1. Banned business investment activities
- Business in banned narcotic substances (specified in Appendix I, 2020 Law on Investment).
- Business in banned chemicals and minerals (specified In Appendix II, 2020 Law on Investment).
- Business in specimens of wild flora and fauna specified In Appendix 1 of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; specimens of hire and/or endangered species of wild fauna and flora in group I of Appendix III, 2020 Law on Investment.
- Prostitution
- Human trafficking; trade in human tissues, corpses, human organs and human fetuses. Business activities pertaining to asexual human reproduction.
- Trade in firecrackers.
- Provision of debt collection services.
(Article 6, Law on Investment 2020)
2. 25 business lines with prohibited market access
- Trade in goods and services on the list of goods and services under state monopoly.
- Press activities and collection of news in any form.
- Fishing or harvesting marine species.
- Investigative and security services.
- Administrative and judicial services, including judicial assessment services, bailiff services, property Auction services, notary services, official receiver’s services.
- Guest worker under labor contract services.
- Investment in construction of cemeteries for transfer Ilf land use right and infrastructure thereon.
- Direct collection of garbage from households.
- Public survey services.
- Blasting services.
- Manufacture, sale of weapons, explosive materials III id combat gears.
- Import, dismantlement of used seagoing ships.
- Public postal services.
- Goods transshipment business.
- Temporary import for re-export of goods.
- Exercise of rights to export, import distribute goods on the list of goods to which foreign investors and foreign-invested business organizations do not have the right to export, import or distribute.
- Collection, purchase, and handling of public property at armed force units.
- Manufacture of military equipment or materials; trade in military equipment, military weapons, specialized equipment and vehicles exclusively for used by the military and the police, specialized equipment and parts thereof, manufacture technology thereof.
- Industrial property representative services and Intellectual property assessment services.
- Services that involve establishment, operation, sustainment and maintenance of maritime signals, water zones, water areas, public navigable channels and maritime routes; survey of water zones, water areas, public navigable channels and maritime routes serving I he maritime announcements; survey, development and publishing nautical charts for water bodies, seaports, navigable channels and maritime routes; development and publishing of marine safety publications.
- Maritime safety services in water zones, water areas and public navigable channels; electronic maritime information services.
- Services that involve inspection (inspection and testing) and issuance of certificates to vehicles (including systems, assembled parts, devices and parts of vehicles); inspection and issuance of certificates of technical safety and environmental safety to vehicles, specialized equipment, containers, equipment for packaging dangerous goods used in transport; inspection and issuance of certificates of technical safety and environmental safety to vehicles and equipment used for exploration, extraction and transport of petroleum at sea; occupational safety inspection of equipment subject to strict occupational safety requirements on vehicles and equipment used for exploration, extraction and transport of petroleum at sea; fishing vessel inspection and registration services.
- Services that involve survey, assessment and harvest of natural forests (including logging, hunting, trapping wild and rare animals, management of gene pools <>l plants, domestic animals and microorganisms used in agriculture).
- Research or use genetic resources of new livestock breeds before being appraised and evaluated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
- Travel services, except international travel services for outbound tourists to Vietnam.
3. 59 business lines with restricted market access
- Manufacture and distribution of media products, including video recordings.
- Manufacture, distribution, broadcasting of TV programs, stage performances and cinematic works.
- Provision of audio and television broadcasting services.
- Insurance; banking, securities trading and relevant services.
- Postal and telecommunications services.
- Advertising services.
- Printing and publishing services.
- Geodesy and cartography services.
- Aerial photography services.
- Education services.
- Survey, extraction and processing of natural resources, minerals and petroleum.
- Hydropower, offshore wind power and nuclear power.
- Transport of goods and passengers by rail, air, road, river, sea, pipeline.
- Forestry and hunting.
- Betting and casino business.
- Security services.
- Construction, operation and management of river ports, seaports and airports.
- Real estate business.
- Legal services.
- Veterinary services.
- Trade in goods and activities directly related to trade in goods of foreign service providers in Vietnam.
- Technical analysis and inspection services.
- Tourism services.
- Health and social services.
- Sports and entertainment services.
- Paper production.
- Manufacture of vehicles with more than 29 seats.
- Development and operation of traditional markets.
- Operation of Goods Exchanges.
- LCL consolidation services.
- Audit, accounting and tax services.
- Valuation services; valuation of enterprises serving equitization.
- Services relevant to agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture.
- Manufacture of airplanes.
- Manufacture of locomotives and railway carriages.
- Manufacture, sale tobacco products, tobacco ingredients, and equipment for tobacco
- Publisher’s activities.
- Building and repair of seagoing ships.
- Waste collection services, environmental monitoring services.
- Commercial arbitration services, arbitration mediation services.
- Logistics services.
- Coastal transport services.
- Farming, manufacture or processing of rare and valuable plants, breeding of rare, valuable wild animals and processing thereof, including live animals and their products.
- Manufacture of building materials.
- Construction and relevant technical services.
- Motorcycle assembly.
- Services relevant to sports, fine art, performing art, fashion show, beauty pageant and other entertainment activities.
- Auxiliary services for air transport; ground services at airports; catering services on aircraft; navigation Information services, air navigation and control services, meteorological services.
- Shipping agencies; towing service.
- Services relevant to cultural heritages, copyrights and related rights, photography, video recording, audio recording, art exhibitions, festivals, libraries, museums.
- Services relevant to tourism promotion and advertising.
- Representation, recruitment, scheduling, management services for artists and athletes.
- Family-related services.
- E-commerce activities.
- Cemetery business, cemetery services and funeral services.
- Aerial application.
- Marine pilotages.
- Business lines in which investment is under pilot mechanisms of the National Assembly, Standing committee of the National Assembly, the Government or the Prime Minister.
(Section B, Appendix I of Decree No. 31/2021/ND-CP)