Kazakhstan has increased export duties on crude oil and light petroleum products by about 30% for April, according to , citing state revenue committee data and the official pricing formula. The crude export duty rises to $90 per ton from $69 a month earlier, reflecting the jump in average KEBCO and Brent prices during the monitoring period.
The move matters for regional trade flows because higher duties can influence cargo economics for Black Sea and Caspian-linked barrels, while also affecting margins on refined product exports. For shipowners and traders, changes in export taxation are another variable shaping loading decisions, destination choices and arbitrage windows at a time when freight and insurance costs remain sensitive to broader geopolitical disruption.
TankerMap tracks 3,201 crude tankers and 34 ports across the wider energy shipping network, offering context for how fiscal policy changes in producing states can filter into seaborne movements and terminal activity. Duties on fuel oil and vacuum gasoil were also adjusted, while the export duty on liquefied petroleum gas remains at zero.