Full procedure Export walnuts
Walnuts in the shell, bought at the Bazar-Korgon bazaar, exported by road.
Buy at the bazaar on the certified scales
Purchase slip from the administration of the Bazar-Korgon bazaar, weighed on scales verified by Iradstandart.
- 1. Weigh the walnuts on the bazaar's certified scales
Where: Administration of the Bazar-Korgon bazaar
The scales' verification stamp must be no older than twelve months. If it is older, the walnuts are weighed again elsewhere and the bazaar slip is issued on the second weight.
Bring: ID card or passport of the applicant, Verification stamp of the bazaar scales (Iradstandart)
Cost: weighing, IS 12 per tonne
Time: 30–180 min in the queue, 10–30 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step - 2. Collect the bazaar purchase slip (Form B-3) with the weight from the certified scales
Where: Administration of the Bazar-Korgon bazaar
You receive: Bazaar purchase slip (Form B-3) with the weight from the certified scales
Cost: IS 25
Time: 10–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
Show the levy receipt for walnuts from the forest
Receipt of the El-Choro post on the Arslanbob road, for walnuts gathered in the Arslanbob forest.
- 3. Obtain the receipt from the seller ★ optional
Where: El-Choro post (customary levy)
Walnuts that come down from the forest have paid the Chubar clans' customary levy on the way. The Customs Service accepts the levy receipt as evidence that the walnuts are of tribal origin, which decides which certificate of origin is issued. Walnuts from the farm belt need no receipt.
You receive: Receipt of the El-Choro post for the customary levy
Time: 0 min in the queue, 5–15 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step
Have the walnuts tested for aflatoxins
Laboratory report of the agrochemical laboratory of the Faculty of Agriculture, Talas State University.
- 4. Send a 2 kg sample from each lorry to Talas
Where: Agrochemical laboratory of the Faculty of Agriculture
Bring: Bazaar purchase slip (Form B-3) with the weight from the certified scales
You receive: Laboratory report on aflatoxins and moisture
Cost: IS 290 per lorry
Time: 20–40 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 7–12 days until the next step
Obtain a phytosanitary certificate
Certificate of the Plant Quarantine Inspectorate, Ministry of Natural Resources, after inspection at Bazar-Korgon.
- 5. Request inspection at the field office
Where: Plant Quarantine Inspectorate
Bring: Bazaar purchase slip (Form B-3) with the weight from the certified scales, Laboratory report on aflatoxins and moisture, Foreign trade contract (original and two copies)
Cost: IS 180
Cost: IS 15 per tonne
Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 30–60 min at the counter, 2–5 days until the next step - 6. Collect the phytosanitary certificate
Where: Plant Quarantine Inspectorate (Talas, Government House annex, room 31)
Valid for 14 days. The phytosanitary certificate is issued in Talas although the inspection is made in Bazar-Korgon.
You receive: Phytosanitary certificate
Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
Have the consignment fumigated
Fumigation certificate of the Plant Quarantine Inspectorate, where the buyer's country requires it.
- 7. Fumigate under the Inspectorate's supervision ★ optional
Where: Plant Quarantine Inspectorate
Bring: Phytosanitary certificate
You receive: Fumigation certificate
Cost: IS 95 per tonne
Time: 0 min in the queue, 60–120 min at the counter, 2–3 days until the next step
Certificate of origin, Form A
For buyers in the United Kingdom, the European Union and the United States; issued by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Obtain a certificate of origin. Other option: Certificate of origin, Form CT-1.
- 8. Apply for Form A
Where: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Irad
Walnuts of tribal origin are certified as originating in “Irad” without further detail.
Bring: Bazaar purchase slip (Form B-3) with the weight from the certified scales, Phytosanitary certificate, Foreign trade contract (original and two copies), Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies)
You receive: Certificate of origin, Form A
Cost: IS 320
Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 20–30 min at the counter, 3–5 days until the next step
Register the export escrow account
Registration with the Irad Foreign Trade Escrow Authority; the buyer pays into escrow at Talasbank and the Authority deducts royalties.
- 9. Register the contract and open the escrow account
Where: Irad Foreign Trade Escrow Authority
Bring: Foreign trade contract (original and two copies), Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies), ID card of the director of the firm
You receive: Export escrow account registration
Cost: IS 200
Cost: royalty deducted from escrow (0.5%), $0.005 per US$ of contract value
Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 20–30 min at the counter, 5–10 days until the next step
Book a slot in the shared customs inspection hours
Slot at the Dostuk crossing during the inspection hours shared with the Uzbek customs service.
- 10. Book the slot by telephone, then confirm in person
Where: Customs posts at the frontier crossings (x 2)
Shared hours are Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00–13:00. A slot is confirmed only in person, at Dostuk, on a day before the slot.
Bring: Phytosanitary certificate, Export escrow account registration
You receive: Booking of a slot in the shared customs inspection hours
Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 3–10 days until the next step
Lodge the export declaration
Export declaration and release at the customs post at Dostuk.
- 11. Present the lorry and the documents at the booked slot
Where: Customs posts at the frontier crossings (x 2)
Bring: Booking of a slot in the shared customs inspection hours, Phytosanitary certificate, Certificate of origin, Form A, Export escrow account registration, Bazaar purchase slip (Form B-3) with the weight from the certified scales, International consignment note (CMR), Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies)
You receive: Export declaration with the release stamp
Cost: IS 150
Cost: IS 60 per lorry
Time: 60–360 min in the queue, 30–60 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step
Laws and documents
- № 08-14 Customs Code of the Irad Special Economic Zone 2008 (article 102; articles 110, 114)
- № 94-06 Foreign Trade Escrow Act 1994 (articles 3, 8, 11)
- Memorandum of February 2025 ISEZ–Uzbek memorandum on trade and border coordination (section 2)
Institutions
- Administration of the Bazar-Korgon bazaar, Bazar-Korgon, walnut rows, office beside the certified scales. Every day except Monday, 6:00–14:00
- El-Choro post (customary levy), A hut and a few riders at the road, on the tribal side of the crossing. Daylight hours, every day
- Agrochemical laboratory of the Faculty of Agriculture, Talas, University Street 12, laboratory block B. Samples received Monday to Friday, 9:00–12:00
- Plant Quarantine Inspectorate, Talas, Government House annex, room 31; field office at Bazar-Korgon, Bazaar Street 2. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
- Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Irad, Talas, Central Avenue 18, third floor. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
- Irad Foreign Trade Escrow Authority, Talas, Talasbank head office, sixth floor. Monday to Thursday, 9:00–12:30
- Customs posts at the frontier crossings (x 2), Chu Gate (Kazakh frontier); Dostuk and Kyzyl-Tuu (Uzbek frontier, shared inspection hours under the 2025 memorandum). Daylight hours, every day
Updated 2026-10-23. Developed with the support of the UNMI trade facilitation programme.