Customs will pay for a subscription to China's Trade Sparq for $5,700 using dividends

State Customs Infrastructure OJSC has approved the purchase of an annual subscription for the State Customs Service to access the Chinese information portal Trade Sparq.

The company has allocated $5,699 for this in its budget.

According to the meeting materials, the subscription costs are planned to be financed from future dividends and included in the company's budget for 2026.

Trade Sparq is an international analytical platform that provides data on foreign trade, logistics, and customs statistics. Access to the resource will allow the GTS to quickly obtain information on commodity flows, counterparties, and foreign trade operations, which may strengthen the agency's analytical and control work.

The decision to subscribe was included in the meeting agenda along with major infrastructure projects. In particular, the shareholder approved:

• the renovation of administrative buildings, for which 230 million KGS will be allocated;
• the construction of an electronic declaration center and a sports complex worth 250 million KGS;
• the allocation of 380 million KGS for the development of Lyazzat LLC.

It should be noted that the money that OJSC GTI plans to invest in the development of Lyazzat LLC will go towards business investments. Since 100% of Lyazzat will become the property of OJSC GTI, it will be transferred to the authorized capital.