Doing business in Vietnam

SBLAW would like to provide you some information on setting up wholly foreign invested company (Hereinafter referred to as “FIC”) for conducting import and export agricultural products in Ho Chi Minh City as follows: 1. General Comments The establishment of a FIC in Vietnam requires an Investment Certificate from the licensing...

Question: We are foreign company and would like to establish company operating in software programming in Vietnam, please advise? Answer: This is reference to your query on establishment of a 100% foreign invested capital company in Vietnam, from which, we understand that you would like us to advise on establishment of...

A representative office of foreign education institution in Vietnam is a dependent unit of a foreign educational institution or organization, established and operating in Vietnam in order to promote and develop cooperation and investment in education in accordance with the laws of Vietnam. Accordingly, in order to be established...

Question: We would like to set up a company which will be involved in import of beer from Czech republic to Vietnam. Answer: This is reference to your conversation from which, we understand that your Client, (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) are now seeking legal advice for establishment of Foreign...

Question: I would like to know more on how to open a company also to purchase an apartment in Vietnam after a new legislation passed in 2015 that permits foreigners to buy on lease agreement. In the process of this I presume that I need an account in Vietnam for...

This is reference to our discussion from which we were requested to advice for a Singapore Investor (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) to set up a 100% foreign invested company manufacturing wood pallet. We are grateful to set our legal services proposal for your review and consideration as follows: 1....

Question: We are a USA-based company looking for registration of a new Company in Vietnam without personal involvement to process of registration. The newly registered Vietnamese company will be used for setting up of a  merchant account in banks of Vietnam in order to start processing online transactions through Vietnamese...

We refer with thanks to the conservation from which we were requested to advice on possibilities of setting up a foreign invested company for doing business of Testing and Analysis on the field of software, hardware of computer and mobile phone by a Japanese Company (hereinafter referred to as...

Question: May I know which taxation needs to be declared if establish a RO  in Vietnam. Your help will be much grateful. Thank you. Answer: Under Vietnam Law, a representative office does not involve with business activities for purpose of making profit. Then, except for declaration of personal income tax for...