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Azerbaijan expands tax and customs exemptions in liberated territories

More economic activities now qualify for exemptions from VAT and customs duties on imported equipment and materials.

Azerbaijan has added seven sectors to the list eligible for tax and customs exemptions on imports in territories liberated from occupation. The exemptions cover equipment, raw materials and materials used in the listed activities.

Source: Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Industrial equipment inside a production facility
Businesses in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories can claim import exemptions for equipment and materials in eligible sectors. Illustrative photo. Photo: Golden / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Azerbaijan has expanded the economic activities eligible for tax and customs exemptions in territories liberated from occupation. Under a Cabinet of Ministers decision dated September 8, 2026, more sectors can import machinery, technological equipment and devices, as well as raw materials and materials, free of value-added tax and customs duties.

The new eligible activities include pharmaceutical production, electricity generation from renewable energy sources, wine production from grapes, and scientific research and development.

The list also covers the processing and preservation of meat, poultry, fish and dairy products; animal feed production; cattle and buffalo farming; fish farming in freshwater bodies; and the sorting and packaging of agricultural products.

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The exemptions apply only to economic activities named in the approved list. The Ministry of Economy accepts applications in person at 155 Heydar Aliyev Avenue, Nizami district, Baku, and by email at office@economy.gov.az.

Translated from Azerbaijani using artificial intelligence. Source: Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan

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