Recovery of non-metal waste
Tái chế phế liệu phi kim loại
This activity involves the recovery and recycling of non-metal waste materials.
Includes
- Recovery of plastic waste
- Recycling of paper and cardboard
- Recovery of glass waste
Excludes
- Recovery of metal waste
- Waste collection services
Foreign ownership
This activity is not on Vietnam’s market-access negative list. A foreign investor may hold up to 100%, subject to the ordinary IRC and ERC licensing and the capital expectations below.
Recommended route
Wholly foreign-owned LLC
Up to 100% foreign equity, one or more members
Joint-stock company
For multiple shareholders or a later listing
Branch office
Extension of a foreign parent (limited sectors)
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.
Charter capital
| Situation | VND | USD |
|---|---|---|
| Most business linesVietnam sets no statutory minimum charter capital for most sectors. The registered charter capital must be credible for the project and fully contributed within 90 days of the Enterprise Registration Certificate. Foreign-invested projects are assessed on capital adequacy at the Investment Registration Certificate stage.. Legal basis: Law on Enterprises 2020 (No. 59/2020/QH14), Art. 47, 75, 113; Law on Investment 2020. | No floor | No floor |
Bold is the figure the law sets; the other column is an approximate conversion at ₫25,400 to USD 1. Vietnam sets no general minimum for most sectors.
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.