Transport properties of chloride, fluoride and nitrate ions through AFN, AMX, ACS, ACM anion-exchange membranes (from Tokuyama Soda) and MA-40 membrane (from the Institute of Plastic Materials, Moscow) have been investigated by studying electroconductivity, transport numbers and current-voltage characteristics. On the basis of the micro-heterogeneous model proposed by Nikonenko and Zabolotsky describing the microstructure of the membrane material, the volume fractions of the different phases and the electroconductivity of the joint-gel phase have been determined. Good correlations have been founded between the electroconductivity of the anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) and their structural properties. Recommendations are provided to determine which kind of membrane has to be selected for a given application. For all the membranes, increase of the counter-ion mass transfer is observed above the limiting current.