Armenia and the Netherlands at a glance
- Stamp
- Apostille, Hague Convention in force for Armenia since 14 August 1994
- Issued by
- Ministry of Justice
- Language
- Armenian, sworn translation
- Register
- State Register of Legal Entities of the Ministry of Justice
- Tax treaty
- Signed 2001, in force 2002 (Rijksoverheid, 1 October 2026)
- EU trade
- Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement, 2021
- Moving here
- Residence permit needed
Documents from Armenia
Passport copy, certified by a notary in Armenia.
Proof of address in Armenia, at most three months old.
Power of attorney. Sign the power of attorney before an Armenian notary. The Ministry of Justice attaches the electronic apostille.
Ownership statement, one page from us.
The apostille. Ministry of Justice. Since 2021, Armenian apostilles have only been issued electronically. They can be verified online. The state fee is about 7,000 Armenian dram (AMD) per document.
Official page: https://www.moj.am/en/page/apostille
Good to know. The apostille is a digital file with a verification code. Send the file itself.
If a company from Armenia becomes a shareholder
Register extract, at most three months old: State Register of Legal Entities of the Ministry of Justice. Order an extract showing the director and participants. Plus articles, signing authority and ownership chart.
Trade between Armenia and the EU
The European Union (EU) was Armenia's third-biggest trading partner in 2025, with 11.3% of its total trade. EU trade in goods with Armenia totalled €2.4 billion in 2025: EU exports of €1.95 billion and imports of €469 million.
Armenia mainly exports manufactured goods and mining products to the EU. In 2025 mineral products, textiles and base metals led EU imports from Armenia, while machinery, chemical products and textiles led EU exports.
The Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement, signed in November 2017, applied provisionally from June 2018 and entered into force on 1 March 2021. EU trade in services with Armenia grew by 20% between 2023 and 2024.
The EU and Armenia launched a visa liberalisation dialogue in September 2024. On 24 September 2026 the Council of the European Union adopted two-year temporary trade measures that suspend import duties on around 80% of Armenian exports to the EU.
Import duties: Access2Markets.
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