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Full procedure Import table eggs

Hen's eggs in the shell, for consumption, imported by road in trays.

Table eggs may be imported by a firm on the Register of Firms that holds a licence to import goods of animal origin. Each consignment needs a veterinary import permit issued before the eggs are loaded, and the eggs are held in quarantine at the Municipal Cold Storage before sale. This procedure is for one consignment by road from Kazakhstan (Chu Gate) or Uzbekistan (Dostuk). The steps marked optional apply only where the route crosses tribal land, where the eggs come in by State Route 1, or where they are sold outside the city of release. Steps are listed in the order in which their documents are needed; many can be started at the same time.

Obtain the census confirmation slip

Confirmation from the Territorial Statistics Office that the firm has answered the 2026 census of business entities.

  1. 1. Answer the census questionnaire
    Where: Territorial Statistics Office
    Either when the enumerator visits or at an Attelkom service point. The online questionnaire opens on e-Irad in November.
    Bring: ID card of the director of the firm, Certificate of registration of the firm
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 25–40 min at the counter, 0–14 days until the next step
  2. 2. Collect the census confirmation slip (business census 2026)
    Where: Territorial Statistics Office
    Until 30 November 2026 the Register of Firms issues extracts only on presentation of this slip.
    You receive: Census confirmation slip (business census 2026)
    Time: 20–90 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 1–3 days until the next step

Obtain an extract from the Register of Firms

Extract and certified copies of the registration certificate from the Register of Firms, Ministry of Economy.

  1. 3. Request the extract at your district office
    Where: Register of Firms (district offices)
    Bring: Census confirmation slip (business census 2026), ID card of the director of the firm, Certificate of registration of the firm, Application form (from the counter, filled in by hand in blue ink)
    Cost: IS 15
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 3–5 days until the next step
  2. 4. Have the registration certificate photocopied and certified
    Where: Register of Firms (district offices)
    Copies must be certified by the institution that issued the original. Copies certified by a notary are not accepted. Six certified copies are needed in the course of this procedure.
    Bring: Certificate of registration of the firm
    You receive: Extract from the Register of Firms, Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies)
    Cost: per certified copy, IS 5 × 6
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 10–20 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step

Have the storage room inspected for fire safety

Inspection of the cold store by the State Fire Inspectorate, Ministry of Internal Security.

  1. 5. Request an inspection of the storage room
    Where: State Fire Inspectorate
    Bring: Lease or ownership certificate of the premises, Floor plan of the premises, 1:100, Application form (from the counter, filled in by hand in blue ink)
    Time: 15–60 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 5–15 days until the next step
  2. 6. Receive the inspector at the premises
    Where: State Fire Inspectorate
    The inspector checks extinguishers, the emergency exit, the wiring and the distance between pallets and the ceiling (at least 50 cm). Egg trays of pulp count as combustible material.
    Cost: IS 180
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 40–90 min at the counter, 3–7 days until the next step
  3. 7. Collect the fire-safety inspection report on the storage room
    Where: State Fire Inspectorate
    You receive: Fire-safety inspection report on the storage room
    Time: 15–45 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step

Obtain a certificate of supply reliability for the cold store

Confirmation from Iradenergo (Talas Electric Networks) that the cold store has a category II supply.

  1. 8. Apply for the certificate
    Where: Talas Electric Networks: connections department
    Not issued between 1 December and 28 February, the period of winter load limits. The fire-safety report must be presented first.
    Bring: Lease or ownership certificate of the premises, Fire-safety inspection report on the storage room, Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies)
    Cost: IS 95
    Time: 30–150 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 10–20 days until the next step
  2. 9. Collect the certificate of supply reliability, category II (cold store)
    Where: Talas Electric Networks: connections department
    You receive: Certificate of supply reliability, category II (cold store)
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step

Obtain a temporary sanitary passport for the cold store

Form SP-0 from the City Sanitary Inspectorate, for premises not yet in use for food.

  1. 10. Sign the written undertaking at the Inspectorate
    Where: City Sanitary Inspectorate
    A sanitary passport is issued only for premises in use for the storage of food, which is shown by the import licence. The import licence is issued only to firms whose cold store has a sanitary passport. To resolve this, the Inspectorate issues a temporary passport (Form SP-0) on a written undertaking; it is exchanged for a permanent passport after the first consignment is stored.
    Bring: ID card of the director of the firm, Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies), Lease or ownership certificate of the premises
    You receive: Written undertaking to bring the premises into use within 60 days
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
  2. 11. Receive the sanitary inspector at the premises
    Where: City Sanitary Inspectorate
    Bring: Certificate of supply reliability, category II (cold store), Fire-safety inspection report on the storage room
    Cost: IS 120
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 30–60 min at the counter, 5–10 days until the next step
  3. 12. Collect the temporary sanitary passport of the cold store (Form SP-0, “premises not yet in use”)
    Where: City Sanitary Inspectorate
    You receive: Temporary sanitary passport of the cold store (Form SP-0, “premises not yet in use”)
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 1 days until the next step

Obtain a licence to import goods of animal origin

Annual import licence from the Trade Licensing Section, Ministry of Economy.

  1. 13. Submit form TL-4 at room 212
    Where: Trade Licensing Section
    Bring: Extract from the Register of Firms, Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies), Temporary sanitary passport of the cold store (Form SP-0, “premises not yet in use”), Charter of the firm, ID card of the director of the firm
    Cost: form TL-4, IS 25
    Time: 60–180 min in the queue, 15–25 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step
  2. 14. Pay the fee at Talasbank
    Where: Talasbank (any branch)
    Bring: Application form (from the counter, filled in by hand in blue ink)
    Cost: licence fee, IS 600
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
  3. 15. Collect the licence to import goods of animal origin
    Where: Trade Licensing Section
    The licence is issued in the name of the firm and lists each group of goods. Eggs in the shell are group 04.07; egg powder is a different group and needs a different licence.
    You receive: Licence to import goods of animal origin
    Time: 60–180 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 10–20 days until the next step

Register the foreign trade contract

Entry in the Register of Foreign Trade Contracts at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Irad.

  1. 16. Submit the contract for registration
    Where: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Irad
    The contract must state the price per tray in United States dollars and in som at the official rate, and the crossing at which the eggs will enter.
    Bring: Foreign trade contract (original and two copies), Licence to import goods of animal origin, Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies)
    Cost: IS 250
    Cost: registration fee per unit of goods, IS 0.05 per tray
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 20–30 min at the counter, 3–5 days until the next step
  2. 17. Collect the registration card of the foreign trade contract
    Where: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Irad
    You receive: Registration card of the foreign trade contract
    Time: 10–40 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 1 days until the next step

Obtain approval to buy dollars for the contract

Deal passport at Talasbank and approval of the Currency Control Department, Bank of Irad, above the monthly cash limit.

  1. 18. Open a deal passport at Talasbank
    Where: Talasbank (any branch)
    Foreign currency operations are handled at the head office only.
    Bring: Registration card of the foreign trade contract, 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: Deal passport (opened at Talasbank)
    Cost: IS 150
    Time: 40–150 min in the queue, 20–40 min at the counter, 2–4 days until the next step
  2. 19. Submit the request to the Currency Control Department
    Where: Currency Control Department, Bank of Irad
    Under Bank of Irad Notice 2026/2 a bank may limit cash dollar conversions to a customer to US$300 a month. Payments to a foreign supplier above the limit are made by transfer against this approval. The approval is valid for 30 days and covers one payment.
    Bring: Deal passport (opened at Talasbank), Registration card of the foreign trade contract, Invoice of the foreign supplier, Licence to import goods of animal origin
    Cost: IS 300
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 15–20 min at the counter, 10–21 days until the next step
  3. 20. Collect the approval to purchase United States dollars for an import contract
    Where: Currency Control Department, Bank of Irad
    You receive: Approval to purchase United States dollars for an import contract
    Time: 30–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step

Have your veterinarian certified in avian diseases

Certificate of competence of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Talas State University, for the veterinarian who will sign for the eggs.

  1. 21. Enrol the veterinarian on the course in avian diseases
    Where: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
    The Certificate of Absence of Bird Influenza may be signed only by a veterinarian who himself holds this certificate. The course runs twice a year, in March and October, for twelve days.
    Bring: ID card or passport of the applicant, Two photographs, 3.5 × 4.5 cm
    Cost: course fee (usually paid by the importer), IS 1,200
    Time: 10–30 min in the queue, 15–20 min at the counter, 14–60 days until the next step
  2. 22. Veterinarian sits the examination
    Where: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 120–180 min at the counter, 5–10 days until the next step
  3. 23. Collect the certificate of competence in avian diseases (of the veterinarian)
    Where: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
    You receive: Certificate of competence in avian diseases (of the veterinarian)
    Time: 10–40 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 1–3 days until the next step

Have the eggs tested for avian influenza and salmonella

Laboratory report of the Talas Veterinary Research Center on samples from each flock of origin.

  1. 24. Bring samples to window 3 (30 eggs for each shell colour)
    Where: Talas Veterinary Research Center
    The report is valid for 30 days from the date of sampling. It is issued within 35 days of sampling.
    Bring: Veterinary certificate of the exporting country, Registration card of the foreign trade contract, Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies)
    Cost: avian influenza test, IS 380 per shell colour
    Cost: salmonella test, IS 160 per shell colour
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 15–25 min at the counter, 28–35 days until the next step
  2. 25. Collect the laboratory report on avian influenza and salmonella
    Where: Talas Veterinary Research Center
    You receive: Laboratory report on avian influenza and salmonella
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Have the laboratory report extended

Extension stamp of the State Veterinary Inspectorate on a laboratory report that expired before it was issued.

  1. 26. Pay the extension fee in cash
    Where: Cash desk of the Agricultural Directorate
    The fee is paid in cash som only, at the cash desk of the Agricultural Directorate in the old building on Tokmok Street, and not at the Inspectorate. Bring the cash receipt back to the Inspectorate, where the stamp is given.
    Cost: IS 40 (cash som only)
    Time: 20–70 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
  2. 27. Present the report and the cash receipt for the extension stamp
    Where: State Veterinary Inspectorate
    The extension adds 15 days to the validity of the report, counted from the date of sampling.
    Bring: Laboratory report on avian influenza and salmonella
    You receive: Extension stamp on the laboratory report
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Obtain the Certificate of Absence of Bird Influenza

Certificate signed by a certified veterinarian and countersigned by the State Veterinary Inspectorate.

  1. 28. Veterinarian completes and signs the certificate
    Where: State Veterinary Inspectorate
    Bring: Certificate of competence in avian diseases (of the veterinarian), Laboratory report on avian influenza and salmonella, Extension stamp on the laboratory report, Veterinary certificate of the exporting country
    Cost: veterinarian's fee, IS 220
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 30–60 min at the counter, 1–3 days until the next step
  2. 29. Pay the countersignature fee in cash
    Where: Cash desk of the Agricultural Directorate
    The fee is paid in cash som only, at the cash desk of the Agricultural Directorate in the old building on Tokmok Street, and not at the Inspectorate. Bring the cash receipt back to the Inspectorate, where the stamp is given.
    Cost: IS 60 (cash som only)
    Time: 20–70 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
  3. 30. Have the certificate countersigned at the Inspectorate
    Where: State Veterinary Inspectorate
    You receive: Certificate of Absence of Bird Influenza
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 1–3 days until the next step

Obtain the veterinary import permit

Permit of the State Veterinary Inspectorate for one consignment, issued before the eggs are loaded.

  1. 31. Submit the application with the full set of documents
    Where: State Veterinary Inspectorate
    Who: Inspector of the import section
    Bring: Licence to import goods of animal origin, Registration card of the foreign trade contract, Certificate of Absence of Bird Influenza, Temporary sanitary passport of the cold store (Form SP-0, “premises not yet in use”), Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies), Veterinary certificate of the exporting country, Application form (from the counter, filled in by hand in blue ink)
    Time: 60–240 min in the queue, 20–40 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step
  2. 32. Pay the permit fee in cash
    Where: Cash desk of the Agricultural Directorate
    The fee is paid in cash som only, at the cash desk of the Agricultural Directorate in the old building on Tokmok Street, and not at the Inspectorate. Bring the cash receipt back to the Inspectorate, where the stamp is given.
    Cost: IS 350 (cash som only)
    Cost: veterinary control of the consignment, IS 0.40 per tray (cash som only)
    Time: 20–70 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
  3. 33. Receive the decision by registered post
    Where: Irad Pochtasy (registered mail)
    The permit cannot be collected in person. It is sent to the legal address of the firm, which must be the same as on the extract.
    You receive: Veterinary import permit (one per consignment)
    Cost: registered letter, IS 6
    Time: 10–40 min in the queue, 3–5 min at the counter, 14–21 days until the next step

Obtain certificates of conformity

Certificate of Iradstandart that the eggs meet IST 114-94, one for each colour of shell.

  1. 34. Apply for certification and pay the fee
    Where: Iradstandart, State Agency for Standards, Metrology and Certification
    IST 114-94 sets different requirements for white and brown eggs (shell thickness, permitted marks, colour of the date stamp). A consignment with eggs of two colours needs two certificates.
    Bring: Registration card of the foreign trade contract, Laboratory report on avian influenza and salmonella, Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies), Application form (from the counter, filled in by hand in blue ink)
    Cost: IS 640 per shell colour
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 15–25 min at the counter, 7–14 days until the next step
  2. 35. Collect the certificate of conformity to IST 114-94 (one per shell colour)
    Where: Iradstandart, State Agency for Standards, Metrology and Certification
    You receive: Certificate of conformity to IST 114-94 (one per shell colour)
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step

Obtain packaging hygiene certificates

Certificate of the City Sanitary Inspectorate for each type of tray in which eggs are imported.

  1. 36. Submit two sample trays of each type
    Where: City Sanitary Inspectorate
    Bring: Invoice of the foreign supplier, Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies)
    Cost: IS 410 per type of tray
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 10–20 min at the counter, 10–15 days until the next step
  2. 37. Collect the packaging hygiene certificate (one per type of tray)
    Where: City Sanitary Inspectorate
    You receive: Packaging hygiene certificate (one per type of tray)
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step

Register the text of the label

Registration by the Department of Public Information of the text printed on the trays, which counts as printed matter.

  1. 38. Submit the label text at window 2
    Where: Department of Public Information: registration of printed matter
    Any text in any language printed for distribution in the ISEZ is printed matter and is registered before distribution, whether it is a newspaper or the side of an egg tray.
    Bring: Label in all languages in which it is printed (3 copies of each), Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies), Application form (from the counter, filled in by hand in blue ink)
    Cost: IS 150
    Cost: per label variant, IS 40 per type of tray
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 10–20 days until the next step
  2. 39. Collect the registration number of the label text
    Where: Department of Public Information: registration of printed matter
    You receive: Registration number of the label text
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step

Have the label translated into Iradi and notarised

Translation by a sworn translator, certified at the State Notary Office No. 1.

  1. 40. Order the translation from a sworn translator
    Where: State Notary Office No. 1
    Labels in English need an Iradi translation although English is an official language of the ISEZ, because the translation is certified against the registered text, not against the language.
    Bring: Label in all languages in which it is printed (3 copies of each), Registration number of the label text
    Cost: sworn translator, IS 120
    Cost: per page (one page per label variant), IS 90 per type of tray
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 10–20 min at the counter, 3–7 days until the next step
  2. 41. Have the translation notarised
    Where: State Notary Office No. 1
    Bring: Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies)
    You receive: Notarised Iradi translation of the label
    Cost: IS 45
    Time: 40–150 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Obtain a toponymic compliance note for the packaging

Note of the Toponymic Section of the State Archives that every place name on the packaging is in its statutory form.

  1. 42. Present the packaging at the toponymic window
    Where: Toponymic Section, State Archives of Irad
    Hours: Tuesday, 10:00–11:30 only
    The note is needed if any place name appears on the packaging, including the address of the farm abroad. A place in the ISEZ shown under a name other than its statutory name, or as part of another state, cannot be cleared. Packaging that reads “Talas, Kyrgyz Republic” is relabelled before release.
    Bring: Label in all languages in which it is printed (3 copies of each), Notarised Iradi translation of the label, Packaging hygiene certificate (one per type of tray)
    Cost: IS 35
    Time: 45–100 min in the queue, 10–20 min at the counter, 7 days until the next step
  2. 43. Collect the toponymic compliance note for the packaging
    Where: Toponymic Section, State Archives of Irad
    Hours: The following Tuesday, 10:00–11:30
    You receive: Toponymic compliance note for the packaging
    Time: 45–100 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–2 days until the next step

Have the lorry's thermograph calibrated

Calibration by the metrology section of the Irad Hydrometeorological Service (Hydromet).

  1. 44. Bring the thermograph to Hydromet for calibration
    Where: Irad Hydrometeorological Service (Hydromet), metrology section
    Eggs must travel between 5 and 18 °C. The Veterinary Inspectorate accepts temperature records only from instruments calibrated by Hydromet, which is the only laboratory in the ISEZ accredited for temperature. Thermographs fitted to lorries registered abroad are removed and brought to Talas.
    Bring: Technical passport of the vehicle, Registration card of the foreign trade contract
    You receive: Calibration certificate of the lorry's thermograph
    Cost: IS 160 per lorry
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 15–30 min at the counter, 3–5 days until the next step

Lodge the customs pre-declaration

Pre-declaration at the Talas Customs Clearance Terminal before the lorry reaches the frontier.

  1. 45. Lodge the pre-declaration with the permits
    Where: Customs Service: Talas Customs Clearance Terminal
    The pre-declaration must name the crossing, the lorry and the date of arrival. A change of any of them needs a new pre-declaration.
    Bring: Veterinary import permit (one per consignment), Licence to import goods of animal origin, Registration card of the foreign trade contract, Invoice of the foreign supplier, Certificate of conformity to IST 114-94 (one per shell colour), Packaging hygiene certificate (one per type of tray), Registration number of the label text, Toponymic compliance note for the packaging, Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies)
    You receive: Customs pre-declaration number
    Cost: IS 80
    Time: 60–240 min in the queue, 20–40 min at the counter, 1–3 days until the next step

Insure the goods under customs bond

Compulsory policy of Iradstrakh for goods carried under bond from the frontier to the terminal.

  1. 46. Buy the policy at the head office
    Where: Iradstrakh, State Insurance Company of Irad
    Bring: Customs pre-declaration number, Invoice of the foreign supplier, Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies)
    You receive: Insurance policy for goods under customs bond
    Cost: IS 0.12 per tray
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 15–25 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Obtain a Gendarmerie pass for goods crossing the line

Pass of the Border Demarcation Brigade, Republican Gendarmerie, if the route crosses tribal land.

  1. 47. Apply for the pass for the lorry and the driver ★ optional
    Where: Border Demarcation Brigade
    Only if the consignment enters the ISEZ through a tribal crossing (for example Kaynar or Karakur on the Kazakh side, Baymak on the Uzbek side) and so reaches the Qara-Chik line from the tribal side.
    Bring: Customs pre-declaration number, Technical passport of the vehicle, Driver's ID and driving licence, Two photographs, 3.5 × 4.5 cm
    Cost: IS 60 per lorry
    Time: 60–180 min in the queue, 15–20 min at the counter, 3–10 days until the next step
  2. 48. Collect the gendarmerie pass for goods crossing the Qara-Chik line ★ optional
    Where: Border Demarcation Brigade
    You receive: Gendarmerie pass for goods crossing the Qara-Chik line
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Pay the customary levy at the El-Choro post

Receipt of the El-Choro post, if the route crosses tribal land.

  1. 49. Pay the levy on the load and keep the receipt ★ optional
    Where: El-Choro post (customary levy)
    The receipt is not a document of the ISEZ, but the Gendarmerie checkpoint on the line will ask to see it in order to establish the route of the consignment. The levy is not refunded and is not deductible.
    You receive: Receipt of the El-Choro post for the customary levy
    Cost: customary rate (one tray in fifty, or its price), IS 0.60 per tray
    Time: 10–120 min in the queue, 5–30 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step

Pass veterinary inspection at the frontier

Inspection at the veterinary checkpoint of the Inspectorate at the crossing (Chu Gate or Dostuk).

  1. 50. Present the lorry, the permit and the temperature record
    Where: Veterinary checkpoints of the Inspectorate at the frontier (x 2)
    At Dostuk inspections are made only during the shared customs inspection hours. A lorry that arrives outside them waits at the crossing.
    Bring: Veterinary import permit (one per consignment), Certificate of Absence of Bird Influenza, Veterinary certificate of the exporting country, Calibration certificate of the lorry's thermograph, International consignment note (CMR), Customs pre-declaration number
    You receive: Stamp of the frontier veterinary checkpoint on the permit
    Cost: IS 0.40 per tray
    Cost: opening and resealing the lorry, IS 90 per lorry
    Time: 120–720 min in the queue, 30–60 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step

Carry the eggs under customs seal to the terminal

Bonded transport by Trans-Chuy Freight & Logistics, the licensed bonded carrier, from the frontier to the Talas Customs Clearance Terminal.

  1. 51. Hand the lorry to the bonded carrier for sealing
    Where: Trans-Chuy Freight & Logistics (licensed bonded carrier)
    A lorry registered abroad may not carry goods under bond inside the ISEZ. The eggs are reloaded at the crossing onto a Trans-Chuy lorry, or the foreign lorry travels under escort.
    Bring: Stamp of the frontier veterinary checkpoint on the permit, Insurance policy for goods under customs bond, Customs pre-declaration number, International consignment note (CMR)
    You receive: Bonded transit document and customs seal
    Cost: customs seal, IS 35 per lorry
    Cost: bonded carriage, IS 145 per tonne
    Time: 30–240 min in the queue, 20–30 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step

Pay the road-use charge at the Otmek valley mouth

Heavy-vehicle charge at the internal control post of the Gendarmerie, if the eggs come in at Dostuk and travel to Talas by State Route 1.

  1. 52. Pay the charge at the post ★ optional
    Where: Internal control posts of the Gendarmerie (x 3)
    Up to 10 t: IS 120; 10–20 t: IS 210; over 20 t: IS 340, for each lorry. The lorry's papers are also checked at the Naryn bridge and the Ala-Bel summit.
    Bring: Bonded transit document and customs seal, Technical passport of the vehicle
    You receive: Receipt for the heavy-vehicle road-use charge
    Cost: road-use charge by gross weight, IS 120 to IS 340, by Gross weight, tonnes
    Time: 20–180 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0 days until the next step

Have the temperature log read and stamped

Reading of the thermograph chart by Hydromet on arrival in Talas.

  1. 53. Bring the thermograph chart to Hydromet
    Where: Irad Hydrometeorological Service (Hydromet), metrology section
    The chart is removed from the thermograph at the terminal in the presence of a customs officer, and carried to Hydromet in an envelope sealed by the customs officer.
    Bring: Calibration certificate of the lorry's thermograph, Bonded transit document and customs seal
    You receive: Temperature log of the journey, read and stamped by Hydromet
    Cost: IS 70 per lorry
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 20–40 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step

Declare the eggs and pay customs duty

Customs declaration and release at the Talas Customs Clearance Terminal.

  1. 54. Lodge the declaration
    Where: Customs Service: Talas Customs Clearance Terminal
    Bring: Customs pre-declaration number, Bonded transit document and customs seal, Temperature log of the journey, read and stamped by Hydromet, Veterinary import permit (one per consignment), Stamp of the frontier veterinary checkpoint on the permit, Certificate of conformity to IST 114-94 (one per shell colour), Packaging hygiene certificate (one per type of tray), Registration number of the label text, Notarised Iradi translation of the label, Toponymic compliance note for the packaging, Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies)
    Cost: customs processing fee, IS 150
    Cost: import duty, eggs in the shell (heading 04.07), IS 260 per tonne
    Time: 60–300 min in the queue, 30–60 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step
  2. 55. Pay at the terminal's Talasbank desk and collect the release
    Where: Customs Service: Talas Customs Clearance Terminal
    The eggs are released to the quarantine chamber of the Municipal Cold Storage, not to the importer.
    You receive: Customs declaration with the release stamp
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Have a sample candled in Nurzhan

Candling of one tray in every five hundred at the Nurzhan Interdistrict Veterinary Laboratory, the only laboratory with a licensed candling table.

  1. 56. Take the sample trays to Nurzhan
    Where: Nurzhan Interdistrict Veterinary Laboratory
    This step exists only in Nurzhan. Consignments cleared in Talas send their sample trays to Nurzhan by road (about 4 hours each way); the trays are not returned.
    Bring: Customs declaration with the release stamp, Veterinary import permit (one per consignment)
    Cost: candling fee (charged on the whole consignment), IS 0.30 per tray
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 30–60 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step
  2. 57. Collect the candling report of the Nurzhan Interdistrict Veterinary Laboratory
    Where: Nurzhan Interdistrict Veterinary Laboratory
    You receive: Candling report of the Nurzhan Interdistrict Veterinary Laboratory
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 1–3 days until the next step

Hold the eggs in quarantine and obtain release

72 hours in the quarantine chamber of the Municipal Cold Storage, then release by the State Veterinary Inspectorate.

  1. 58. Place the eggs in quarantine chamber 3
    Where: Municipal Cold Storage, Talas
    Bring: Customs declaration with the release stamp, Temperature log of the journey, read and stamped by Hydromet
    Cost: quarantine storage, IS 0.25 per tray, per day
    Time: 30–180 min in the queue, 20–40 min at the counter, 3 days until the next step
  2. 59. Pay the release fee in cash
    Where: Cash desk of the Agricultural Directorate
    The fee is paid in cash som only, at the cash desk of the Agricultural Directorate in the old building on Tokmok Street, and not at the Inspectorate. Bring the cash receipt back to the Inspectorate, where the stamp is given.
    Cost: IS 140 (cash som only)
    Time: 20–70 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
  3. 60. Collect the veterinary certificate of release from quarantine
    Where: State Veterinary Inspectorate
    Bring: Candling report of the Nurzhan Interdistrict Veterinary Laboratory
    You receive: Veterinary certificate of release from quarantine
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Exchange the temporary sanitary passport for a permanent one

Permanent sanitary passport of the City Sanitary Inspectorate, within 60 days of the temporary one.

  1. 61. Apply for the permanent passport
    Where: City Sanitary Inspectorate
    If the temporary passport expires before the exchange, the import licence is suspended, and the procedure resumes from the temporary sanitary passport.
    Bring: Temporary sanitary passport of the cold store (Form SP-0, “premises not yet in use”), Written undertaking to bring the premises into use within 60 days, Licence to import goods of animal origin, Veterinary certificate of release from quarantine, Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies)
    Cost: IS 260
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 10–20 min at the counter, 10–20 days until the next step
  2. 62. Collect the permanent sanitary passport of the cold store
    Where: City Sanitary Inspectorate
    You receive: Permanent sanitary passport of the cold store
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Obtain a Form 2-VET for onward sale

Certificate of the State Veterinary Inspectorate for each delivery to a bazaar or shop outside the city where the eggs were released.

  1. 63. Request a Form 2-VET for each delivery ★ optional
    Where: State Veterinary Inspectorate
    Bring: Veterinary certificate of release from quarantine, Permanent sanitary passport of the cold store
    You receive: Veterinary certificate Form 2-VET for onward sale
    Cost: IS 25 per lorry
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Laws and documents

  • Executive Directive 2026/24 On the census of business entities, 2026 (paragraphs 3, 6; paragraph 6)
  • Fire Safety Rules FSR-01 Fire Safety Rules for premises and storage, 2003 (sections 4, 9, 11)
  • Sanitary Rules SR 2.3-04 Sanitary rules for food businesses and food storage, 2004 (sections 2.1, 2.4, 7.3; section 5.2; section 7.3)
  • № 08-14 Customs Code of the Irad Special Economic Zone 2008 (articles 41, 44; article 58; articles 61, 63; article 77; articles 70, 72; articles 80, 84, 91)
  • Regulation No. 77 Veterinary Control Regulation (goods of animal origin), 1998 (article 9; articles 14, 15; article 15, paragraph 4; articles 15, 17; articles 9, 11, 12, 20; articles 22, 23; article 26; articles 28, 29; article 31)
  • № 08-02 Bank of Irad Act 2008 (articles 12, 19)
  • Bank of Irad Notice 2026/2 On cash operations in United States dollars (paragraphs 1, 3)
  • IST 114-94 Table hen eggs. Specifications (Iradstandart) (sections 3, 5, 6)
  • IST 31-95 Packaging and materials in contact with food (Iradstandart) (sections 2, 4)
  • Department of Public Information Regulation No. 12 Regulation on the registration of printed matter, including labels and packaging, 2009 (articles 2, 5, 8)
  • № 93-21 Toponymic Heritage Statute 1993 (articles 3, 7, 12, 15)
  • № 93-04 State Symbols Act 1993 (article 9)
  • Executive Directive 2019/07 On the carriage of perishable goods (paragraphs 2, 5; paragraphs 5, 6)
  • Bishkek Ceasefire 2007 Bishkek Ceasefire, annex on the restricted-weapons zone (annex, paragraphs 2, 4)
  • Memorandum of February 2025 ISEZ–Uzbek memorandum on trade and border coordination (section 2)
  • Protocol of 2008 Northern Border Demarcation Protocol (minute 7)

Institutions

  • Territorial Statistics Office, Talas, Government House, east wing, ground floor. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Register of Firms (district offices), District office of your district; in Talas, Government House annex, Central Square, room 9. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • State Fire Inspectorate, Fire station of your district; in Talas, Fire Station No. 1, Trans-Talas Highway 33. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Talas Electric Networks: connections department, Talas, Energetikter Street 8, window 5; Nurzhan Electric Networks for Nurzhan and Chu District. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • City Sanitary Inspectorate, Talas, Regional Hospital grounds, building 4; Nurzhan and Iyık Janyl: city polyclinic No. 1. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Trade Licensing Section, Talas, Government House, second floor, room 212. Monday to Thursday, 9:00–12:30
  • 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
  • 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
  • Currency Control Department, Bank of Irad, Talas, Bank of Irad, Liberty Boulevard 2, entrance C. Documents accepted Monday and Thursday, 9:00–12:00
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Talas, University Street 12, main building, room 318. Dean's office: Monday to Friday, 10:00–15:00
  • Talas Veterinary Research Center, Talas, University Street 20, laboratory block, sample reception window 3. Samples received Monday and Wednesday, 9:00–11:00
  • Cash desk of the Agricultural Directorate, Talas, old Directorate building, Tokmok Street 3, entrance from the yard (not at Jibek Jolu Avenue 41). Monday to Friday, 9:30–12:00. Cash som only.
  • State Veterinary Inspectorate, Talas, Agricultural Directorate, Jibek Jolu Avenue 41, first floor. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Irad Pochtasy (registered mail), The post office of the address on the application. Monday to Saturday, 8:00–18:00
  • 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
  • Department of Public Information: registration of printed matter, Talas, Communications Square 5, ground floor, window 2. Monday to Thursday, 9:00–12:30
  • State Notary Office No. 1, Talas, Liberty Boulevard 9, basement; sworn translators' list on the door. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Toponymic Section, State Archives of Irad, Talas, University Street 16, archive repository, reading room counter. Toponymic window: Tuesday, 10:00–11:30
  • Irad Hydrometeorological Service (Hydromet), metrology section, Talas, Hydromet, Observatory Lane 1 (behind the TSU sports ground). Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • 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
  • 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
  • Border Demarcation Brigade, Talas, Gendarmerie Academy compound, permits office, gate 4. Monday to Thursday, 9:00–12:30
  • 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
  • Veterinary checkpoints of the Inspectorate at the frontier (x 2), Chu Gate crossing (Kazakh frontier) and Dostuk crossing (Uzbek frontier). Daylight hours, every day
  • Trans-Chuy Freight & Logistics (licensed bonded carrier), Dispatch office at each main crossing and at the Talas Customs Clearance Terminal. Every day, around the clock
  • Internal control posts of the Gendarmerie (x 3), Otmek valley mouth (road-use charge), Ala-Bel summit, Naryn bridge below the dam. Daylight hours, every day
  • Nurzhan Interdistrict Veterinary Laboratory, Nurzhan, Dastgoh District, Depo Street 12 (the only licensed candling table in the ISEZ). Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Municipal Cold Storage, Talas, Talas, western industrial district, Muzdatkıch Street 1, quarantine chamber 3. Every day, 7:00–19:00

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