LEGAL REGULATIONS ON THE LICENSING PROCEDURE FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS Question: I have read several articles stating that under the Law on Investment 2025, foreign investors are now allowed to apply for an Enterprise Registration Certificate first without necessarily obtaining an Investment Registration Certificate. Is that correct?   Answer According to the Law on Investment 2025, […]

Question: My company intends to organize a promotional program to increase sales. What key points do we need to pay attention to? Answer: Pursuant to Article 3 of Decree No. 81/2018/ND-CP, when implementing a promotional program, the Company should take note of the following principles: 1.Legality and Transparency Promotional programs must be conducted lawfully, honestly, […]

Question: Our company (Company Limited X) has just been detected by the State authority for committing the act of impersonating the e-commerce website interface of Company Limited Y. What penalties may our company face? Answer: According to Decree No. 98/2020/NĐ-CP, as amended by Decree No. 17/2022/NĐ-CP, the act of “impersonating or copying the interface of […]

Question: My company is headquartered in Country A and specializes in producing alcoholic beverages. When exporting this product to Country B, I discovered that the special consumption tax I am required to pay is higher than the tax applied to similar alcoholic products produced in Country B. I believe I am being discriminated against. Can […]

Question: The fabric supplier is an FDI enterprise operating under the export processing model. During the process of exporting fabric materials to us, there arises a situation in which a quantity of goods is supplied free of charge (FOC goods). This FOC quantity was declared under an export declaration using the payment method “no payment.” […]