Aytekin Tagiyeva

Aytekin Tagiyeva is a highly skilled professional specializing in the customs legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan and international Trade Compliance. Having served in responsible positions within state customs authorities for many years, she has acquired extensive practical experience and a profound legal foundation in the field. Subsequently, she transitioned to the private sector, providing consultancy services on the management of customs operations to local and foreign companies, and has become a recognized expert-trainer in this domain.
Currently serving as the Customs and Trade Compliance Manager at Alliance, Aytekin Tagiyeva’s primary objective is to effectively neutralize the legal and financial risks that clients may encounter during foreign economic activities (FEA).

Core Areas of Specialization:
• Ensuring full compliance of import-export operations with legislation and conducting operational risk assessments.
• Strategic consultancy on tariff and non-tariff regulations and the reduction of customs clearance timeframes.
• Professional representation and defense during customs audits, administrative offenses, and legal disputes.
• Accurate determination of HS codes (Commodity Nomenclature of FEA), rules of origin, and preparation of expert opinions on customs valuation.

Education:
• Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) – Economics / Organization of Customs Work.

Certifications:
• Qualification Certificate for Customs Clearance – State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
• WCO (World Customs Organization) – Technical certificate in Customs Valuation and Rules.
• Incoterms® 2020 – Expert certificate in international commercial terms.
• Compliance Management Systems (ISO 37301) – International certificate in compliance management.

Language Proficiency:
• Azerbaijani: Native
• English: Professional / Business Level
• Turkish: Fluent