Kazakhstan and China have begun exchanging digital overseas allow types (FPFs), which permit carriers to go abroad with cargo.

In line with the ministry’s assertion, the digital system was formally inaugurated after testing the primary freight automobile on Nov. 27.

In line with Altai Ali, chair of the Committee for Car Transport and Transport Management, the introduction of a digital kind facilitates the method of cargo transportation.

“Those involved in the shadow market are now attempting to generate a buzz around it, claiming it was a hasty decision. However, practice shows and figures speak for themselves that the number of forms needs to be increased, and the process of international transportation needs to be simplified as much as possible. It is important not to interfere with carriers, but to create conditions for them, including working out alternative routes and providing foreign permit forms,” Ali mentioned.

Because the starting of this 12 months, a document 190,000 allow types for the motion of products have been exchanged with China. The related departments of the 2 nations mentioned a further FPF trade of 40,000 models. Thus, 30,000 FPF models have been exchanged underneath the brand new system in digital format, with an additional 10,000 paper FPFs exchanged on Nov. 29.

Over the previous two years, the trade of paper permits with China has elevated from 50,000 to 230,000.

Generally, Kazakh carriers’ participation in worldwide street transport has risen from 31% in 2021 to 52% by 2023. Kazakhstan presently exchanges overseas permits with 42 nations. This 12 months noticed a document trade of 364,705 FPFs, mentioned Ali

The transition to the digital format of the FPF trade grew to become attainable due to the doc signed in Could 2023 as a part of the state go to of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Xian.

The quantity of cargo transportation alongside the Trans-Caspian Worldwide Transport Route (TITR), also called the Center Hall, elevated by 68% to three.8 million tons in January-October. 

Additionally, the European Union strengthens connectivity inside the Central Asian area by means of the International Gateway initiative. Its technique is to put money into infrastructure tasks worldwide, with its long-term goal to improve the capacities of the Center Hall.

The Center Hall connects Southeast Asia and China with Europe. It traverses Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Türkiye earlier than reaching the European Union nations.