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Swedish Trade and Investment Council – Business support

Swedish companies with business interests in Kazakhstan are encouraged to contact the Swedish Trade and Investment Council’s office in Warsaw, for support, general advice, and on matters regarding international trade- and export rules, customs, transports, and terms of delivery.

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Following the closure of the Swedish Trade and Investment Council’s office in Russia, the organisation´s office in Türkiye is responsible för Kazakhstan.

Information to Swedish companies in Kazakhstan on how to interpret EU sanctions against Russia

In its prioritized effort to promote trade and investment between Sweden and Kazakhstan, and to support Swedish companies in Kazakhstan, the Embassy of Sweden in Astana has gathered the below information aiming to help Swedish companies in Kazakhstan to interpret EU’s sanctions against Russia.

Guiding information from Swedish Authorities

• Please find the Government Offices of Sweden webpage on sanctions here (in Swedish): Sanktioner - Regeringen.se
• Swedish Customs Authority’s information on classification of product codes:
  Query by nomenclature | Tulltaxan
• Information on customs and sanctions can be found on the Swedish Customs webpage (in Swedish):
  EU:s sanktioner mot Ryssland och Belarus - Tullverket
• Information on trade and sanctions can be found on the Swedish National Board of Trade’s webpage (in Swedish)
  Internationella sanktioner | Kommerskollegium
• The Swedish National Board of Trade’s webpage focusing on sanctions against Russia:
  Sanktioner mot Ryssland | Kommerskollegium
• Swedish National Board of Trade also operates a telephone-line addressing sanctions. The opening hours are Monday-Thursday 13:00-15:00 (CET).
  The number is: +46 8-690 48 00
• Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP), for information on export control regimes, dual-use products, incl. end-user certificates: Home - ISP 

Guiding information from the EU Commission

• Overview of EU and UN sanctions: EU Sanctions Map
• Questions and Answer-portal on sanctions maintained by the European Commission: Frequently asked questions - Sanctions against Russia - European Commission
• Guiding documents on sanctions adopted against Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine & Belarus’s involvement:
  Guidance documents - European Commission
• Local branches of Swedish companies in Kazakhstan may also reach out directly to the Commission for clarity on interpreting EU sanctions / flow of goods from the EU.
  Mail: ec-sanctions-international@ec.europa.eu

For additional information, Swedish companies with business interests in Kazakhstan are recommended to contact Business Sweden, Istanbul, for support, general advice, and questions related to internationaltrade rules, customs, transportation, and delivery terms. Contact: Contact form - Business Sweden

If you are a Swedish company operating on the market in Kazakhstan, you are always welcome to contact the Embassy of Sweden in Astana. Contact: ambassaden.astana@gov.se or at +7 7172 59 1805