Doing business in Vietnam

Question: We require a branch office to handle Quality control and all scheduling of customers orders. We do no shipments or import and export  and we are paid a fixed fee to our accounts overseas. Answer: We understood that you intend to setup an office in Ho Chi Minh City...

Question: Our company business covers interantional freight forwarding, warehousing and cross-border logistics. Now we are planing to set up a new company in Vietnam, could you give us a quotation about full service for foreigner start a physical operating company? Answer: SBLAW would like to reply you as follows:According to Vietnam’s...

Question: Currently,  we want to set up a company in Vietnam with 100% capital from Singapore.  As far as what I know, you are a service supplier in this field, please give me a guideline for the regulating conditions, the process in sequence, some notes and expected costs. I am looking...

Representative Office (R.O) needs to submit in writing the annual report to Department of Industry and Trade by January 30th, 2015.  (Article 19, Decree no. 72/2006/ND-CP detailing the Trade Law's regulation on Rep.Office, Branch of foreign businesses in Vietnam provided that, prior to the final working day of January, R.O has to report...

SB Law would like to share information foreign investor should be aware of when running a company in Vietnam, under Q&A as follows:   1/ What would be the best legal entity?   Among the most common and available investment vehicles to foreign investors including "company limited", "joint-stock company (shareholding company)", "business-cooperation contract",...

In order to form a company in Vietnam (NewCo), the foreign investor have to prepare the following documents[...]

Question: We are foreign investor and would like to establish the company in Vietnam obtaining import export tax incentives, please advise the details: Answer: Pursuant to your above question in which we are required to support you in providing our legal opinion on the import duty exemption applicable to imported...

Question: What is the type of Tourism license a JV (Vietnamese company with foreign capital) can apply to: Domestic, Inbound, Outbound, all of these? Or is there any restrictions? I read somewhere that a JV can only organize domestic trips in Vietnam for foreigners who are inbound customers, but...

In order to do business in Vietnam, the foreign investor has to obtain the Investment Certificate to set up a company in Vietnam[...]

Question: We plan to establish a travel agency in Nha Trang. Please quote. Answer: This is reference to your query on establishment of a joint venture company, from which, we understand that you would like us to advise on establishment of a joint venture company operating in travel agencies field (hereinafter...