The EAEU economic and legal exemptions in cross-border trade between Russia and Kazakhstan

Abstract

This paper assesses the impact of the customs effects of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on the border trade development of Russia and Kazakhstan. The authors argue that the key problem of trade and economic cross-border cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan is the existence of economic and legal exemptions of the EAEU common customs territory functioning and the absence of a trade flows customs control system on the RussianKazakh border. The paper analyzes the EAEU customs effects on the cross-border trade development of Russia and Kazakhstan, using the example of agricultural products, highlights the main problems consisting in the movement of withdrawal goods and sanctioned agricultural products from Russia to Kazakhstan, and provides practical recommendations for improving the control system of movement of these commodity groups in mutual trade.