Business

Overview

Thank you for visiting the U.S. Embassy in Baku’s Business page, which is dedicated to providing information to U.S. firms interested in pursuing business opportunities in Azerbaijan as well as providing Azerbaijani firms information on doing business in the United States.

We hope this page will contribute to expanding the economic relationship between the United States and Azerbaijan, thereby creating jobs in the United States and expand markets for U.S. businesses and products.

Contact Us

Address: Commercial Affairs, U.S. Embassy Baku, Azadlig Prospekti 111, Baku AZ1007, Azerbaijan
Phone: +994 12 488-3300
Fax: +994 12 488-3310
E-mail: BakuCommercial@state.gov

Doing Business in Azerbaijan

Getting Started with U.S. Commercial Service Getting Started with the Department of Agriculture Country Commercial Guide Investment Climate Statement Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Key Business Links

Getting Started with U.S. Commercial Service

The U.S. Commercial Service (CS), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, offers companies a full range of expertise in international trade. Companies can find assistance locally in more than 100 U.S. Commercial Service offices nationwide and in more than 70 international offices.

Getting Started with the Department of Agriculture

The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) links U.S. agriculture to the world to enhance export opportunities and global food security. In addition to its Washington, D.C. staff, FAS has a global network of 98 offices covering 177 countries. These offices are staffed by agricultural attachés and locally hired agricultural experts who are the eyes, ears, and voice for U.S. agriculture around the world. FAS staff identify problems, provide practical solutions, and work to advance opportunities for U.S. agriculture and support U.S. foreign policy around the globe.

Learn more about the USDA

Country Commercial Guide

These reports on market conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business customs prepared at U.S. Embassies worldwide by the Department of Commerce Department, Department of State, and other U.S. agencies’ professionals.

Read Azerbaijan Commercial Guide

Investment Climate Statement

The U.S. Department of State’s Investment Climate Statements provide country-specific information on the business climates of more than 170 countries and economies. They are prepared by economic officers stationed in embassies and posts around the world and analyze a variety of economies that are or could be markets for U.S. businesses of all sizes.

Read the Statement for Azerbaijan

Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC)

In 1985, the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), a joint venture between the Department of State and the U.S. private sector, created by then Secretary of State George P. Shultz under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to interact on overseas security problems of mutual concern. Objectives of this joint venture are: to establish a continuing liaison between security officials in both the private and public sector; to provide for regular exchanges of information concerning developments in the overseas security environment; recommend methods for planning and implementation of security programs abroad; and recommend methods to mitigate risks to American private sector interests worldwide. These objectives remain in the current OSAC Charter.

Doing Business in the U.S.

Getting Started Selling Your Products in the U.S.

Getting Started

Since its inception, SelectUSA has facilitated more than $78 billion in investment, creating and/or retaining over 95,000 U.S. jobs. In fiscal year 2019 alone, SelectUSA facilitated more than $18.5 billion in investment. We work with the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service and entities across government to facilitate job-creating business investment into the United States and raise awareness of the critical role that economic development plays in the U.S. economy.

Learn More about SelectUSA

Selling Your Products in the U.S.

We would be happy to put you in touch with our colleagues at AZPROMO whose mandate is to promote exports of Azerbaijani goods and services abroad. Or feel free to contact AZPROMO directly for additional assistance. We can also help you contact the U.S./Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce in Baku for additional assistance.