Trade in Vietnam

Upon Vietnam’s accession to the WTO in 2007, the services market in Vietnam has been liberalised in certain areas, including the trading of goods. Under Vietnamese law, the trading of goods covers the following areas:

Foreign investor: Dear Sirs, We are an international greeting cards publisher with printing facilities in Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia and China. We want to expand our business in Vietnam and set up another printing company for world wide export of paperproducts and greeting cards. Maybe you are interested to support us. Lawyer of SBLAW:Please...

Question: Now we need a open a trading company in Hanoi, Vietnam, can SBLAW give me some information? How can we open a trading company in Vietnam? How many investment need in USA? We neeed only 3 rooms flate/apartment, 1 room for living and 1 room for office, Is it possible? My activity...

Question: I'd like to import cosmetics from Korean to Vietnam and to obtain the import license of cosmetics. Could you provide me with detailed procedures with your service fees quotation per item (including government fees + your advisory service fees)? One more question, some products we are planning to import are already...

Foreign investor: Hi, I'm interested in learning a bit more about exporting skincare from Australia to Vietnam. Thanks & regards, Lawyer: I am Lawyer of SB Law. I was entrusted to advise you on this matter. Regarding to your question, we would like to note that in order to import beauty...

Client: Dear Sir/Madam, Very nice to meet you, actually we are planning to start a new business line on selling lubricant in Vietnam, and we have an affiliate in HCMC, 90% under foreign company, and 10% under VN local company. would like to seek your kind advices on my below pln...

Question: I would like to open a trading and distributor company in Vietnam with 50% stakeholder from Vietnam. We import French products such as chicken, beer, sparkling and powder milk... from wholesalers and investor from French. Please advise the legal procedure? Answer: I am Lawyer of SB Law. I was entrusted to provide...

Client: Good morning. We are a consultancy company based in Hongkong and would like to open offices in Hanoi. Could you please send me information on how to set a 100% foreign owned company in Vietnam, procedures, times requirements, costs and your fees? Thank you, Lawyer of SBLAW: This is reference to...

Country Guides: Insurance Vietnam's international commitments under the Bilateral Trade Agreement with the US and its WTO accession concessions have liberalised Vietnam's insurance market for both life insurance and non-life insurance foreign providers. After Vietnam officially acceded in WTO, Vietnam Government has issued many policies and strategies so as to implement...

Question: I am writing to request for your professional assistance in establishing a Company in Ho Chi Minh City. We are a Singapore based camera and cell phone dealer, wishing to establish a Company and conducting businesses in Ho Chi Minh City. Our business model will be shipping cell phones and cameras from...