Insights · Country market guide
A practical guide for duct shop owners and HVAC contractors in Kazakhstan: where the 2026 work is in Almaty, Astana and Shymkent, the SN RK and SP RK ventilation norms your duct is checked against, EAEU duty, 16% import VAT and EAC conformity for imported machines, 380 V 50 Hz power, insulated duct for cold winters, and the Taokron machine sets that fit.
Also in: Русский
Kazakhstan is building at a pace that keeps duct shops busy. The government reports a record 20.1 million m² of housing commissioned in 2025, against a plan of 19.2 million m², and has set 18.5 million m² for 2026, with the largest volumes expected in Astana, Almaty and Shymkent. Over seven years, 111 million m² of housing is planned. Apartment blocks need ventilation ductwork, so housing volume feeds straight into duct shop order books.
The three cities of republican significance carry most of that load: Almaty, the commercial centre; Astana, the capital; and Shymkent, the third-largest city at roughly 1.27 million people in 2025 estimates.
Beyond housing, the project pipeline is broad:
One more date to note: a new Construction Code takes effect on 1 July 2026, adding digital tools, life-cycle accounting and seismic safety provisions. Expect design documentation and inspections to tighten, not loosen.
Kazakh projects are designed and checked against national norms written in Russian: SN RK building norms and SP RK codes of practice, used alongside interstate GOST standards shared across the CIS. The three you will meet most on ventilation work:
Fire dampers where ducts pass through fire barriers are covered by the fire-safety code of practice SP RK 2.02-101. Many duct makers across the CIS also still publish duct sizes to GOST 24751-81, so expect customers and designers to quote those sizes. On projects designed abroad, read the specification: it may call up SMACNA or EN standards instead of, or alongside, the SP RK documents.
Section 5.4 of SP RK 4.01-102-2013 is the part a duct shop should know well, because it describes the seams and joints your machines have to produce:
In machine terms: spiral-lock round duct comes off a spiral tubeformer, seamed rectangular duct off a lockformer or auto duct line with a beading station, rail joints off a TDF or transverse rail forming machine, and the clinched or spot-welded seam ends from a clinching tool or spot welder. For a side-by-side view of SP RK practice against SMACNA, EN and DW144, see our international duct standards comparison.
Kazakhstan is a member of the Eurasian Economic Union with Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. Machines arriving from outside the union are cleared under the EAEU Common Customs Tariff, so the duty rate is set at union level, not by Kazakhstan alone.
EAC conformity. Machinery placed on the EAEU market falls under technical regulation TR CU 010/2011 "On safety of machines and equipment" (Customs Union Commission Decision No. 823 of 18 October 2011). Machines with electrical drives are normally declared together with TR CU 004/2011 (low-voltage equipment) and TR CU 020/2011 (electromagnetic compatibility). The declaration is registered by an applicant based in the EAEU, usually your importer or a local representative, and needs a safety justification document plus the technical file. Once declared, the machine carries the EAC mark and can circulate across all five member states.
Taokron machines are CE marked with a Declaration of Conformity. EAC is a separate EAEU procedure, so plan it into your timeline and ask us for the drawings, electrical diagrams and manuals the conformity body requests. Check classification, duty and paperwork with your broker.
Kazakhstan runs at 50 Hz, with 220 V single-phase for sockets and lighting and 380 V three-phase for industrial equipment, the same system used across the former Soviet region. Taokron machines for Kazakhstan are wired for 380 V 50 Hz three-phase. Motor speeds and cycle times are set for 50 Hz, so a machine built for a 60 Hz market will not run at its rated speed. Check the transformer capacity at your site before you add an auto duct line and a spiral tubeformer to the same supply.
Astana's January average is around minus 15 °C, with typical lows near minus 19 °C, and winter temperatures often stay below minus 10 °C from November to March. Almaty and Shymkent are milder but still cold in winter. That has three practical effects for duct shops:
Almaty also sits in a high seismic zone, with parts of the city mapped at 9 and 10 points intensity, which puts extra attention on duct supports and bracing. See our hangers and supports guide.
Starter shop (residential blocks, small commercial): a lockformer (SBLC series) for Pittsburgh seams, a transverse duct connector flange forming machine for rail joints, a grooving and beading machine for the stiffening beads SP RK 4.01-102 calls for, a shearing machine, a hydraulic folding machine and a spot welder for seam ends and fittings.
Growing contractor (housing developers, schools, offices): an Auto Duct Line SBAL-III takes coil to finished, beaded and notched rectangular duct, paired with a Spiral Tubeformer SBTF-1500 for spiral-lock round duct and a plasma cutter for fittings.
Project-scale shop (hospitals, terminals, data centres): an Auto Duct Line SBAL-V for high rectangular volume, a Spiral Tubeformer SBTF-1602 for larger round sizes, a TDF flange forming machine, and a flexible duct connector machine if you supply the fan connections too.
Our shop set-up guide covers layout and sequencing.
Manual rectangular duct means several handling steps per section: shear, notch, bead, fold, seam, fit rails. An auto duct line combines most of them, so the same output needs fewer skilled hands. Wages vary widely by city and employer, so check current rates locally.
For space, an auto duct line plus coil storage needs a long, clear bay, and a spiral tubeformer needs run-out length for full duct sections. Send us your hall drawing and we will propose a layout. Installation and commissioning are quoted per engineer-day, with operator training as part of commissioning.
Get a Kazakhstan-ready Taokron quotation →
Design follows SN RK 4.02-01-2011 (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) and the code of practice SP RK 4.02-101-2012. How metal ducts are made is set out in section 5.4 of SP RK 4.01-102-2013 (internal sanitary-technical systems), and fire dampers fall under SP RK 2.02-101. Projects designed abroad may call up SMACNA or EN standards instead, so read the specification.
Sides over 400 mm need stiffening beads at 300-500 mm pitch or diagonal cross-breaks; sides over 1000 mm on sections over 1000 mm long also need external frames at no more than 1250 mm. Sections join on rail profiles or flanges fixed at 200-250 mm spacing.
Yes. Machinery placed on the EAEU market falls under TR CU 010/2011 on the safety of machines and equipment, and machines with electrical drives are normally declared together with TR CU 004/2011 (low voltage) and TR CU 020/2011 (EMC). An applicant registered in the EAEU, usually the importer, registers the declaration, and Taokron supplies the technical documents.
Duty comes from the EAEU Common Customs Tariff. Rates across HS 8462 subheadings run from 0% to about 10% depending on the 10-digit code, so have your broker classify each machine. Import VAT is 16% from 1 January 2026, charged on customs value plus duty. Companies with an investment contract in a priority sector may import technological equipment duty free for up to five years.
380 V three-phase at 50 Hz for industrial equipment, with 220 V single-phase for sockets and lighting. Taokron machines for Kazakhstan are wired for 380 V 50 Hz. Check your transformer capacity before adding an auto duct line and a spiral tubeformer to the same supply.
A starter shop runs a lockformer, rail forming machine, beading machine, shear, folder and spot welder. A growing contractor adds an SBAL-III auto duct line and SBTF-1500 spiral tubeformer. Shops supplying hospitals, terminals and data centres move up to the SBAL-V and SBTF-1602 with a TDF flange machine.
Setting up or expanding a duct shop in Kazakhstan? A Taokron engineer replies within 12 hours.
Ask an engineerEngineer reply
Describe your job and what you are trying to make. A Taokron mechanical engineer replies within 12 hours, not a salesperson.
Guide: HVAC Duct Fabrication in Kazakhstan 2026: Market, Standards and Machines
Not ready for a quote? Get the 2026 catalogue by email: 66 machines, one page each.
The duct fabrication workflows above run on standard Taokron equipment: spiral tubeformers for round duct, auto duct production lines for rectangular duct, and TDF flange and lockformer machines for closure, or browse the full machine catalog.
