What is “AOZT”?
AOZT (closed-type joint-stock company) is a public limited liability company used primarily in Russia. It signals limited liability and potential public listing.
Where it's used
AOZT appears in company names registered in the following jurisdiction:
What it tells you about the company
Equivalent forms around the world
These are the closest structural equivalents to AOZT in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.
Normalizing “AOZT” in your data
When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — “Acme AOZT” and “Acme” should resolve to the same entity. One API call strips it and returns a stable canonical form:
curl -X POST https://api.ambect.com/v1/normalize/company \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AMBECT_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name": "Acme AOZT", "country": "ru"}'{
"data": {
"canonical": "acme aozt",
"legal_type": null,
"tokens": [
"acme",
"aozt"
]
},
"meta": {
"pipeline": [
"lowercase",
"legal_suffix"
],
"confidence": 0.99
}
}Frequently asked questions
What does AOZT mean?
AOZT means "closed-type joint-stock company".
Is a AOZT public or private?
A AOZT is a public entity — it can issue shares that are listed and traded on a stock exchange.
What is the liability in a AOZT?
Owners of a AOZT have limited liability. Their personal assets are protected, and their exposure is capped at the amount they invested.
Which countries use AOZT?
AOZT is used in Russia.
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