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Registration as a foreign trade participant

Register with the Irad Foreign Trade Escrow Authority before your first import or export contract.

Responsible body: Irad Foreign Trade Escrow Authority

Guide to this service

Every firm that imports or exports goods under a contract with a foreign party registers with the Irad Foreign Trade Escrow Authority. The foreign party pays into an escrow account at Talasbank; the Authority deducts a royalty of 0.5% and releases the balance when the goods have crossed and the customs declaration is closed.

Who can apply

  • Firms and sole traders on the Register of Firms.
  • Postal items for personal use and travellers' purchases are not foreign trade.

What to bring

  1. Form FTE-2
  2. The extract from the Register of Firms, not older than 30 days
  3. The director's identity card and the board's decision appointing him or her
  4. A specimen of the firm's seal and of the director's signature, certified by Talasbank

Fees and state duty

Registration of each contractIS 200
Royalty deducted from escrow0.5%

How long it takes

  • Registration is decided in 15 working days in the online submission pilot.

Where to go

  • Irad Foreign Trade Escrow Authority, Talasbank head office, sixth floor, Talas: Monday to Thursday, 9:00–12:30.

Common reasons for refusal or return

  • The extract is older than 30 days.
  • Until 30 November 2026, an extract without the 2026 census slip.

Online submission (pilot)

This service is in the e-Irad online submission pilot. Form FTE-2 can be submitted on the Applications online page instead of at the counter; the receiving body's term is 15 working days. Originals are presented when the result is collected.

Forms for this service

Print on A4 paper and complete by hand in block capitals, in black or blue ink. Forms printed from e-Irad are accepted at every counter.

Legal basis

  • Foreign Trade Escrow Act 1994 (№ 94-06)
  • Customs Code of the ISEZ 2008 (№ 08-14)

See also

Text checked on 2 November 2026. Iradi and Russian versions of this guide are in preparation. Questions: e-Government Service Centre, +996-39-2-27-14-14, help@e-irad.org.