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Full procedure Import a used car

A passenger car more than five years old, bought abroad and driven in.

Used cars enter through the main crossings on transit plates and wait in a licensed temporary storage yard until customs has valued and released them. Most cars are bought in Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan; cars on Kyrgyz plates need the seller's help to deregister them.

Have the car deregistered abroad

Certificate of deregistration from the authority of the country where the car was registered, obtained through the seller.

  1. 1. Ask the seller to deregister the car and send the certificate
    Where: Highway Patrol Corps
    For cars on Kyrgyz plates, the Kyrgyz registration authority does not deal with ISEZ authorities, so the certificate can be obtained only by the seller in person. A car without it can be imported but not registered.
    Bring: Purchase contract or invoice for the car
    You receive: Certificate of deregistration in the country of previous registration
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 7–30 days until the next step

Obtain transit number plates

Transit plates of the Highway Patrol Corps for driving the car from the frontier to the storage yard.

  1. 2. Apply at the patrol desk at the crossing
    Where: Highway Patrol Corps
    Valid for five days. The car must reach a licensed storage yard within that time, by the route written on the plates.
    Bring: Purchase contract or invoice for the car, Certificate of deregistration in the country of previous registration, Driver's ID and driving licence, Technical passport of the vehicle
    You receive: Transit number plates (valid 5 days)
    Cost: IS 60 per car
    Time: 30–180 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step

Place the car in a licensed temporary storage yard

Storage under customs control at a car-import yard (Dastgoh, Nurzhan, or by the Talas terminal).

  1. 3. Hand the car and the transit plates to the yard
    Where: Licensed temporary storage yards (car-import yards)
    The yard charges from the day of arrival until the day of release, including the days on which the customs terminal is closed.
    Bring: Transit number plates (valid 5 days), Purchase contract or invoice for the car
    You receive: Storage receipt of the licensed temporary storage yard
    Cost: IS 35 per car, per day
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 15–30 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step

Have the car valued by customs

Customs Service valuation by the price catalogue, whatever price is on the invoice.

  1. 4. Present the car at the yard for inspection by a customs officer
    Where: Customs Service: Talas Customs Clearance Terminal
    The catalogue is revised in January. A car bought in December is valued at the next year's price.
    Bring: Storage receipt of the licensed temporary storage yard, Purchase contract or invoice for the car, Technical passport of the vehicle
    You receive: Customs valuation note
    Cost: IS 80 per car
    Time: 60–300 min in the queue, 20–30 min at the counter, 1–3 days until the next step

Obtain a certificate of environmental class

Certificate of Iradstandart of the engine's environmental class, from the manufacturer's data or a test.

  1. 5. Apply with the technical passport
    Where: Iradstandart, State Agency for Standards, Metrology and Certification
    If the technical passport does not state the class, the car is tested at the Iradstandart courtyard. The car is brought from the yard on the transit plates, which must therefore still be valid.
    Bring: Technical passport of the vehicle, Customs valuation note
    You receive: Certificate of environmental class
    Cost: IS 140 per car
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 10–20 min at the counter, 3–7 days until the next step

Declare the car and pay duty

Customs declaration at the terminal; duty by engine size and age.

  1. 6. Lodge the declaration and pay
    Where: Customs Service: Talas Customs Clearance Terminal
    Bring: Customs valuation note, Certificate of environmental class, Certificate of deregistration in the country of previous registration, Purchase contract or invoice for the car, Storage receipt of the licensed temporary storage yard
    You receive: Customs declaration with the release stamp
    Cost: IS 150 per car
    Cost: import duty, cars over 5 years old, IS 0.90 per car, per cm³
    Time: 60–300 min in the queue, 30–45 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step

Pass technical inspection

Inspection at the station of the Highway Patrol Corps.

  1. 7. Bring the car to the inspection station
    Where: Highway Patrol Corps
    A car whose steering wheel is on the right is inspected only at the Nurzhan station, on Fridays.
    Bring: Customs declaration with the release stamp, Technical passport of the vehicle, Certificate of environmental class
    You receive: Technical inspection certificate
    Cost: IS 90 per car
    Time: 60–360 min in the queue, 20–40 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Buy the compulsory motor policy

Compulsory third-party policy of Iradstrakh. It can be checked on e-Irad (Motor policy check) after five working days.

  1. 8. Buy the policy at an Iradstrakh office
    Where: Iradstrakh, State Insurance Company of Irad
    Bring: Technical inspection certificate, Customs declaration with the release stamp, ID card or passport of the applicant
    You receive: Compulsory motor third-party policy
    Cost: IS 420 per car
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 15–20 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step

Register the car and receive ISEZ plates

Registration by the Highway Patrol Corps.

  1. 9. Pay the fee at Talasbank
    Where: Talasbank (any branch)
    Cost: registration fee and plates, IS 250 per car
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
  2. 10. Apply for registration with the full set of documents
    Where: Highway Patrol Corps
    The policy must already be on the Iradstrakh register, which takes five working days from purchase.
    Bring: Customs declaration with the release stamp, Technical inspection certificate, Compulsory motor third-party policy, Certificate of deregistration in the country of previous registration, ID card or passport of the applicant
    You receive: Registration certificate and ISEZ number plates
    Time: 60–300 min in the queue, 20–30 min at the counter, 3–7 days until the next step

Laws and documents

  • № 08-14 Customs Code of the Irad Special Economic Zone 2008 (articles 66, 68; articles 80, 95)
  • № 09-15 Compulsory Motor Third-Party Insurance Act 2009 (articles 4, 6)

Institutions

  • Highway Patrol Corps, Talas, vehicle registration and inspection station, Trans-Talas Highway km 6; Nurzhan, Dastgoh station. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Licensed temporary storage yards (car-import yards), Nurzhan, Dastgoh District, Garage Rows 1–9; Talas, northern district by the terminal. Every day, 8:00–20:00
  • Customs Service: Talas Customs Clearance Terminal, Talas, northern district, Free Economic Trade Zone, gate 2. Every day, 8:00–20:00; declarations accepted until 17:00
  • Iradstandart, State Agency for Standards, Metrology and Certification, Talas, Jibek Jolu Avenue 60; testing laboratory in the courtyard. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Iradstrakh, State Insurance Company of Irad, Any of about 60 offices; cargo policies at the Talas head office only, Central Avenue 7. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Talasbank (any branch), Any of the 28 branches; foreign currency operations at the head office, Central Square, Talas. Monday to Friday, 9:00–16:00; Saturday 9:00–12:00

Updated 2026-10-23. Developed with the support of the UNMI trade facilitation programme.