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Compliance, ESG & Trade

Five errors to check in beneficial owner filings in Vietnam

Five errors to check in a Vietnam beneficial owner filing, from naming a parent company to missing the company’s own BO list.

7 min read · Oct 2026

Compliance, ESG & Trade

Vietnam Beneficial Ownership: The 25% Indirect Test

How to trace ownership through holding companies to Vietnam’s 25% beneficial owner threshold, with fictitious worked examples and the three-tier fallback.

7 min read · Oct 2026

Compliance, ESG & Trade

42,911 Vietnam Firms Missing Beneficial Owner Details

What the list of 42,911 companies without beneficial owner information shows by province, registered capital and date, and what it cannot show.

7 min read · Oct 2026

A company incorporated in Vietnam declares its own beneficial owner to the business registration authority; a branch or representative office declares its foreign parent to the tax authority on Form BK07-DKT within ten working days.

Compliance, ESG & Trade

Your Vietnam Rep Office Must Now Name Its Parent’s Owner

Vietnam now runs two beneficial ownership regimes. Representative offices and branches declare their foreign parent's legal and beneficial owners to the tax authority on Form BK07-ĐKT…

14 min read · Sep 2026

Vietnam trade compliance: Green Channel clearance is not a compliance certificate, a certificate of origin needs the evidence behind it, and shipped from Vietnam is not the same legal test as originating in Vietnam.

Compliance, ESG & Trade

Vietnam Trade, Customs and Supply Chain Risks 2026

Vietnam is moving to data-driven customs supervision, tighter origin controls and strategic trade rules. What foreign manufacturers should review in 2026 — by ECOVIS Vietnam Law.

15 min read · Sep 2026

Three logistics managers in hard hats and hi-vis vests at a container port in Vietnam (AI-generated illustration)

Compliance, ESG & Trade

Vietnam Customs and Supply Chain Legal FAQ

Summary: International manufacturers operating in Vietnam ask consistent legal questions about customs and supply chain compliance — import duty exemptions for manufacturing inputs, HS code classification,…

9 min read · Aug 2026

Two advisers in a meeting room overlooking the Ho Chi Minh City skyline (AI-generated illustration)

Compliance, ESG & Trade

Chinese Investors in Vietnam: Legal and Tax Checks

Summary: Chinese-background investors restructuring Vietnam companies face three compliance risks that ECOVIS Vietnam Law consistently identifies in practice: a legal representative who has been signing corporate…

9 min read · Jul 2026

Engineers in hard hats and safety glasses reviewing technical drawings and machined parts in a Vietnamese machine shop (AI-generated illustration)

Compliance, ESG & Trade

German Engineering in Vietnam: Beyond the Rep Office

Executive Summary Part of our guide: Deutsche Investitionen in Vietnam · Market Entry in Vietnam Vietnam has become an increasingly important destination for German engineering, industrial…

6 min read · Jul 2026

Five researchers with safety glasses reviewing material samples in a laboratory in Vietnam (AI-generated illustration)

Compliance, ESG & Trade

Vietnam–EFTA FTA: Sector-Specific Origin Risks

Rules of origin will decide who benefits from the Vietnam–EFTA FTA. Origin risk in electronics, apparel, footwear and machinery — and how to prepare.

5 min read · Jul 2026

Logistics managers in hard hats and hi-vis vests at a container port in Vietnam (AI-generated illustration)

Compliance, ESG & Trade

Is the Vietnam–EFTA FTA in Force? Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Vietnam–EFTA FTA in force? Not yet. FAQ on the agreement's status, timeline, tariff coverage and what exporters can lawfully do now.

4 min read · Jul 2026

Infographic titled Nominee Arrangements, illustrating the project-termination sanction and risk to foreign investors under Article 36.2(g)

Compliance, ESG & Trade

Nominee Risk: Art. 36(2)(g), 2025 Law on Investment

Summary: A “nominee” arrangement in the ownership of a foreign-invested enterprise in Vietnam is not only voidable as a civil matter – it can also be…

9 min read · Jul 2026

Compliance, ESG & Trade

Vietnam–EFTA FTA: Exporter Readiness Checklist

Vietnam and EFTA concluded FTA negotiations on 2 July 2026. What exporters and FDI manufacturers should prepare before tariff preferences apply.

4 min read · Jul 2026

Two M&A advisers in conversation in a glass skybridge overlooking Ho Chi Minh City (AI-generated illustration)

Compliance, ESG & Trade

LkSG: German Manufacturers and Vietnam Suppliers

A practical guide to LkSG compliance for German manufacturers operating in or sourcing from Vietnam — covering own operations, direct supplier obligations, risk areas in the…

7 min read · Jun 2026

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