Doing business in Vietnam

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...

We understand that you and your Vietnamese Partner (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) is now seeking legal advices for establishment of joint venture company (hereinafter referred to as “FIC”) for importing and trading products having HS Codes No. 0901; 0902; 3304 and 8516 in Hanoi. We therefore are grateful to...

Question: We are FDI company and would like to design and supply a mobile application for telecommunication operators in Vietnam so that we can distribute value added services to their end users, please confirm whether this service is software development service under Vietnamese law? Answer: We understand that your company...

Investor: I am in Singapore wishes to start small scale garment business in Vietnam. Please advise me to register the company and other proecedures? Lawyer of SBLAW:This is reference to your email below. I am Corporate Lawyer of SB Law. I was entrusted to advise you for starting business in Vietnam. From...

Investor: We are currently looking into changing our structure from a rep office to a wholly foreign owned  Vietnamese company. Can you run me through step by step what needs to happen if we decide to proceed. I thought you would be the right person to know. Lawyer of SBLAW:Thank...

We understand that your customer is now seeking legal advices for establishment of wholly foreign invested company for import, trade and export of products having HS Codes No. 7214; 7216; 7219; 7220; 7221; 7222; 7225; 7228; 7304; 7306; 7409; 7411; 7505; 7506; 7507; 7604; 7608; 8108 and 8311 in...

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...

We are requested us to provide legal advice on incorporation of a local company owned by your company (international telecommunication service provider and operator) with headquarters in London, UK (hereinafter referred to as “FIC”). Upon establishment, FIC shall provide voice call and SMS messaging service using your own service...

We understand that your Korean company is now considering setting up foreign invested company in Vietnam for: (i) Conduct research and development of software. (ii) Manufacturing software or developing software Under Vietnam Law, companies manufacturing software or providing software services shall be entitled to tax incentive. Accordingly, such company can enjoy Corporate...

The applicable laws stipulate about Conditions for doing domestic travel businesses as follows: 1) Having domestic travel business registered at a competent business registry; 2) Having business plans for domestic tourist operations, offering tour programs for domestic tourists; 3) Operators of domestic travel business must have at least three years of experience...