Collection of non-hazardous waste
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This activity involves the collection of non-hazardous waste materials from various sources for disposal or recycling.
Includes
- Collection of municipal solid waste
- Collection of recyclable materials
- Collection of organic waste
Excludes
- Collection of hazardous waste
- Collection of medical waste
Foreign ownership
This activity is not yet open to foreign investors under Decree 31/2021. It can be run by a Vietnamese-owned company; Emerhub can advise a compliant structure or an adjacent activity that reaches your goal.
Legal basis: Negative list F8 · Decree 31/2021/ND-CP, Appendix I, Section A
Your exact activity may fall inside or outside this restriction. Confirm the classification with Emerhub before you rely on it.
Recommended route
No foreign-equity route
Emerhub can advise a compliant Vietnamese-owned structure, or an alternative activity that reaches your goal
Registration path
- 1
IRC
Investment Registration Certificate from the DPI
- 2
ERC
Enterprise Registration Certificate (the company itself)
- 3
Post-licensing
Seal, corporate bank account, tax and e-invoicing
- 4
Sub-licence
Sector permit, if the activity is conditional
Emerhub files each step with the authorities; you provide the documents and information.
Tax incentives & priority sectors
This activity is on Vietnam’s list of investment-incentive sectors. A qualifying project may receive preferential corporate income tax, tax holidays, and import-duty exemptions.
Collection, treatment, recycling, and reuse of waste (solid waste, wastewater, industrial by-products)
Preferential CIT rate of 10% for the entire project duration; import duty exemption on equipment for pollution-treatment and environmental-monitoring facilities.
Legal basis: Law on Investment 2020, Appendix II; Decree 31/2021/ND-CP, Appendix II Section B (environmental protection group, which added 19 new business lines compared with the previous Decree 118/2015/ND-CP)
Incentives also depend on where you invest: economic zones, hi-tech parks, and areas with difficult socio-economic conditions add their own tax and land benefits. Emerhub can model your total incentive.
Based on the Law on Investment 2020 incentive lists and the Corporate Income Tax law. Final eligibility is confirmed at licensing, so confirm current status before you rely on it.