April 20, 2015

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Investment Management

Office of Insurance Products

100 F Street NE

Washington, DC  20549

Re: Post-Effective Amendment No. 49 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A

       Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust

       File Nos. 333-83423 and 811-09491

Dear Sir/Madam:

Enclosed for filing please find Post-Effective Amendment No. 49 to Form N-1A for the above-referenced Registrant. Included in this filing is the definitive version of the prospectus and SAI for five new series of the trust, which were initially filed pursuant to Rule 485a on February 4, 2015. A letter responding to staff comments to the prospectus and SAI for the five new series was submitted on April 3, 2015. Also included in this filing is updated financial information and all required exhibits.

Manually executed signature pages and consents have been executed prior to the time of this electronic filing and will be retained by the Company for five years.

I hereby represent that the enclosed Post-Effective Amendment does not contain disclosure which would render it ineligible to become effective pursuant to Securities Act Rule 485(b)

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact the undersigned.

Sincerely,

Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust

By: /s/ Erik Nelson

     ______________________________________________

     Erik Nelson, Chief Legal Officer

     763/765-7453

     Erik.Nelson@allianzlife.com

Allianz Investment Management LLC, 5701 Golden Hills Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297. www.allianzlife.com

Allianz Investment Management LLC is a registered investment adviser that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz Life

Insurance Company of North America. This information is confidential and is intended only for the use of the individual(s)

and/or entity/entities named above. This information should not be copied, forwarded, or further disseminated.