- Remote setup
- Possible
- Visit, notary or lawyer
- Online + IRC
- Local director
- Not verified
- Registered address
- Not verified
- Minimum capital
- Not stated
- Yearly upkeep
- Licence fee from yr 2
- EU member
- No
- IWG business address
- 23 centresfrom $30/mo
What the registry requires
| Company type | Limited liability company (Công ty TNHH) with an Investment Registration Certificate |
|---|---|
| Registry | Provincial Business Registration Office via the National Business Registration Portal (dangkykinhdoanh.gov.vn) |
| Government filing fee | ₫50,000 — VND 50,000 per enterprise registration (new, re-issue or change) under Circular 47/2019/TT-BTC; exempt when filed online; publication of registration content VND 100,000. |
| Registration time | The Business Registration Office issues the enterprise registration within 3 days of receiving a valid dossier; foreign investors first need an Investment Registration Certificate (time not verified). |
| Resident director | The legal-representative residency rule in the Law on Enterprises could not be verified (official text available only as a scanned PDF). |
| Visit, notary or lawyer | Enterprise registration is filed online via the national portal (fee-exempt); the investment registration certificate for foreign investors is a separate procedure. |
| Registered address | Head-office address rules were not confirmed on the pages reached. |
| Minimum capital | Not stated |
| Corporate tax | The Law on Corporate Income Tax No. 67/2025/QH15 (in force 1 Oct 2025) was located on the Government legal portal, but its text is a scanned PDF and the tax authority site was unreachable, so the headline rate is not quoted. |
| Every year | Newly established enterprises are exempt from the business licence fee (lệ phí môn bài) in their first year under Decree 22/2020/ND-CP; it is payable from the following year. |
What it costs
- Government filing fee
- ₫50,000
VND 50,000 per enterprise registration (new, re-issue or change) under Circular 47/2019/TT-BTC; exempt when filed online; publication of registration content VND 100,000.
- Every year
- Licence fee from yr 2
Newly established enterprises are exempt from the business licence fee (lệ phí môn bài) in their first year under Decree 22/2020/ND-CP; it is payable from the following year.
- Not included
- Provider fees
Registered agent or address, notary fees, accounting and bank onboarding vary by provider — ask for a quote in the request form.
How to register a company in Vietnam, step by step
- Confirm the business lines are open to foreign investment and prepare the investment project file.
- Apply for the Investment Registration Certificate (IRC) for the foreign-invested project.
- Create an account on the National Business Registration Portal and file the enterprise registration dossier online.
- Receive the Enterprise Registration Certificate within 3 working days of a valid dossier.
- Publish the registration content (VND 100,000) and make the company seal.
- Register tax, contribute charter capital and pay the business licence fee from the second year.
Corporate tax in Vietnam
Not retrieved. The Law on Corporate Income Tax No. 67/2025/QH15 (in force 1 Oct 2025) was located on the Government legal portal, but its text is a scanned PDF and the tax authority site was unreachable, so the headline rate is not quoted.
Rates are the headline figures published by the tax authority; your effective rate depends on residence, activity and treaties. This is not tax advice.
Common mistakes
- Filing the enterprise registration before obtaining the Investment Registration Certificate.
- Paying the VND 50,000 fee for a paper filing when online filing is fee-exempt.
- Forgetting that the business licence fee exemption applies only to the first year.
Compare Vietnam with alternatives
| Yearly upkeep | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 VietnamLLC | ₫50,000 | 3 working days | Not retrieved | Not verified | Online + IRC | Not verified | Licence fee from yr 2 |
 BangladeshPvt Ltd | BDT 4,700 | Not stated | 27.5% | Not stated | Depends | Registered office | BDT 200 per filing |
 ChinaWFOE | Varies | Not stated | 25% | Not stated | Depends | Domicile in China | Annual report (NECIPS) |
 GeorgiaLLC | GEL 200 | 1 working day | 15% on distribution | No | Notary or NAPR | Actual GE address | Not stated |
4 of 4 · official sources, checked September 27, 2026. Government fees only; agent and address costs are extra.≈ USD at ECB reference rates of September 25, 2026.
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Sources
- Registration fee VND 50,000; publication fee VND 100,000; Circular 47/2019/TT-BTC — dangkykinhdoanh.gov.vn, checked September 27, 2026
- Online enterprise registration exempt from the registration fee — dangkykinhdoanh.gov.vn, checked September 27, 2026
- Registration issued 3 days after a valid dossier; online fee exemption; first-year business licence fee exemption (Decree 22/2020) — dangkykinhdoanh.gov.vn, checked September 27, 2026
- Law on Corporate Income Tax 67/2025/QH15, effective 1 Oct 2025 (rate not extractable) — vanban.chinhphu.vn, checked September 27, 2026