From Oil to Titanium: What Kazakhstan Exports to the U.S.

Kazakhstan continues to serve as a stable supplier of raw materials and strategic resources to the United States.

As of January 2025, the trade structure remains familiar: the U.S. primarily imports oil, ferroalloys, rare metals, and products made of precious alloys from Kazakhstan, Orda.kz reports.

In January alone, oil exports to the U.S. totaled $123 million. Ferroalloys accounted for $13.2 million, and precious metals brought in $15.7 million. The list also includes titanium and tantalum, both vital to the U.S. defense and aerospace sectors.

The trend mirrors 2023 figures, when Kazakhstan exported over $1 billion in oil, nearly $300 million in ferroalloys, and $178 million in refined oil products. These core exports remain largely unchanged in the current trade structure.

One notable detail: agricultural goods like wheat are virtually absent from U.S.-bound exports. While agriculture is a major sector of Kazakhstan’s economy, exports in this category to the U.S. remain minimal.

It’s worth noting that the White House recently published an updated tariff schedule on imports from dozens of countries, later posted on its official account on X (formerly Twitter). Kazakhstan was included in the extended list and assigned a tariff rate of 27%.

However, Kazakhstan is expected to be mostly unaffected by the increase, as Washington has exempted various fossil fuels from the new tariffs. Still, how those exemptions will be implemented remains unclear.

Original Author: Artyom Volkov