CONDITIONAL INVESTMENT SECTORS
Conditional business lines
(Pursuant to the Law on Investment 2014)
No. | Business line |
1 | Seal production |
2 | Combat gear trading (including repair) |
3 | Firecracker trading |
4 | Pawnshop services |
5 | Massage services |
6 | Trading of warning devices of emergency vehicles |
7 | Security services |
8 | Paint gun services |
9 | Lawyer’s practice |
10 | Notary’s practice |
11 | Judicial assessment in the fields of finance, banking, construction, antiques, relics, copyrights. |
12 | Auctioneering services |
13 | Arbitration services |
14 | Bailiff’s practice |
15 | Asset liquidator’s practice |
16 | Accounting services |
17 | Audit services |
18 | Tax agent services |
19 | Customs brokerage services |
20 | Duty-free goods trading |
21 | Bonded warehouse services |
22 | Domestic LCL consolidation services |
23 | Gathering services and customs inspection services inside and outside border checkpoint areas |
24 | Securities trading |
25 | Securities registration, depository, offsetting, and liquidation services by Vietnam Securities Depository/organizations trading in listed securities and other securities. |
26 | Insurance |
27 | Reinsurance |
28 | Insurance brokerage |
29 | Insurance agency |
30 | Insurance agency training services |
31 | Price verification services |
32 | Consulting services serving company values for equitization |
33 | Lottery business |
34 | Electronic games of chance for foreigners |
35 | Debt collection services |
36 | Debt trading services |
37 | Credit rating services |
38 | Casino business |
39 | Betting business |
40 | Voluntary pension fund management services |
41 | Oil and gas trading |
42 | Gas trading |
43 | Commercial assessment services |
44 | Industrial explosive trading (including destruction thereof) |
45 | Explosive precursor trading |
46 | Business operations using industrial explosives and explosive precursor |
47 | Blasting services |
48 | Trading in chemicals except banned chemicals according to Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction |
49 | Inorganic fertilizer trading |
50 | Alcohol trading |
51 | Trading in tobacco products, tobacco materials, machinery and equipment serving tobacco industry |
52 | Commodity exchange operation |
53 | Electricity generation, transmission, distribution, wholesaling, retailing, import, and consultancy |
54 | Trading in foods under the management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade |
55 | Rice export |
56 | Temporary import for re-export of goods subject to special excise tax |
57 | Temporary import for re-export of frozen food |
58 | Temporary import for re-export of goods on the List of used goods |
59 | Franchising |
60 | Coal trading |
61 | Logistics services |
62 | Mineral trading |
63 | Industrial precursor trading |
64 | Goods trading and activities directly related goods trading of foreign investors |
65 | Electronic commerce activities |
66 | Petroleum activities |
67 | Assessment of conformity of pneumatic tools, industrial lifting devices, chemicals, industrial explosives, equipment serving mineral and petroleum extraction; except for equipment and instruments serving extraction at sea |
68 | Vocational training |
69 | Association with foreign vocational training institutions and foreign-invested vocational training institutions in vocational training at intermediate and college levels |
70 | Fire safety and firefighting services |
71 | Occupational skill assessment services |
72 | Quality assessment of joint vocational programs with foreign vocational training institutions and foreign-invested vocational training institutions in Vietnam. |
73 | Occupational safety assessment services with regard to machinery and supplies with strict occupational safety requirements |
74 | Occupational safety and occupational hygiene training services |
75 | Employment agency services |
76 | Overseas employment services |
77 | Voluntary drug rehabilitation services |
78 | Conformity declaration and certification services |
79 | Outsourcing services |
80 | Road transport services |
81 | Car warranty and maintenance services |
82 | Motor vehicle inspection services |
83 | Driving school services |
84 | Traffic safety inspector training services |
85 | Driving test services |
86 | Traffic safety inspection services |
87 | Waterway transport services |
88 | Building, modifying, repairing inland watercraft |
89 | Provision of training for crewmembers and operators of inland watercraft |
90 | Ship transport, shipping agency services |
91 | Multi-level marketing business |
92 | Ship towing services |
93 | Importing, dismantling used sea-going ship |
94 | Sea-going ship building, modification, repair services |
95 | Sea port operation |
96 | Air transport business |
97 | Design, production, maintenance, testing of aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, and equipment thereof in Vietnam |
98 | Airport operation |
99 | Aviation services at airports |
100 | Air navigation services |
101 | Flight crew training services |
102 | Rail transport business |
103 | Rail infrastructure business |
104 | Rail transport business |
105 | Multimodal transport business |
106 | Transport of dangerous goods using road or waterway vehicles |
107 | Pipeline transport servicse |
108 | Maritime navigation services |
109 | Real estate trading |
110 | Provision of training in real estate brokerage, real estate valuation, and operation of real estate exchanges |
111 | Provision of training in apartment building management and operation |
112 | Provision of training in construction project management |
113 | Project management consultancy services |
114 | Construction survey services |
115 | Construction design assessment services |
116 | Construction supervision services |
117 | Construction services |
118 | Investment project planning and assessment services |
119 | Foreign investors’ construction |
120 | Project management consultancy services |
121 | Construction work conformity assessment and certification services |
122 | Lighting and greenery system operation services |
123 | Shared infrastructure operation services |
124 | Construction planning development services |
125 | Urban planning development services provided by foreign entities |
126 | Trading in white asbestos of Serpentine group |
127 | Postal services |
128 | Telecommunications services |
129 | Import of radio transmitters and transceivers |
130 | Digital signature authentication services |
131 | Establishment and operation of publishers |
132 | Printing services |
133 | Publication release services |
134 | Social network services |
135 | Online games business |
136 | Pay radio/television services |
137 | News website development services |
138 | Processing, recycling, repair, refurbishment of used IT products on the list of used IT products banned from import for foreign partners |
139 | Pay-per-view television services |
140 | Provision of information and IT services on mobile network or the Internet |
141 | Trading in mobile phone jammers |
142 | Provision of information security products and services |
143 | Operation of higher education institutions |
144 | Operation of foreign-capitalized educational institutions, representative offices of foreign educational institutions in Vietnam, branches of foreign-capitalized educational institutions |
145 | Operation of continuing education institution |
146 | Operation of students’ education centers |
147 | Operation of compulsory education institutions |
148 | Vocational training |
149 | Operation of specialized schools |
150 | Operation of preschool education institutions |
151 | Educational cooperation with foreign partners |
152 | Extra classes |
153 | Fishing |
154 | Trading in fishing instruments |
155 | Fish trading |
156 | Trading in aquatic feed |
157 | Trading in biological preparations, microorganisms, chemicals, environmental remediation agents serving aquaculture |
158 | Aquatic breed testing services |
159 | Aquatic feed testing services |
160 | Breeding, raising, propagating wild animals and plans according to CITES Appendix |
161 | Breeding, raising, propagating endangered or rare wild animals and palns according to CITES Appendix |
162 | Breeding, raising normal wild animals |
163 | Export, import, re-export, transit wild specimens according to CITES Appendix |
164 | Export, import, re-export bred, raised, propagated specimens according to CITES Appendix |
165 | Pesticide trading |
166 | Processing items required to undergo plant quarantine |
167 | Pesticide testing services |
168 | Plant protection services |
169 | Trading in veterinary medicines, biological preparations, vaccines, microorganisms, chemicals serving veterinary medicine |
170 | Veterinary services |
171 | Animal surgery, animal testing services |
172 | Vaccination, diagnosis, prescription, treatment, and healthcare services for animals |
173 | Trading in veterinary medicines, biological preparations, vaccines, microorganisms, chemicals serving veterinary medicine |
174 | Concentrated breeding, breed production services; slaughtering; quarantine of animals and products thereof; production of animal-derived materials for animal feed production; preparing, processing, preserving animals and products thereof; trading in animal products; preparing, processing, packaging, preserving animal products |
175 | Trading in foods under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development |
176 | Trading, testing organic fertilizers |
177 | Trading in plant varieties, animal breeds |
178 | Manufacture of animal feeds |
179 | Import of animal feeds |
180 | Exporting, importing rare, endangered terrestrial wild animals and plants according to CITES Appendix |
181 | Trading in forest plants, animals restricted from trading |
182 | Trading in ornamental plants, shade trees, ancient trees from Vietnam’s natural forests |
183 | Trading in firewood from timber or from Vietnam’s natural forests |
184 | Trading in sperms, embryos, eggs, and lavas |
185 | Trading in biological preparations, microorganisms, chemicals, environmental remediation agents serving aquaculture |
186 | Testing biological preparations, microorganisms, chemicals, environmental remediation agents serving aquaculture |
187 | Trading in genetically modified food |
188 | Provision of training in bidding |
189 | Bidding agency services |
190 | Project assessment consultancy services |
191 | Provision of training in project assessment |
192 | Medical examination and treatment services |
193 | HIV testing services |
194 | Tissue bank services |
195 | Childbirth assistance, sperm preservation, embryo preservation services |
196 | Medicine trading |
197 | Medicine testing services |
198 | Cosmetics production |
199 | Infectious microorganism testing services |
200 | Vaccination services |
201 | Trading in medical and household anti-insect and antibacterial chemicals |
202 | Opioid replacement therapy services |
203 | Trading in foods under the management of the Ministry of Health |
204 | Plastic surgery services |
205 | Surrogacy services |
206 | Bioavailability and bioequivalence assessment services |
207 | Clinical trial of medicines |
208 | Trading in medical equipment |
209 | Medical equipment classification |
210 | Medical equipment testing services |
211 | Industrial property verification services |
212 | Radiological work services |
213 | Atomic energy application ancillary services |
214 | Export, import, and transport of radioactive materials |
215 | Technological conformity assessment services |
216 | Inspection, calibration, testing of measuring instruments and measurement standards |
217 | Motorcycle helmet trading |
218 | Technology assessment, valuation, and examination services |
219 | Intellectual property representation services |
220 | Film production |
221 | Antique examination services |
222 | Monument protection or renovation project planning, execution, supervision services |
223 | Karaoke, dance club business |
224 | Travel services |
225 | Sports business |
226 | Art performance, fashion show, beauty contest, model contest services |
227 | Trading in audio and video recordings of art performances |
228 | Festival organization services |
229 | Trading in art or photography works |
230 | Accommodation services |
231 | Advertising services |
232 | Trading in relics, antiques, national treasures |
233 | Museum services |
234 | Electronic games business (except for electronic casino games for foreigners and online electronic casino games) |
235 | Export of relics, antiques other than those under the ownership of the state, political organizations, socio-political organizations; import of cultural commodities under the management of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
236 | Verification of copyright and relevant rights |
237 | Land survey and assessment services |
238 | Land planning services |
239 | IT infrastructure and software infrastructure development services |
240 | Land database development services |
241 | Land pricing services |
242 | Land use right auction services |
243 | Geodesy and cartography services |
244 | Underground water drilling services |
245 | Underground water survey services |
246 | Water supply, processing, and extraction services |
247 | Underground water drilling services |
248 | Mineral exploration services |
249 | Mineral extraction |
250 | Harmful waste management services |
251 | Scrap material import |
252 | Environmental monitoring services |
253 | Strategic environment assessment, environmental impact assessment, environmental protection scheme consultancy services |
254 | Trading in biological preparations |
255 | Collection, transport, processing of refuse |
256 | Business operation of commercial banks |
257 | Business operation of non-bank credit institutions |
258 | Business operation of cooperatives, people's credit funds, microfinance institutions |
259 | Provision of payment services |
260 | Credit information service provision |
261 | Foreign exchange activities |
262 | Trading in gold bullion |
263 | Manufacture of gold bullion, export raw gold and import raw gold for manufacture of gold bullion |
264 | Manufacture of gold jewellery |
265 | Import of commodities under the management of the State bank (money vault door) |
266 | Money printing, molding |
267 | Trading in military clothing and equipment of the armed forces, military weapons, technologies, devices, vehicles for the military and police; parts, components, supplies, specialized equipment, and technologies for manufacture thereof |