# Kazakhstan exports to Russia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Kazakhstan to Russia, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/KAZ-RUS/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Kazakhstan reported $9.2B in goods exports to Russia. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $9.2B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 84.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 27 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 491 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.5 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 21.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 284410 | Uranium: natural uranium and its compounds, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds | $1.9B | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 281820 | Aluminium oxide: other than artificial corundum | $2.3B | 27% | Stable |
| 3 | 720836 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10mm | $319.7M | 12.4% | High attention |
| 4 | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $351.8M | 32.4% | High attention |
| 5 | 260112 | Iron ores and concentrates: agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites) | $229.1M | 66.3% | Critical attention |
| 6 | 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $228.1M | 36.4% | High attention |
| 7 | 720915 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more | $208.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $183.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 790111 | Zinc: unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight 99.99% or more of zinc | $163.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 260111 | Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated | $150.5M | 79.7% | Critical attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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