VJBI — F002 / E-COMMERCE

Foreign E-Commerce Platform: Vietnam Applicability Check

Law 122/2025/QH15 and Decree 248/2026/NĐ-CP have been effective since 1 July 2026. The correct compliance path depends on platform subtype, online-ordering functionality, Vietnam trigger and treaty position.

Request an applicability memo

Trigger

Vietnamese-language interface, .vn domain use and transaction-threshold facts must be checked separately.

Representation path

Authorised representative, authorised legal person and establishment of a Vietnamese legal person are different legal concepts.

Treaty / deposit

The VND 20 billion deposit is treaty-gated for specified online-order foreign-platform cases; it is not universal.

Decision tree

PLATFORM? → SUBTYPE → ORDERING FUNCTION → ARTICLE 27 TRIGGER → REPRESENTATION → TREATY EXCEPTION → DEPOSIT → REGISTRATION → OPERATING DUTIES.

This page is a screening brief, not formal legal advice. Company-specific conclusions require exact platform, investor and treaty facts.