Doing business in Vietnam

With regard to the business line of architecture, according to the commitment of Vietnam to WTO, foreign investor can set up a 100% foreign owned company with detail business lines stated in the CPC 8671

Supplementation of business activities and investment objective is considered as expansion of investment project. According to our practical experience, in case the Foreign Owned Company would like to expand scope of business activities, particularly, the approval shall very much depend on following factors: Audited Income Statement of the Client in...

Client: Our Company intend to set up an office in Vietnam, may be you are able to advise us on this. We are american Trading Company and has presence in USA (HQ), Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and China. We would like to know the minimum paid up capital for setting up a...

Q: Our company has already a factory in Vietnam and we have a small spare space. One another company wants to use the space after setting up a company. The factory owner already agree on that. The business item is mobile phone parts manufacturer. Is this feasible? A: It shall be only possible...

Question: As we are planning to source more products from Vietnam, we need to build up a local team that can work with 3rd party suppliers to ensure product quality and timely shipment. The initial thinking is that we want to setup a new entity in Vietnam near the Hochiminh...

SBLAW provides legal advices for establishment of wholly foreign invested company (hereinafter referred to as “FIC”) for (i) importing and trading industrial machines and (ii) providing maintenance and warranties services for customers in Vietnam as follows;

Question: I wish to set up a Vietnam company and I have the following concerns: Once the company is registered in the registrar, whether the individual directors and shareholders’identity will become public information that can be searched by anyone globally. Whether it is mandatory for a Vietnamese company to...

Client: My name is Harry and I received your contact details through internet. I'm looking for a lawyer who could assist me and a partner (we're both expats) in registering our online startup. 1. What is the process to apply for the business license? If we make it Vietnamese-owned with...

SBLAW would like to provide some advice on establishment of Foreign Invested Company to carry out the E-commerce Services in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as the “NewCo”).   1.PRELIMINARILY COMMENTS OF SBLAW INVESTMENT REGISTRATION PROCEDURES   According to Investment Law 2014, an investment in the form of the establishment of...

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...