On October 8, 2026, in Astana, Deputy Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Jaidar Inkerbayev, held a meeting with representatives of the international technology company Webb Fontaine. The meeting was a continuation of an earlier videoconference.
Webb Fontaine specializes in the digitalization of foreign trade and customs administration. The company develops digital solutions for government agencies and businesses, including those using artificial intelligence. Such solutions are used in a number of countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.
During the meeting, the parties discussed how modern technologies and artificial intelligence can be used to more effectively identify customs risks and identify goods and cargoes requiring additional control.
In particular, the possibilities of using AI for:
- analysis and assessment of risks when moving goods across the border;
- definitions of objects that require additional verification;
- identification of possible violations based on data analysis;
- Improving approaches to determining the customs value of goods and their classification.
Representatives of Webb Fontaine also conducted a practical demonstration of digital solutions, showing the possibilities of their application in customs administration.
Separately, the parties discussed Kazakhstan's priorities * for further digitalization of customs processes and the possibility of integrating new technological solutions* with existing information systems of state revenue authorities.
Following the meeting, the parties agreed to continue consultations, as well as to consider the possibility of holding a technical seminar and implementing a pilot project on the use of modern technologies in customs administration.