ESTABLISH REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN VIETNAM

ESTABLISH REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN VIETNAM

A Representative Office (RO) is often considered one of the most practical and cost-effective options for foreign companies seeking to explore the Vietnamese market before making a long-term investment commitment. By establishing an RO, overseas businesses can gain valuable insights into local consumer behavior, market trends, business culture, and potential partnership opportunities while maintaining relatively low operational costs and minimal administrative requirements.

Unlike a fully incorporated company, a Representative Office allows foreign enterprises to establish an official presence in Vietnam without engaging in direct profit-generating activities. This makes it an ideal solution for companies that wish to conduct market research, promote their brand, build business relationships, and supervise the implementation of contracts and cooperation activities with local partners.

For many international investors, setting up a Representative Office serves as a strategic first step toward entering Vietnam’s rapidly growing economy. It enables businesses to evaluate market potential and understand the legal and commercial environment before deciding whether to expand into a larger operation, such as establishing a subsidiary, branch office, or foreign-invested company in the future.

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I. What is the representative office establishment of foreign companies in Vietnam?

Establishing a representative office in Vietnam is the process by which a foreign company carries out procedures in accordance with Vietnamese law to establish a dependent unit as a representative office in Vietnam.

To establish a representative office, a foreign company needs to apply for a license to establish a representative office at a competent authority in Vietnam. After obtaining the license, the company needs to complete the legal conditions and facilities. At the same time, it needs to recruit staff to ensure that the representative office can operate in Vietnam.

II. Activities of representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam?

Representative office of a foreign company in Vietnam is a dependent unit of foreign company, established under the provisions of Vietnamese law to research the market and carry out some trade promotion activities permitted by Vietnamese law.

A foreign company is a company established and registered to do business in accordance with foreign law or recognized by foreign law.

III. Rights of representative office in in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

- Operate for the correct purposes, scope and duration specified in the license to establish the Representative Office.

- Rent headquarters, rent and purchase necessary equipment and supplies for the operations of the Representative Office.

- Recruit Vietnamese and foreign employees to work at the Representative Office in accordance with the provisions of Vietnamese law.

- Open an account in foreign currency or in Vietnamese Dong with foreign currency origin at a bank licensed to operate in Vietnam and only use this account for the operations of the Representative Office.

- Have a seal bearing the name of the Representative Office in accordance with the provisions of Vietnamese law.

- Other rights as prescribed by law.

IV. Obligations of representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

- Not allowed to conduct direct profit-making activities in Vietnam.

- Only carry out trade promotion activities within the scope permitted by this Law.

- Not to enter into contracts, amend or supplement contracts already entered into by foreign traders, except in cases where the Head of the Representative Office has a legal authorization letter from the foreign trader.

- Pay taxes, fees, charges and fulfill other financial obligations as prescribed by Vietnamese law.

- Report on the activities of the Representative Office in accordance with the provisions of Vietnamese law.

- Other obligations as prescribed by law.

V. Conditions for establishing representative offices of foreign companies in Vietnam

Foreign traders are granted a License to establish a Representative Office when meeting the following conditions:

- Foreign traders are established and registered to do business in accordance with the laws of countries and territories participating in international treaties to which Vietnam is a member or recognized by the laws of these countries and territories;

- Foreign traders have been operating for at least 01 year from the date of establishment or registration;

In case the Business Registration Certificate or equivalent document of a foreign trader stipulates a term of operation, that term must be at least 01 year from the date of application submission;

- The activities of the Representative Office must comply with Vietnam's commitments in international treaties to which Vietnam is a member;

In case the scope of activities of the Representative Office is not consistent with Vietnam's commitments or the foreign trader is not from a country or territory participating in an international treaty to which Vietnam is a member, the establishment of the Representative Office must be approved by the Minister or Head of the specialized ministerial-level agency (hereinafter referred to as the Minister of the specialized agency).

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