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ECOVIS Vietnam Law

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The documents we hand clients, available before you become one

Checklists, decision tables and compliance calendars in working use on our own files. Take them into your project plan — no consultation required.

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Vietnam market entry: the 48-point pre-investment checklist

Every question we ask before advising on structure — ownership limits, licences, capital, site, people, tax interfaces — with the document each answer requires.

PDF, 14 pages, on request·English & Deutsch·Updated July 2026

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A partner emails you the document, usually the same working day. No automated list, no forwarding of your details.

Library

Nine documents, by where you are

GuideBefore entry

FDI law in Vietnam: the 2026 framework

Law on Investment 2025, Decree 96/2026/ND-CP, market access, licensing authorities and post-licensing duties.

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GuideBefore entry

Market entry: five structures compared

Wholly foreign-owned LLC, joint venture, representative office, branch and business cooperation contract — what each may lawfully do.

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GuideSetting up

Manufacturing investment in Vietnam

Industrial zones, land rights, EPE status, environmental and construction permits, labour compliance.

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FAQSetting up

Factory setup: the licensing sequence

The complete approval order for a plant project, from location review to first export shipment.

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ChecklistSetting up

Factory setup checklist

The working checklist behind our plant mandates, stage by stage.

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Decision tableSetting up

IRC and ERC: which comes first

The two licences, the flexible sequencing the 2025 framework allows, and where the ERC-first route freezes capital.

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GuideSetting up

Industrial land and site selection

Choosing a park, reading the lease, and the due diligence stage most projects skip.

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FAQOperating

Tax FAQ for foreign investors

CIT incentives, VAT, transfer pricing documentation, foreign contractor tax and profit remittance.

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FAQOperating

Labour and HR compliance FAQ

Contract types, work permits, social insurance, internal labour regulations and compliant termination.

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ChecklistBefore entry

Conditional business sector review 2026

How to establish whether your activity is capped, licensed or open — and how to document the conclusion.

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GuideBefore entry

FDI legal guide for German investors

The German-corridor view: structure, corridors, LkSG and the ECOVIS network route.

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FAQGrowing or exiting

China+1 manufacturing: legal FAQ

WFOE structure, rules of origin under CPTPP and EVFTA, related-party customs valuation, and where circumvention risk starts.

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ChecklistBefore entry

48-point pre-investment checklist

The questions we ask before advising on structure, and the document each answer needs.

PDF · 14 pagesRequest by email →

Decision tableBefore entry

Representative office, branch or company

What each form may lawfully do, annual cost of keeping it, and conversion paths.

PDF · 4 pagesRequest by email →

GuideBefore entry

Ownership limits and conditional sectors: how to check

Where a limit comes from, which sources bind, and how to document the conclusion for your board.

PDF · 11 pagesRequest by email →

ChecklistSetting up

IRC and ERC document pack

Corporate documents, legalisation requirements and translation practice — with lead times.

PDF · 6 pagesRequest by email →

ChecklistSetting up

EPE permit sequence for plant projects

Six steps from lease review to customs acceptance, with responsible party and output per step.

PDF · 3 pagesRequest by email →

TemplateSetting up

Industrial park lease review points

The clauses we mark up in almost every plant mandate, with the reason each matters.

DOCX · 5 pagesRequest by email →

CalendarOperating

First-year compliance calendar

Twelve months of filings, renewals and licence obligations — the handover document from our closings.

XLSX · 1 sheetRequest by email →

GuideOperating

Personal data protection: the documentation set

What must exist on file before an inspection, and who inside the company owns each item.

PDF · 9 pagesRequest by email →

ChecklistGrowing or exiting

Legal due diligence request list (buy side)

The information request we issue on Vietnamese targets, annotated with why each item matters.

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GuideSetting up

Legal guides by location: HCMC districts and industrial provinces

Practical, location-specific guidance across Ho Chi Minh City districts and industrial provinces like Binh Duong and Bac Ninh.

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How to use these

Working documents, not marketing collateral

They are written for internal use — a project manager, a CFO, an HR lead. Where a point genuinely needs a lawyer, the document says so instead of pretending otherwise.

Hand them to the function that owns the work

HR, finance and project management can act on most items without legal involvement. Escalation points are marked.

Use them to challenge a proposal

If an adviser's scope omits something on the checklist, ask why. Sometimes there is a good reason.

Keep them as an audit trail

A completed checklist is evidence that the question was asked — useful when headquarters reviews the decision two years later.

FAQ

About the Knowledge Hub

Is the material free, and is there a catch?

Free, and the only condition is a working email address so we can send the link and tell you when the document is updated. No sales sequence follows.

How current is the content?

Each document carries an update date. We revise them when a rule or a filing practice changes, which in Vietnam is more often than annually.

Can I share these inside my company?

Yes — they are written to be circulated internally. Please keep the ECOVIS attribution on the document.

Is this legal advice?

No. These are general working documents. They cannot account for your structure, sector or site, and applying them to a specific decision needs advice on the facts.

Need the version that fits your project?

We adapt these documents to a specific structure, sector and site as part of a scoping engagement.

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