> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://v2.docs.conduit.financial/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Azerbaijan > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Azerbaijan (AZE) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | ---------------------------- | | Region | Asia (West, South & Central) | | ISO 3166-1 | AZ / AZE | | Registry | State Tax Service (DVX) | | Last updated | 2026-05-06 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Azerbaijan and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **VÖEN (Vergi ödəyicisinin eyniləşdirmə nömrəsi)** | State Tax Service (DVX) | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **VÖEN (Vergi ödəyicisinin eyniləşdirmə nömrəsi)** | State Tax Service (DVX) | *Tax ID:* Unique registration number assigned at incorporation; embedded in the State Registry Extract (Çıxarış). In practice the VÖEN doubles as the primary public identifier. *Registration number:* Unique registration number assigned at incorporation; embedded in the State Registry Extract (Çıxarış). In practice the VÖEN doubles as the primary public identifier. ## Sector regulators `CBAR` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | ---------------------------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Məhdud Məsuliyyətli Cəmiyyət | MMC | Limited liability company; no minimum capital; liability capped at members' contributions; the dominant SME vehicle. Equivalent to a US LLC. | | Əlavə Məsuliyyətli Cəmiyyət | ƏMC | Additional liability company; quota-based LLC variant where members may contractually assume personal liability beyond their capital contribution. Equivalent to a US LLC. | | Açıq Səhmdar Cəmiyyəti | ASC | Open joint-stock company; minimum capital AZN 4,000; shares publicly tradable; requires supervisory board for larger entities. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Qapalı Səhmdar Cəmiyyəti | QSC | Closed joint-stock company; minimum capital AZN 2,000; share transfers restricted to existing shareholders; governance mirrors ASC structure. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Tam Ortaqlıq | — | General partnership; all partners trade under a joint firm name and bear unlimited joint-and-several liability for partnership obligations. Closest US equivalent: General Partnership. | | Kommandıt Ortaqlıq | — | Limited partnership; combines general partners with unlimited liability and one or more limited partners whose liability is capped at their capital contribution. Closest US equivalent: Limited Partnership. | | Fərdi Sahibkar | — | Individual entrepreneur; a natural person registered to conduct commercial activity with unlimited personal liability; no separate legal entity is created. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. | | Kooperativ | — | Cooperative; a voluntary association of natural or legal persons pooling resources for mutual economic benefit, common in agriculture and housing sectors. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. | | Xarici Hüquqi Şəxsin Filialı | — | Branch of a foreign legal entity; registered with DVX; may conduct commercial activities in Azerbaijan on behalf of the parent; not a separate legal person. Closest US equivalent: Branch. | | Xarici Hüquqi Şəxsin Nümayəndəliyi | — | Representative office of a foreign legal entity; registered with DVX; limited to marketing, liaison, and non-commercial activities on behalf of the parent; not a separate legal person. Closest US equivalent: Representative Office. | ## How documents combine For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below. | Evidence area | Documents needed | | ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | | Legal Registration | State Registry Extract | | Constitutive Documents | *All required:* Charter + Founders' Agreement | | Tax Registration | VÖEN Certificate | | Operating Permit | License under Law on Licenses and Permits | | Ownership Records | State Registry Extract | | Governance Records | State Registry Extract | | Signing Authority | *Any one of:* Board Resolution · Notarized Power of Attorney | | Address | *Any one of:* İcarə müqaviləsi · Kommunal qəbz · Bank ekstresi | | Good Standing | State Registry Extract | ## Documents to collect The physical documents you'll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil's Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed. | Document | Proves | | -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | **State Registry Extract (Çıxarış)** | Legal Registration, Ownership Records, Governance Records, Good Standing | | **Charter (Nizamnamə)** | Constitutive Documents | | **Founders' Agreement (Təsis Müqaviləsi)** | Constitutive Documents | | **VÖEN Certificate** | Tax Registration | | **Lisenziya / İcazə (License or Permit)** | Operating Permit | | **Board Resolution (Yığıncaq Protokolu)** | Signing Authority | | **Notarized Power of Attorney (Etibarnamə)** | Signing Authority | | **İcarə müqaviləsi** | Address | | **Kommunal qəbz (son 90 gün)** | Address | | **Bank ekstresi (son 90 gün)** | Address | | **Sector-Specific License** | CBAR License | ### Collection notes * **Legal Registration:** Issued by DVX; contains registration number, VÖEN, legal address, director. Order online via e-taxes.gov.az or ASAN service centers. * **Constitutive Documents:** Charter is the sole constituent doc for single-founder MMC/JSC; Founders' Agreement required for multi-founder MMC. * **Tax Registration:** 10-digit TIN certificate issued by DVX at registration; also shown on Çıxarış. * **Operating Permit:** Required for activities on the licensed list; issued by DVX or relevant ministry. Many ordinary commercial activities need no license beyond registration. * **Sector-Specific License:** Required for banks, non-bank credit institutions, insurance, securities dealers, payment services, investment funds. All financial-sector licenses transferred from FIMSA to CBAR effective 2020-01-01. * **Ownership Records:** Çıxarış lists founding participants; founder and shareholder details are treated as confidential under the Tax Code. Request the company's own Çıxarış or charter directly from the customer to verify ownership structure. * **Governance Records:** Current director (icra direktoru) named in Çıxarış; for JSCs, Supervisory Board (Müşahidə Şurası) members filed separately with DVX. * **Signing Authority:** Board resolution of the general meeting or notarized POA authenticates signing authority for third parties; notarization via ASAN or state notary. * **Address:** Conduit universal policy: lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement, with utility/bank dated within 90 days. Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks. * **Good Standing:** No standalone good-standing certificate is issued; a recently dated copy of the listed document evidences current standing. Azerbaijan does not issue a separate certificate of good standing; a freshly ordered Çıxarış from DVX via e-taxes.gov.az reflects current active status and serves the same purpose. ## Person roles When you submit a person on the application body, set their `role` to one of Conduit's canonical `BusinessPersonRole` values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role. | Local role | Canonical API role | Description | | -------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | İcra Direktoru / Direktor (Executive Director) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Sole executive body of MMC; appointed by general meeting; day-to-day authority. | | Baş İcraçı Direktor / Baş Direktor (CEO) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Used in larger JSCs; equivalent executive authority to İcra Direktoru. | | Müşahidə Şurası üzvü (Supervisory Board member) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Governance oversight body in ASC/QSC; appointed by general meeting; non-executive. | | Müşahidə Şurasının Sədri (Supervisory Board Chair) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Chair of Supervisory Board; governance role. | | Etibarnamə sahibi (POA holder) | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Person authorized by notarized power of attorney to legally bind the company. | ## Notes * FIMSA no longer exists. FIMSA was liquidated by Presidential Order dated 2019-11-28; all financial market supervision (banking, insurance, securities, payments) transferred to CBAR effective 2020-01-01. Any reference to a FIMSA license in customer documents predates 2020 and should be treated as legacy. * Single-window registration = TIN + registry in one step. Azerbaijan's DVX registers the entity and issues the VÖEN simultaneously (2-day turnaround for local-investment entities). There is no separate "business registration number" distinct from the VÖEN in practice. * Shareholder information is treated as confidential under the Tax Code. The Çıxarış issued to third parties may omit founder/shareholder details. Request the company's own Çıxarış or the charter directly from the customer to verify ownership structure. * Azerbaijan is a party to the Hague Apostille Convention (acceded effective 2005-03-02; Netherlands objection withdrawn 2010-08-10; Germany objection withdrawn 2026-03-16). Corporate documents authenticated for cross-border use require apostille, not full embassy legalisation.