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 (e-taxes.gov.az HTTP 403).
- 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 (HTTP 200, 302 to
/az, AZ title Dovlat Vergi Xidmeti; English path https://www.taxes.gov.az/en HTTP 200, HTML title Ministry of Taxes, on-page heading STATE TAX SERVICE UNDER THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN). The commercial-register redirect https://www.taxes.gov.az/en/redirect/83 lands on https://new.e-taxes.gov.az/ HTTP 403. https://www.e-taxes.gov.az/ and the old checker path also 403. Instant, Free search, Asan Pay, and AZN 15 fees are not live-citable. priceMax 0 means Unknown, not verified free.
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 (HTTP 200). English HTML title is Ministry of Taxes; the live 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 lists a nav item Register information of commercial legal entities that redirects to e-taxes and returns HTTP 403 in this check. Do not treat https://www.e-taxes.gov.az/ebyn/commersialChecker_en.jsp as a working checker: that path 301s to new.e-taxes.gov.az and 403s. This check does not invent a successor search URL.
The English home also links Public open database to https://opendata.az/ (HTTP 200, title IDDA OPEN DATA PORTAL). That is an open-data portal, not the commercial-entity search form.
What can you search?
A working commercial-entity search form was not observed. The register redirect is HTTP 403. The English page titled Search by taxpayers at https://www.taxes.gov.az/en/page/vergi-odeyicileri-uzre-axtaris (HTTP 200) is a CMS page whose only input in this HTML is the site-search modal, not a VOEN register form.
Historical filed contents of the State Register (not live-cited on a working search UI in this check) have included company name, VOEN, legal form, registered address, status, and registered activity, in Azerbaijani.
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 |
AZN 15 / AZN 300 / AZN 18 figures are not on the live taxes.gov.az HTML pulled in this check and are dropped. e-taxes.gov.az HTTP 403, so no fee schedule was live-citable there. priceMax 0 means Unknown, not verified free. Instant is not live-cited. Asan Pay is not live-cited.
Do you need a local account or ID?
Account rules for the commercial register were not observed past the e-taxes HTTP 403 wall. The taxes.gov.az English home does not present a register login form in this check. Do not claim anonymous VOEN search on e-taxes.
Is the website in English?
Partial. https://www.taxes.gov.az/en is an English agency site (HTML title Ministry of Taxes). Company records, when a search UI is reachable, have historically been in Azerbaijani. The live register UI was not observed.
What’s the turnaround time?
Unknown. Instant is not live-cited on taxes.gov.az or on the 403 e-taxes host.
Is there an API?
No public API is published on the live taxes.gov.az HTML in this check. apiAvailable is No.
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 is blocked in this check. Do not treat the 403 host as a working commercial checker.
- FATF status is not on the live taxes.gov.az HTML. 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 returned HTTP 403 in this check and is not a live 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 live home is accounting, audit, and tax services, not 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 (HTTP 200). The commercial-register path through e-taxes.gov.az returned HTTP 403 in this check. Do not claim a working public commercial checker from this VM.
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?
UBO was not live-cited on taxes.gov.az or on the 403 e-taxes host. Do not invent a public UBO register from this check.
How current is the data in the State Tax Service register?
Not observed. The live search UI was behind HTTP 403.
Is Azerbaijan on the FATF grey list?
FATF status is not on the live taxes.gov.az HTML. 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. FIMSA/cbar hosts were not the subject of this live check.
Last verified: 2026-09-04. Live check from a Cursor VM without SOCKS. Sources: State Tax Service (taxes.gov.az HTTP 200); e-taxes.gov.az HTTP 403. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.