Doing business in Vietnam

Under Vietnam Law, foreign enterprise can setup a branch office for conducting business activities in Vietnam. However, in practice, possibility for setting up a branch office of a foreign trading company in Vietnam is very low. Generally, upon submission of application dossier for setting up branch office in Vietnam, the competent...

Investor: Respected Sir/Madam, I am a Hongkong citizen. I am looking to set up business under Sole Proprietorship with 100% own share in the field of restaurant. Can I do this type of business in Vietnam and what will be the capital requirements? Thanks and best regards. Lawyer of SBLAW:Under Vietnam Law,...

After receiving License for Representative office in Vietnam, regarding the post-licensing procedures, SBLAW advises as follows: 1) Implement the Initial Personal Income Tax Procedure regarding the all of employees who are working for the Rep Office. Please kindly let your Internal Accountant or External Accounting Agency contacted with the Division of...

Q: How's the procedure or process to apply as a register I.T company, computer or apps company? What type of document do I need to prepare? Do Ho Chi Minh have different between license or register company? A: According to Vietnam Law on Investment and Vietnam WTO’s Commitments, it is possible...

Question: I would like to setup a tea factory in Son La or Thai Nguyen. Please advise. Answer: In order to setup a tea factory in Vietnam, the very first thing you have to do is to look for a suitable land lot for setting up the factory. For this purpose,...

We understand that you and your Vietnamese Partner (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) is now seeking legal advices for establishment of joint venture company (hereinafter referred to as “FIC”) for importing and trading products having HS Codes No. 0901; 0902; 3304 and 8516 in Hanoi. We therefore are grateful to...

SBLAW understands that you requested us to provide legal retainer services and other legal consultation services such as contract review, product registration etc. to foreign invested company in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) in Vietnam.

This Legal note contains the results of the legal review on investment on beer manufacture of foreign investor in Vietnam. SB Law has evaluated and considered the requirement of Client and also reviewed Document on Planning for development of Vietnam’s Beer – Alcohol – Beverage Industry by 2025 and the...

SBLAW would like to provide some information about specific queries on establishment of 100% foreign invested company doing business scope in goods importing and trading activities as follows: