Workflow checklist
- Identify the registry. www.taxes.gov.az
- Check access requirements. Account required: Optional. Local ID required: No.
- Plan budget. Price range: USD 0.00. Payment methods: Not published; confirm at source.
- Anticipate friction. Captcha / 2FA: Unknown. English UI: Partial.
- Plan turnaround. Expected: Unknown.
- Verify recency. Last verified: 4 Sept 2026. Confirm current pricing at the official registry before submitting.
TL;DR. Azerbaijan’s State Tax Service sits at https://www.taxes.gov.az, which forwards to its Azerbaijani pages under the title Dovlat Vergi Xidmeti; the English path https://www.taxes.gov.az/en is titled Ministry of Taxes under the heading STATE TAX SERVICE UNDER THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN. The commercial-register link at https://www.taxes.gov.az/en/redirect/83 lands on https://new.e-taxes.gov.az/, which blocked automated checks, as did https://www.e-taxes.gov.az/ and the older checker path. No search screen, fee or payment method could be confirmed behind that block, so fees in this guide are unknown rather than free; confirm at source.
What is the official Azerbaijan business registry?
The State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaycan Respublikasi Iqtisadiyyat Nazirliyi yaninda Dovlat Vergi Xidmati) is the government body for state registration of commercial legal entities and taxpayer records. The public agency portal is https://www.taxes.gov.az. Its English page title is Ministry of Taxes and its English heading is State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy.
The legal basis for commercial entity registration is the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on State Registration and State Registry of Legal Entities (2003, as amended). All commercial legal entities operating in Azerbaijan must register with the State Tax Service before commencing business. Registration assigns the VOEN (Vergi Odayicisinin Eynilashdirma Nomrasi, Taxpayer Identification Number) and records the entity in the State Register of Commercial Entities.
The English home carries a menu item, Register information of commercial legal entities, that forwards to e-taxes, where automated checks were blocked. https://www.e-taxes.gov.az/ebyn/commersialChecker_en.jsp forwards to new.e-taxes.gov.az and is blocked in the same way, so it could not be confirmed as a working checker and no replacement address is named here.
The English home also links Public open database to https://opendata.az/, titled IDDA OPEN DATA PORTAL. That is an open-data portal, not the commercial-entity search form.
What can you search?
No commercial-entity search form could be reached, because the register link is blocked to automated checks. The English page titled Search by taxpayers at https://www.taxes.gov.az/en/page/vergi-odeyicileri-uzre-axtaris is an ordinary content page whose only input is the site-search box, not a VOEN register form.
The State Register has historically held company name, VOEN, legal form, registered address, status and registered activity, in Azerbaijani; none of that could be confirmed here. Confirm at source.
How much does it cost?
| Item | Cost (AZN) | Cost (USD, approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Basic online search | Unknown | Unknown |
| Electronic registration | Unknown | Unknown |
| Paper-based registration | Unknown | Unknown |
| Certified extract | Unknown | Unknown |
No fee figures appear on taxes.gov.az, and e-taxes.gov.az blocked automated checks, so no fee schedule could be read there either; the table above therefore reads unknown rather than free. Turnaround and payment methods, including Asan Pay, are unconfirmed for the same reason. Confirm at source.
Do you need a local account or ID?
Account rules for the commercial register could not be confirmed, because e-taxes blocked automated checks. The taxes.gov.az English home carries no register login form, and whether e-taxes allows an anonymous VOEN search is unconfirmed; confirm at source.
Is the website in English?
Partial. https://www.taxes.gov.az/en is an English agency site, titled Ministry of Taxes. Company records have historically been in Azerbaijani, and the register search itself could not be reached to confirm its language.
What’s the turnaround time?
Unknown. Neither taxes.gov.az nor the e-taxes host publishes a turnaround time; confirm at source.
Is there an API?
No public API is published on taxes.gov.az.
What you legally cannot do
- Bulk automated scraping of the taxes.gov.az portal is not authorized under Azerbaijani information law.
- The Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Personal Data (Law No. 998-IIIQ, 2010) restricts commercial use of director and founder personal data. Use of registry data for unsolicited marketing is prohibited.
- Registry documents may not be redistributed commercially without State Tax Service authorization.
- Compliance buyers should document the purpose of each registry inquiry as part of their AML audit trail.
Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers
- VOEN is the anchor identifier. The VOEN (10 digits) is the cross-government identifier in Azerbaijan. It serves as TIN and company registration number. Prefer VOEN over transliterated names when you have it.
- Azerbaijani Latin script since 1991. Older records may include Cyrillic-script names.
- e-taxes blocked automated checks. It could not be confirmed as a working commercial checker; confirm at source.
- FATF status is not stated on taxes.gov.az. Check fatf-gafi.org.
Alternatives if you cannot access the State Tax Service registry directly
- Aggregator search (indicative only): OpenCorporates indexes some Azerbaijani filings. Not for compliance-grade verification.
- e-taxes.gov.az blocked automated checks and could not be used as an alternative.
- opendata.az is an open-data portal, not the commercial register search.
Local data suppliers
No Azerbaijan company-search local supplier is listed here. Accounting.Az’s home page offers accounting, audit and tax services rather than company search, so it is not listed as a company-search supplier.
Use the State Tax Service register for the authoritative legal filing record when a search UI is reachable. Use a local professional services firm when you need English-language document interpretation or agent-assisted certified extract procurement.
FAQ
Can a foreign company access the Azerbaijan registry directly?
The agency site taxes.gov.az is reachable, but the commercial-register path through e-taxes.gov.az blocked automated checks, so no public commercial checker could be confirmed; confirm at source.
What is the VOEN number in Azerbaijan?
The VOEN (Vergi Odayicisinin Eynilashdirma Nomrasi) is a 10-digit taxpayer identification number assigned by the State Tax Service at registration. It is also the company’s registration number in the State Register.
What entity types are registered with the State Tax Service?
The State Register covers limited liability companies (MMC), open and closed joint-stock companies, individual enterprises, non-profit associations, and representative offices and branches of foreign legal entities. Banks and insurance companies also receive a VOEN.
Does Azerbaijan have a beneficial ownership (UBO) registry?
No beneficial ownership register could be confirmed on taxes.gov.az or on the blocked e-taxes host; confirm at source.
How current is the data in the State Tax Service register?
Not stated. The register search could not be reached; confirm at source.
Is Azerbaijan on the FATF grey list?
FATF status is not stated on taxes.gov.az. See fatf-gafi.org.
What’s the difference between the State Tax Service register and financial sector supervision?
The State Tax Service register covers commercial legal entities for registration and tax purposes. Financial institutions also need sector licences, from bodies outside the scope of this guide.
Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: the State Tax Service (taxes.gov.az); e-taxes.gov.az, which blocked automated checks. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.