The List of Executive Authorities Responsible for Implementing Export Controls, approved by Decision No. 230, stipulates that telecom and information security systems are subject to export and re‑export licensing requirements. With regard to telecom security systems, the issuance of special permits is entrusted to the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan. With regard to information security, special permits are issued based on conclusions provided by the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, the State Security Service and the Special State Protection Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Section 4.14 of the "Rules for the Certification of Telecommunications Equipment and Devices in Azerbaijan" stipulates that telecommunications equipment and devices (TE) lacking a certificate of conformity and imported without recognition under the national certification system shall not be permitted for release into the customs territory of Azerbaijan, and their sale and operation are prohibited. Section 6.1 further provides that the second and third phases of the TE certification process include the selection of a sample and its submission for testing to the Telecommunications Equipment Certification Centre (TECC) of the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport and, where necessary, to accredited testing laboratories of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Emergency Situations or other relevant authorities.

Art. 12 of the Law on Payment Services and Payment Systems stipulates that the issuance of electronic money within the territory of Azerbaijan may be undertaken solely by banks and local branches of foreign banks, the national postal operator, and electronic money institutions, meaning that only electronic money issued and authorised domestically is legally recognised. The issuer must immediately generate electronic money equivalent to the funds received for that purpose and ensure that the electronic money holder can use it. The currency, maximum permissible amount of electronic money, and the upper limit of obligations arising from electronic money issued by a single issuer are to be determined by normative acts of the Central Bank. Pursuant to Art. 13.2, legal entities, local branches of foreign legal entities, and individual entrepreneurs may acquire electronic money only by transferring funds from their respective payment accounts to the issuer. Art. 14 further requires electronic money institutions to submit information concerning payment accounts opened for such persons to the designated body of the relevant executive authority, in the manner and within the timeframe prescribed by that body. Arts. 52 and 57 govern the licensing of local branches of foreign payment institutions, foreign electronic money institutions, and foreign operators, thereby requiring any foreign payment service providers, electronic money issuers, or payment system operators seeking to operate in Azerbaijan to do so through licensed branch offices.

Section 2.1.4 of "The Preferential and Simplified Rules of Movement by Physical Persons through Customs Border of the Goods which Are Not Provided for Production or for Dealing Purposes" provides that certain goods may be brought across the customs border without payment of customs duties. This applies to goods delivered into the customs territory once per calendar month in the name of the same individual via international postal consignments or a courier service, provided that their total customs value does not exceed USD 300.

The Law on Electronic Commerce provides a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that also applies to online transactions.

Azerbaijan has acceded to the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Azerbaijan has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Appendix No. 1 to the Law on Licences and Permits enumerates the categories of activities for which a licence is required, including data transmission.

Appendix No. 2 to the Law on Licences and Permits sets out the categories of activity requiring a licence in cases relating to State security, including the establishment of personal data information resources, the development and maintenance of information systems, activities in the field of design and manufacturing of information security products, and the development of biometric technologies and the maintenance of such technologies.
Art. 9.14 of the Law on Personal Data provides that the establishment of personal data information resources and the development of information systems, as well as the provision of related services, may be undertaken only pursuant to a special permit (licence) issued in accordance with Azerbaijani legislation. Art. 15 further requires that personal data information systems be registered with the competent executive authority and, save for certain limited exceptions, prohibits the collection and processing of personal data in the absence of such state registration. Under Arts. 2.1.3 and 2.1.4, personal data information resources are defined as personal data contained within information systems in the manner and to the extent prescribed by law, as well as distinct information resources in which personal data is collected, whereas a personal data information system refers to an information system that ensures the collection, processing, and storage of personal data in accordance with legislative requirements.

The List of Executive Authorities Responsible for Implementing Export Controls, approved by Decision No. 230, indicates that electronics are subject to import licensing requirements.

The List of Executive Authorities Responsible for Implementing Export Controls, approved by Decision No. 230, specifies that computing technology is subject to import and re‑import licensing requirements. The term "computing technology" is not defined in the Decision's text. The issuance of special permits involves the Ministry of Energy for installations, equipment, and their components, and the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport for software and related technologies.

The List of Executive Authorities Responsible for Implementing Export Controls, approved by Decision No. 230, stipulates that telecom and information security systems are subject to import and re‑import licensing requirements. With regard to telecom security systems, the issuance of special permits is entrusted to the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan. With regard to information security, special permits are issued on the basis of conclusions provided by the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, the State Security Service and the Special State Protection Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The List of Executive Authorities Responsible for Implementing Export Controls, approved by Decision No. 230, includes electronics among the items subject to export controls.