roller screws: gear boxes and other speed...HS 848340
Share of Kazakhstan's imports3 per cent, 59 source countriesChangefrom USD 108k in 2022Unit valueUSD 26,164 a tonne, 95 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
46
Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762
Share of Kazakhstan's imports1 per cent, 64 source countriesChangeup 410 per cent on 2022 (USD 482k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 828,827 a tonne, 3.0 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
47
Vehicle parts: road wheels and parts and accessories thereofHS 870870
Share of Kazakhstan's imports2 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 207 per cent on 2022 (USD 772k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,275 a tonne, 1,041 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
48
Iron or steel: helical springs and leaves for springsHS 732020
Share of Kazakhstan's imports6 per cent, 63 source countriesChangefrom USD 327k in 2022Unit valueUSD 5,182 a tonne, 451 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
49
Apparatus based on the use of x-rays: including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, computed...HS 902212
Share of Kazakhstan's imports12 per cent, 13 source countriesChangedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 176,213 a tonne, 13 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
50
Vehicle parts: drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles: parts thereofHS 870850
Share of Kazakhstan's imports2 per cent, 48 source countriesChangefrom USD 298k in 2022Unit valueUSD 8,850 a tonne, 247 tonnesUSD 2min 2024
The lines that grew most since 2022.
Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323USD 339m in 2024, up 105 per cent on 2022 (USD 165m in 2022). Japan supplies 17 per cent of the line.
- Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215USD 11m in 2024, up 104 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Japan supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952USD 65m in 2024, up 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022). Japan supplies 30 per cent of the line.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machinesHS 401180USD 35m in 2024, up 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022). Japan supplies 27 per cent of the line.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110USD 10m in 2024, up 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Japan supplies 4 per cent of the line.
Lines where Japan supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Japan ships at least 60 per cent of what Kazakhstan imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Steel, stainless: seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gasHS 73042467 per cent of Kazakhstan's imports of the line, USD 9m; 12 source countries in all.
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where Japan's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Kazakhstan at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323Japan: USD 339m at USD 15,834 a tonne. China: USD 351m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 11,936 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 18,668 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324Japan: USD 216m at USD 74,204 a tonne. South Korea: USD 102m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 24,586 a tonne, 67 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 56,328 a tonne.
- Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952Japan: USD 65m at USD 7,793 a tonne. China: USD 112m (51 per cent of the line) at USD 3,834 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 7,793 a tonne.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machinesHS 401180Japan: USD 35m at USD 7,717 a tonne. China: USD 36m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 3,183 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 7,717 a tonne.
- Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, track layingHS 842911Japan: USD 21m at USD 10,127 a tonne. China: USD 24m (34 per cent of the line) at USD 4,192 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 10,941 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890Japan: USD 11m at USD 365,670 a tonne. China: USD 29m (21 per cent of the line) at USD 20,148 a tonne, 95 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 91,485 a tonne.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110Japan: USD 10m at USD 5,440 a tonne. China: USD 121m (48 per cent of the line) at USD 2,818 a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,666 a tonne.
- Vehicles: bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8701, 8702, 8704 or 8705HS 870790Japan: USD 10m at USD 20,718 a tonne. China: USD 234m (77 per cent of the line) at USD 13,236 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,157 a tonne.
- Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431HS 843149Japan: USD 8m at USD 5,200 a tonne. Russia: USD 9m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 4,153 a tonne, 20 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 10,347 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts: suspension systems and parts thereof (including shock-absorbers)HS 870880Japan: USD 7m at USD 9,761 a tonne. Russia: USD 19m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 3,162 a tonne, 68 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 11,020 a tonne.
- Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480Japan: USD 7m at USD 58,038 a tonne. China: USD 41m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 7,098 a tonne, 88 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 30,341 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: magnetic resonance imaging apparatusHS 901813Japan: USD 6m at USD 118,946 a tonne. China: USD 8m (36 per cent of the line) at USD 82,049 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 76,074 a tonne.
What Kazakhstan buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.
Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.
Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to Kazakhstan with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.
Share is Japan's part of everything Kazakhstan imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.
Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.
A record of trade, not a shopping list.
What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.
Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.
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