Legal advice on enterprise

1.The establishment of a Foreign invested company (FIC) including Joint Venture Company in Vietnam requires an Investment Certificate from the licensing authority.

  Question: We have a Poland client who has a BVI Company.  He would like to set up a Vietnamese Company to open a business bank account in Vietnam. Please advise us the following: 1. Is it okay to the Vietnam Authority to use BVI Company to hold the FIE Company in Vietnam? ...

On June 11th, 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular 02/2021/TT-BCT on the Rules of Origin of goods in the UKVFTA Agreement. Accordingly, in order to receive tariff preferences under UKVFTA, certificate of origin must be submitted to the Vietnamese customs authority within 2 years from the time...

Client: I am an American citizen wishing to register a new company here in Vung Tau. The business is consultancy for project construction. I have an office location already. I carry no overheads other than the office rental and my own accommodation. I simply wish to be registered and request the...

Question: We are FDI company and have headquater in Hochiminh City and wish to set up its Branch in Hanoi City to implement the project of distribution of goods that are distributed by our company, please advise the legal procedure? Answer: We, SB Law Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as...

Foreign investor: Can foreign investor set up company nominee? Lawyer: It is possible for setting up such company under the name of a Vietnamese Partner. However, please note that you should carefully study potential risk of this form as Vietnam Law does not recognize nominee structure. In the worst case, foreign investor...

SBLAW understands that Client would like to amend its Investment Certificate to include warehousing services based on un-used redundant leased space area, thus, we would like to advise as follows:

Investor: Dear Sir, I am a UK national and I am evaluating the possibility of establishing a freight forwarding / logistics company in HCMC. This would be on a joint venture basis with a Vietnamese partner. Please advise approximate cost for registering such a company Lawyer: Thank you for your email...

Client:  We want to open company in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City. Need some information:- 1. Import/Export Heavy machinery Company 2. 100% ownership. 3. Owner is Singapore & Hongkong National 4. How long take time to all procedure. 5. How much expenses for all license procedure including visa. 6. How much your professional charges. Thanks for enquiry. We...