Market
Fruit-infused wine (including fruit wine / fruit-flavored wine products) in Kazakhstan is traded as an excisable alcoholic beverage and governed by Kazakhstan’s alcohol turnover law alongside EAEU food technical regulations. Imports are channeled through resident legal entities and require a license for storage and wholesale trade in alcoholic products plus a foreign trade contract. Labels for produced and imported alcoholic products must carry defined information in Kazakh and Russian; for wines, the bottling date and the bottling organization must also be indicated. From 1 July 2026, TR EAEU 047/2018 on the safety of alcoholic products is scheduled to apply, making transition readiness a key market-entry requirement.
Market RoleImport-dependent consumer market with limited domestic fruit-wine production
Domestic RoleDomestic production exists (including fruit-line alcoholic products), with distribution through licensed wholesale storage and retail/on-trade channels.
Risks
Regulatory Compliance HighMarket access can be blocked if the importer is not a resident Kazakhstan legal entity with the required alcohol license and contract documentation, or if mandatory Kazakh/Russian marking elements (including ABV and sugar content; wine bottling details) are missing or incorrect.Route shipments through a resident Kazakhstan importer holding the correct alcohol storage/wholesale license and run a pre-shipment label and document checklist against Kazakhstan’s alcohol turnover law and applicable EAEU technical regulations.
Regulatory Change HighTR EAEU 047/2018 (“Safety of alcoholic products”) is scheduled to apply from 1 July 2026; transition misalignment can trigger relabeling, delayed release, or additional conformity steps at/after entry into force.Freeze a TR EAEU 047/2018 transition plan (labels, technical dossier, conformity path) and avoid shipping inventory that would arrive near the changeover without confirmed post-1 July 2026 compliance.
Excise MediumAlcoholic products are excisable in Kazakhstan; errors in excise-related processes can delay clearance or lead to enforcement action.Ensure excise responsibilities, timing, and required systems/marking workflows are assigned contractually to the licensed importer and verified before shipment dispatch.
Logistics MediumKazakhstan’s landlocked routing increases exposure to border delays and rail/road cost volatility; bottled products are also vulnerable to quality degradation under temperature extremes if handling is poor.Use route planning with buffer time for border procedures and specify temperature-protective handling (seasonal insulation, avoiding prolonged exposure) in carrier SOPs.
FAQ
Who is allowed to import fruit-infused wine into Kazakhstan?Only resident legal entities of Kazakhstan may import alcoholic products into Kazakhstan. For alcoholic products other than bulk wine and distillates, import requires a license for storage and wholesale sale of alcoholic products and a foreign trade contract (and its annex/additions).
What labeling elements and languages are required for alcoholic products (including wine) sold in Kazakhstan?Kazakhstan requires marking in Kazakh and Russian for produced (non-export) and imported alcoholic products, including the product name, manufacturer-licensee and location, container capacity, alcohol strength (%), sugar content, and the manufacturer’s license number. For wines, the marking must also include the bottling date and the organization that performed the bottling.
When is TR EAEU 047/2018 on the safety of alcoholic products scheduled to apply in the EAEU (including Kazakhstan)?The entry-into-force date for TR EAEU 047/2018 was amended to 1 July 2026 by an EEC Council decision published on the EAEU legal portal.