In Kazakhstan, 141 participants in foreign economic activity were held liable for failing to meet currency return requirements. The total amount of fines for the first half of 2026 amounted to 15.3 billion tenge, the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance reported. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
The issue concerns violations of the requirement to repatriate national and foreign currency. This requirement obliges Kazakhstani companies to ensure that export proceeds are credited to accounts in authorized banks of Kazakhstan.
In addition, residents must seek the return of funds transferred to a foreign supplier if the goods have not been delivered, work or services have not been performed, or obligations under a foreign economic contract have not been fulfilled.
The SRC explained that if a foreign partner fails to fulfill the terms of the contract, the Kazakhstani company must take measures to return the transferred money to its bank accounts.
Currency control is aimed at complying with legal requirements, protecting the country's economic interests, and returning foreign currency earnings to Kazakhstan.
In January-June 2026, 1,116 administrative protocols were drawn up under Article 244 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, which provides for liability for violating the procedure for obtaining an account number for a currency contract at a bank and submitting information on it.
Another 141 participants in foreign economic activity were held liable under Article 251 of the Administrative Code for failing to comply with the requirement to repatriate national and foreign currency. The total amount of fines imposed reached 15.3 billion tenge.
The largest fines were imposed in Almaty — more than 9.2 billion tenge. In the Pavlodar region, their amount exceeded 1.8 billion tenge, in the Zhetysu region — 1.1 billion tenge, in Astana — 1 billion tenge.
The SRC reminded that liability for violation of currency legislation applies regardless of the size of the enterprise and the type of its activity.
To avoid violations, participants in foreign economic activity are advised to ensure timely receipt of export proceeds or return of money on import operations, as well as monitor the deadlines for fulfilling obligations under contracts.
When the terms of the contract change, it is necessary to draw up additional agreements and make adjustments to the accounting data of the currency contract. Companies must also keep documents confirming the fulfillment of obligations.
For clarifications, participants in foreign economic activity can contact the state revenue authorities, the National Bank, or the servicing authorized bank.
Earlier, Kursiv wrote that the SRC sent notifications to 114 thousand Kazakhstanis whose bank transfers met the criteria for possible entrepreneurial activity. For now, recipients are not required to explain the origin of funds — such a need may arise after reconciling bank data with tax reporting and identifying discrepancies.