Kazakhstan may see a drop in the cost of labeling tobacco products: the Ministry of Finance has put a draft order out for public discussion under which the price of a single control mark and identification tool would fall from 2.68 to 2.66 tenge, the website infohub.kz reports.
The State Revenue Committee believes the measure will cut labeling costs for market participants. "The purpose of adopting the draft is to reduce the tariff burden and apply an objective and financially justified tariff for the services of the Single Labeling Operator for participants in the turnover of tobacco products," the document says.
The Ministry of Finance also notes that the change should not affect the operation of the labeling and traceability system for tobacco products.
Discussion of the draft, published on the open regulatory legal acts portal, will run until October 5, 2026.
Labeling is a special digital code applied to a pack of cigarettes. It can be used to determine where and when a product was manufactured or imported, and to track its path up to the point of sale. The system helps the state control the turnover of tobacco products, identify counterfeit goods and stop the sale of cigarettes without the required taxes being paid.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that Kazakhstan had set a record for cigarette exports. Between January and March 2026, the country exported tobacco products worth $42.5 million.