QazTrade Center for Trade Policy Development

What QazTrade Center for Trade Policy Development does

QazTrade Center for Trade Policy Development JSC is a government-owned joint-stock company established in 2006 under Government Decree No. 616 and renamed to its current form in 2019 under Decree No. 663. It is wholly owned by the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan and is headquartered in Astana, with a second office in the Yessil district of Astana. The organization functions as the state's dedicated trade policy research and export promotion arm, identifying topical issues in the national trade system and implementing Kazakhstan's trade policy across WTO, EAEU, and OECD frameworks.

The company's service portfolio centers on six core offerings: the QazTrade Accelerator Program (structured export acceleration with PwC-developed market entry roadmaps), the Export Portal of Kazakhstan (digital platform for international market access), Export Cost Reimbursement (subsidy for international promotion costs), Trade and Economic Missions to multiple destinations (Malaysia, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Thailand, Kenya, and others), International Trade Cooperation Programs (with ITC, OECD, WTO), and the Alibaba Cooperation Program (Gold Supplier registration support). Underlying technology includes a Trade Policy Indicators Monitoring System for export/import statistics and trade facilitation metrics, plus an Export Portal digital platform for self-serve engagement. Partnerships span multilateral bodies (WTO, EAEU, OECD, ITC), commercial platforms (Alibaba), professional services (PwC), export finance (KazakhExport, Kazakh Invest, Samruk Kazyna Invest), and regional actors (Czechtrade, CAIDS, Astana Hub, AIFC), with the EU providing €15M through the Ready4Trade Central Asia project.

QazTrade's business model is government-funded managed services: services are provided at no direct cost to Kazakhstani exporters as part of national export development initiatives, with revenue derived from Ministry of Trade and Integration budgets and international development partnerships. Its customer base is hybrid, serving the Ministry as sole shareholder and primary policy client, plus a distributed beneficiary base across Kazakhstani exporters, food industry companies, agricultural producers, and SMEs seeking to internationalize (with named customer Magnum successfully entering the Uzbek market). Go-to-market is event-driven and community-led, leveraging trade missions, B2B matchmaking events, training webinars, and the QazTrade Accelerator to engage exporters across Kazakhstan.

Name

QazTrade Center for Trade Policy Development

Legal name

Center for Trade Policy Development QazTrade JSC

Website

https://qaztrade.org.kz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

QazTrade Center for Trade Policy Development JSC is a Kazakhstani government-owned organization under the Ministry of Trade and Integration, providing trade policy research, export promotion, and international market access services to Kazakhstani exporters and policy stakeholders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Policy Consulting & Export Promotion Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Business Support Services (5614)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Growth, Trade & Private Sector Development Programs (BPADABAF)

Keywords

• Trade policy development
• Export promotion services
• Trade facilitation programs
• B2B matchmaking events
• Export acceleration programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Nura

HQ country

Kazakhstan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding and Institutional Support: QazTrade operates as a Joint-Stock Company fully owned by the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The organization functions as a key research company in Kazakhstan's trade and economic relations sector, funded through government budgets and international development partnerships.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

QazTrade is a government-affiliated research and consulting organization that delivers trade policy analysis, export promotion services, and trade facilitation programs for Kazakhstani companies. Its offerings include the QazTrade Accelerator export program (with PwC), the Export Portal of Kazakhstan, Trade and Economic Missions, Export Cost Reimbursement, and cooperation programs with international organizations such as the WTO, ITC, OECD, and Alibaba. Services are provided at no direct cost to Kazakhstani businesses as part of national export development initiatives funded by the government.

Product overview

QazTrade Center for Trade Policy Development JSC is a government-affiliated research and consulting organization that functions as a single, unified service offering rather than a platform-with-modules architecture. The organization provides trade policy research, export promotion services, and trade facilitation programs. Its core offerings include the Export Acceleration Program (QazTrade Accelerator), the Export Portal of Kazakhstan, Trade and Economic Missions, and cooperation programs with international organizations such as the ITC, OECD, and WTO. The organization also conducts analytical research on trade statistics, market analytics, and regulatory frameworks for Kazakhstan's trade ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• QazTrade Accelerator: Export acceleration program for Kazakhstani companies to enter international markets
• Export Portal

Products and services

• QazTrade Accelerator

Quantifiable outcome

• Export revenue from fats and oils sector reached $963 million USD in 2025, quadrupled since 2021
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of KazakhstancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe sole shareholder and parent ministry of QazTrade. The Ministry provides governmental oversight and directs QazTrade's activities in implementing Kazakhstan's trade policy objectives.
• World Trade Organization (WTO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQazTrade handles Kazakhstan's WTO-related matters, trade negotiations, and compliance with international trade rules and agreements under WTO framework.
• Eurasian Economic CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQazTrade manages EAEU-related trade policy matters including tariff negotiations, non-tariff regulations, and cooperation within the Eurasian Economic Union.
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCountry Cooperation Program between Kazakhstan and OECD. QazTrade leads the project group for implementation of this cooperation program, including OECD reviews, legal instruments, and working group participation.
• International Trade Centre (ITC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQazTrade serves as institutional partner for ITC projects including Ready4Trade Central Asia. The partnership supports national trade facilitation portal development and export capacity building programs.
• AlibabamajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCooperation with Alibaba.com for placement of Kazakhstani companies on the platform. QazTrade assists companies in obtaining Gold Supplier status and provides training on B2B and B2C platform usage.
• PwCmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for QazTrade Accelerator program where PwC experts develop market entry roadmaps for participating companies and provide consulting on target market strategies.
• KazakhExportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExport insurance company providing financial instruments for Kazakhstani producers. QazTrade collaborates on export support measures including advance payments, deferred payment, pre-export financing, and loan insurance.
• Samruk Kazyna InvestminorGTM or Marketing PartnerState investment fund included in QazTrade's partner network for investment attraction and business development support.
• Kazakh InvestminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational investment promotion company partnered with QazTrade for investor outreach and investment-related trade activities.
• Astana HubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational technology park for IT companies partnered for digital trade and e-commerce development initiatives.
• Export Portal of KazakhstancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIntegrated export promotion platform partnership for providing comprehensive export services to Kazakhstani companies.
• International Financial Center Astana (AIFC)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with AIFC's Bureau for Continuing Professional Development for trade and business training programs.
• CzechtrademinorGTM or Marketing PartnerCzech trade promotion agency partnership for bilateral trade cooperation between Kazakhstan and Czech Republic.
• Central Asian Institute for Developmental Studies (CAIDS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional think tank partnership for development research and trade policy analysis in Central Asia.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Enterprise Georgia: Georgian state agency for investment and export promotion with a similar mandate to QazTrade: SME internationalization, export readiness programs, and market access support — operating in a comparable post-Soviet, emerging-market context.
• ProColombia: Colombian government trade and investment promotion agency; comparable scope covering export promotion, trade missions, and buyer matching for non-resource exporters in an emerging market context.
• KazakhExport (Export Insurance Company JSC): Kazakhstani state-owned export insurance and financing company partnering with QazTrade on pre-export financing, advance payments, and loan insurance; operates in the same national export-support ecosystem with overlapping exporter customers.
• CzechTrade: Czech national trade promotion agency explicitly named as a QazTrade bilateral partner; provides comparable export promotion, market entry support, and trade missions for Czech companies — the most directly analogous agency structure and mandate.
• National Investment Corporation "Kazakh Invest": Kazakhstan's national investment promotion agency and listed QazTrade partner; comparable state-affiliated mandate focused on attracting investment rather than exports, but shares the same government owner and investor/exporter customer base.

Broad incumbents

• UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT): UK government department delivering comparable export promotion, trade policy, and market access support; far larger budget and footprint but operates the same institutional playbook for trade development.
• International Trade Centre (ITC): Multi-country trade development organization partnering with QazTrade on Ready4Trade Central Asia; operates at much broader geographic scope but shares the trade facilitation, capacity building, and export promotion mandate.
• JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization): Mature national trade and investment promotion organization with much larger scale; provides comparable services (export consulting, trade missions, partner matchmaking) but at global breadth and depth no emerging-market peer can match.
• KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency): Korean national trade promotion agency offering comparable services (export consulting, global network of offices, partner search); comparable structure but materially larger scale and resources.

Others

• Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC): Supranational regulatory body within EAEU for which QazTrade manages Kazakhstan's tariff and non-tariff interactions; not a commercial peer but the principal counterpart in QazTrade's regional trade policy work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/export.gov.kz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ctpd
• Instagraminstagram.com/qaztradekz?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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