Published
09/15/2026, 14:52The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has imposed a temporary ban on the import of certain types of building materials from third countries. The restriction will remain in force for six months.
It is not yet possible to determine exactly which goods will be covered by the ban: the list of building materials is contained in an annex to Resolution No. 614, but the annex itself has not yet been published.
The restriction does not apply to goods imported from EAEU countries, those transiting through Kyrgyzstan, or specific consignments for strategic and investment projects.
China is one of the largest suppliers of construction materials to Kyrgyzstan. According to data for January–June 2026, imports from China to the country included, in particular, prefabricated building structures, plastic building products, joinery products, processed stone, refractory materials, ceramic tiles and sanitary ware.
For example, China accounted for 90.9 per cent of the value of imports of prefabricated building structures: 1.53 billion KGS out of 1.68 billion KGS of total imports in this category.
In terms of imports of processed stone, China accounted for 505.9 million KGS out of 1.01 billion KGS, or around half of the total volume.
For refractory ceramic building materials, Chinese imports amounted to 232.7 million KGS out of 274 million KGS — around 85 per cent.
China also accounted for 608.1 million KGS out of 1.93 billion KGS worth of imports of unglazed ceramic tiles and 316.5 million KGS out of 479.5 million KGS worth of imports of ceramic sanitaryware.
In total, between January and June 2026, Kyrgyzstan imported these and other building materials from Uzbekistan, Turkey, Iran, Spain and other countries as well. Therefore, the precise impact of the new restriction on Chinese suppliers will depend on which items are included in the list, which has not yet been published.
Decree No. 614 was signed by the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Adylbek Kasymaliev, on 14 September. It will come into force seven days after its official publication.
