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Is a zone-based entity the right route in Vietnam?

Industrial parks, export-processing zones and hi-tech parks give production and export businesses a purpose-built base, with zone admission and premises inside the zone as the price of entry. Selling into the city and a downtown presence work differently. This is how to tell whether that trade-off fits you.

MPIPlanning & Investment
Zone management boardsZone admission & licensing
ImmigrationWork permits & TRCs
BanksAccount-readiness context

What a zone-based entity actually gives you

A base built for production and export, inside a zone with its own management board, premises and published regime.

An operator walking through a light-industrial street in a Vietnamese city

Purpose-built zones

Industrial parks, export-processing zones and hi-tech parks planned for production, logistics and technology.

Formation paperwork on a desk

Foreign ownership in most zone activities

Foreign-invested companies are the norm inside the zones; sector conditions still apply and are checked before filing.

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Admission sets the frame

The zone management board reviews the project and its fit with the zone’s planning before the company is registered.

An operational desk still life

Premises inside the zone

Land, factory or warehouse space is leased inside the zone, and the lease is part of the registration file.

Restrictions and trade-offs

A zone-based entity is built for production and export. It carries real conditions when you sell into the city or need a downtown presence.

How a zone-based setup runs

Indicative sequence shown. Zone admission and conditional sectors can add approvals before licensing.

  1. 01Pick the zoneMatch the activity, the premises and the city to the zone’s planning.
  2. 02Confirm the conditionsActivity, ownership and any conditional line checked before filing.
  3. 03Zone admissionThe management board reviews the project and the lease is agreed.
  4. 04Investment registrationThe investment registration file is lodged with the licensing authority.
  5. 05Enterprise registrationThe company is registered; seal, tax code and bank account follow.
  6. 06Capital and peopleCharter capital contributed, work permits and labour registrations run.

Founders and teams who pick a zone-based entity.

Banking and capital accounts.

A foreign-owned entity needs a Direct Investment Capital Account before charter capital can be paid in, and the window is 90 days from licensing. We prepare the pack, coordinate with your chosen bank, and track the deadline.

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Is a zone-based entity the right route for you?

Tell us the activity, the premises and the headcount. We shortlist the zones and the city routes that actually fit.

  • A dedicated specialist reviews your case.
  • Fixed scope in writing before any work begins.
  • Avg reply 3 minutes on WhatsApp, 24 × 7.

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No obligation. We tell you if it is not the right route.

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What clients say

Frequently asked

What is a zone-based entity in Vietnam?
A company registered to operate inside an industrial park, export-processing zone, hi-tech park or economic zone, under that zone’s management board and planning. The registration route is the same foreign-investment route as a city company, with zone admission and a lease inside the zone in front of it.
Can a zone-based company be fully foreign-owned?
Foreign-invested companies are the norm in the zones and most production activities allow it. Some business lines carry sector conditions, so ownership is confirmed against the current list for your activity before anything is filed.
Do I need premises inside the zone?
Yes. The entity is tied to land, a factory or a warehouse leased inside the zone, and that lease forms part of the registration file. A downtown office or a customer-facing branch is registered separately.
What incentives does a zone offer?
Each zone publishes its own regime and it changes. We do not quote incentives on this page; we confirm the current terms for your zone and activity in writing as part of the scope.
Can a zone-based company sell inside Vietnam?
It can, subject to the conditional-business rules for the line in question. Distribution and retail are checked separately from production, which is why the fit check asks about your customers first.
How is the route chosen?
From your activity, customers, premises and people. The fit check above gives a first lean; a specialist confirms it against the current rules and the zones that will actually admit the project.
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