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 |