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据哈萨克斯坦总理网站10月21日消息，哈萨克斯坦政府提交的两项海关合作协定批准法案在国民大会（库尔勒泰）获两读通过，分别涉及与乌兹别克斯坦互设海关代表处、与巴基斯坦开展海关事务合作和行政互助。财政部长马季·塔基耶夫介绍称，两项协定旨在加强海关信息交换和执法协调，实施不需要国家预算支出，也不需要修改海关立法。

哈萨克斯坦杰特苏州州长新闻处10月16日通报，为缓解努尔饶勒公路口岸压力，当地试点将部分入境车辆分流至霍尔果斯国际边境合作中心经济特区办理。据特区管理公司数据，10月7日至14日共分流8000余辆，日均超过1000辆，努尔饶勒口岸负荷下降约30%。9月17日起同步上线EuraTrade Link数字平台，用于预申报和海关信息交换。

哈萨克斯坦交通部10月7日公布，2026年1—9月经铁路出口粮食840万吨，同比增长14%；铁路网粮食运输总量1080万吨，增长12%。其中发往中国75万吨，增长54%；发往中亚国家550万吨，增长33%，乌兹别克斯坦为最大方向。哈萨克斯坦国家铁路公司此前通报，9月对华发运18.8万吨，为上年同期的2.8倍。

哈萨克斯坦国家统计局发布的数据显示，2026年1至9月，全国各类运输方式共运送货物7.121亿吨，同比增长0.9%；“运输和仓储”服务实物量指数为107.2%。其中公路货运量增长5.6%，海运货运量303.56万吨、增长7.9%；铁路货运量2.485亿吨、下降1.4%，管道运输1.898亿吨、下降2.4%。

哈萨克斯坦石油运输公司（KazTransOil）10月22日发布新闻稿称，2026年1至9月，经由其管理的格鲁吉亚巴统海港码头转运的货物共625万吨，同比增长13%。其中集装箱货物298.4万吨，增长17%；干散货143.4万吨，增长7%；油品142.9万吨，增长5%；轮渡货物40.2万吨，增长54%。

据哈萨克斯坦国家铁路公司（KTZ）消息，中哈国境铁路联合委员会第三十五次例会在中国举行，哈方由KTZ管理委员会副主席马拉特·沙克诺夫率团，中方由中国铁路乌鲁木齐局集团有限公司董事长率团。今年前九个月经中哈边境口岸的铁路货运量为2840万吨，同比增长8%。哈方提出2027年运量计划为4230万吨，其中哈至中2680万吨、中至哈1550万吨。会后双方将签署会议纪要。

哈萨克斯坦交通部在10月14日至16日阿斯塔纳NEW SILK WAY论坛期间与千方集团签署无人驾驶交通和交通数字化谅解备忘录，称下一步可能在中哈国际走廊部分路段试点无人驾驶货运，类似今年哈俄“阿斯塔纳—莫斯科”试跑。10月16日，哈公路科学研究院与千方签约设立联合能力中心，重点是中哈国际线路无人货运试点、动态称重、测试场和运营管控中心。千方三季报另披露与KazAvtoZhol签有框架协议。线路、时间表和金额均未公布。

据霍尔果斯海关统计，2026年前三季度霍尔果斯口岸进出口货运量达3558.4万吨，同比增长2%，居新疆口岸首位。同期出口果蔬49万吨、同比增长23.7%，出口机电产品1667.7亿元、同比增长9.9%。

Chinese data show 186,965 passenger cars exported to Kazakhstan in 2025 (up 74.3%), while Kazakh statistics record 163,800 imported from China, a gap of about 23,000. Ranking.kz puts the values at $2.9 billion versus $1.4 billion. Analysts say the gap does not measure grey imports; February's 51,500 figure counted all vehicle exports. In September Kazakhstan tightened personal imports: Resolution No. 808 requires a recycling-fee certificate before release (from September 22), and Order No. 474 limits e-passports for personal imports to cars up to five years old (from September 26).

KTZ Freight Transportation approved new coefficients by order No. 131-ГП of September 21, following a regulator opinion. From December 1, locomotive traction tariffs for domestic and export-import rail traffic change, as do additional-service fees and wagon and container charges. Against the coefficients in force since June 2025, crude oil, metals, coal, grain and ores go up 23.5%, while liquefied gas and socially important food are unchanged. The network tariff already rose 24% on September 21, with no increase in 2027 and 3% a year in 2028-2030. The notice does not mention transit.

FlyArystan flies Astana–Yining from October 26 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays: departing Astana at 07:55 and landing at 13:20 Beijing time, returning at 15:20 Beijing time to reach Astana at 14:50. In August the airline had announced an October 28 start and two flights a week. Seats are on sale through March 27, 2027. Its China network now covers Urumqi, Yining, Xi’an and Chongqing. A same-day round trip is not possible on this timetable.

On 15 October the World Bank presented its Middle Corridor report at the New Silk Way forum in Astana. A Chongqing-Budapest container takes 47-50 days door to door via the corridor and about 45 by sea; with investment and reforms, the fastest route could take 18-19 days by 2040. The bill: at least $25bn for infrastructure and about $30bn of enabling investment, for a 3.3% (about $58bn) lift to nine countries' GDP and some 2 million jobs. With 75% of 16 critical bottlenecks already being tackled, the Bank targets paperwork: a single digital T3 document and a joint rail-shipping operator.

At TransLogistica Kazakhstan in Astana, FESCO signed four agreements: with Kostanay feed-flour exporter Agroplanet (over 140,000 tonnes exported in 2025, mostly by rail to China) to ship more to China and reach South-East Asia; with IFC COLOS to swap container flatcars for trains via Dostyk and Altynkol; and with TLC Zhetysu and Terminal Cargo Handling on terminals near Almaty. Two days earlier the group added Urumqi to Caravan Shuttle: four trains since late August, nine days on average, with at least one a month planned. No volumes or financial terms were disclosed.

Kazakhstan Today and BAQ.KZ (15 Oct 2026) reported Deputy Transport Minister Zhanibek Taizhanov at the 8th New Silk Way forum in Astana: cargo delays often stem from repeated data entry and paperwork, not missing kilometres. Kazakhstan proposes a unified digital framework on Smart Data Transport, mutual recognition of e-documents and joint AI use on China–Europe routes. It is a policy proposal, not an enacted regulation.

On October 12 KazTransOil reported that in the first nine months of 2026 it transshipped 8.525 million tonnes of oil into the Atasu–Alashankou trunk line (+3% year on year); Kazakh oil exports on that route were 984 thousand tonnes (+26%). Throughput on the Kazakhstan–China Pipeline LLP system was 14.807 million tonnes (+2%). Consolidated oil transportation and products transshipment reached 35.809 million tonnes (+3%). Figures are from the company release and its KASE disclosure.

Speaking at TransLogistica Kazakhstan 2026 in Astana on October 14, Deputy Transport Minister Zhanibek Taizhanov said the country had built about 5,000 km of new railways in five years and plans roughly 2,500 km more over the next three. Stations on the China border are being expanded and the Bakhty–Ayagoz line is under construction, BAQ.KZ and Kazinform reported. No list of sections or planning document was released.

At a government meeting on 13 October, Kazakhstan's transport and finance ministries reported that transit cargo through the country grew 13.1% in January–September. Rail carried 241.7 million tonnes (+3%) and road 270.4 million tonnes (+5.6%). Customs processed about 1.2 million transit declarations (+18%) covering 19.4 million tonnes (+13%), and 1.5 million vehicles crossed road checkpoints (+19.3%). Chinese shippers and forwarders should plan for heavier border traffic.

On 12 October 2026 a China-Europe freight train left China’s Alashankou border crossing for Małaszewicze, Poland, marking more than 7,000 China-Europe (Central Asia) trains through the crossing this year — 45 days earlier than last year’s milestone. About 130 routes reach 21 countries; under a “smart rail port + inland fast clearance” model, clearance can take as little as about 16 hours. On the Kazakh side, Alashankou pairs with Dostyk.

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) says transit on the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route reached 44,200 TEU in January–August 2026, up 58% from 28,000 a year earlier. Container trains from China rose 84% to 419 from 228. The route association’s working group discussed targets of 600 trains in 2026 and 800–1,000 in 2027, draft agreements on dedicated vessels, and 2027 tariffs. The often-quoted “about 77,000 TEU in 2025” uses a wider definition and should not be compared directly with KTZ’s figures.

Qazpost and YTO Express have agreed to speed up Almaty SkyHub, a cross-border logistics hub to be built in phases over about five years, starting with warehousing and core facilities. YTO says it is open to further investment in Kazakhstan. At a September 25 meeting with President Tokayev, the hub was described as a node for fast processing of goods bound for the EU, EAEU and Central Asia; the Qazpost-YTO venture has delivered 12.5 million parcels, per the readout. Pinduoduo said a joint project would launch in Kazakhstan in October, format undisclosed.