Doing business in Vietnam

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...

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...

Question: We hereby have a client who is a Hongkong company which running business as scientific instrument production for many years, now they intends to develop that business to Vietnam by register a local company, the proposed shareholder (s) & director (s) are all Hongkong residents, the initial scope of activities...

Question: I just open a new business in Vietnam and I would like to import some cosmetics products from Hongkong. However, I have noticed that there are lots of processes and filings I need to prepare and hence I would like to seek for your help to complete it....

Question: We are foreign investors intending to set up a retail business in Hanoi. We would like to know how much it will normally cost to engage your services in assisting us to incorporate a company and acquire relevant licenses (e.g.the Investment Certificate). We would be grateful if you may kindly provide us with a costs estimate.

Since its establishment, SBLaw has been an important partner in the banking industries, serving many banking and non-banking credit institutions in Vietnam. Our highly skilled and experienced [...]

Question: We are FDI company in Vietnam and would like to amend Investment Registration Certificate (“IRC”) and Enterprise Registration Certificate (“ERC’’) in order to reflect supplementing business line of non-life insurance, please advise? Answer: We refer with thanks to your call from which we were requested to assist you regarding amendment of...

We refer with thanks to your email from which we were requested to advice on possibilities of setting up a subsidiary of Korean company (“Client’) in Vietnam. It is our understanding that your company duly established in Korea and operating business in the field of auto accessories, is considering to...

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...

If a HongKong Company would like to open a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, SBLaw would like to advise as follows: