Armenia is an EAEU member, so the tariff and EAC certification are the same as in Kazakhstan. It also has a CEPA agreement with the EU which does not remove tariffs but converges regulation. The country is small and landlocked with closed borders to both Azerbaijan and Türkiye, so logistics run through Georgia or Iran. Its strongest sector is IT and services rather than manufacturing.
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Setting up a company
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- ·Legal forms
- ·Sole trader
- ·Minimum capital
- ·How long registration takes
- ·Foreign ownership
- ·What to watch for
Taxes
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- ·Corporate income tax
- ·VAT
- ·Withholding tax — dividends
- ·Tax reliefs
- ·Double taxation treaty
Visas and residence
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- ·Short stay
What it makes and needs
Copper and ores, precious metals and diamonds, food and drink, software and IT services.
Oil products and gas, machinery, vehicles, food and medicines.
Food and beverage technology, IT equipment, energy, healthcare, building materials.
Money and payments
Floating rate, no exchange controls on current-account operations.
Importing into their market
An EAEU customs union member since 2015 — a common tariff and common technical regulations.
The EAC mark under the EAEU technical regulations.
Bringing their goods into the EU
Armenia is an EU GSP+ beneficiary; the CEPA agreement does not remove tariffs but converges regulation and opens services. From 10 October 2026, for two years, the EU has temporarily liberalised almost 80 % of Armenian exports to the Union (almost all fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers and over 91 % of beverages and spirits) — support after trade restrictions imposed by Russia.
Outlook
Base case: Armenia stays a small but open market with a double allegiance — EAEU membership on one side, the CEPA agreement with the Union on the other. That is both its advantage and its main risk: trading conditions can move depending on which direction prevails.
Practical matters
Armenian is the state language; Russian is widespread in business and English common in IT.
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