Health station and ministerial and sectoral medical activities
Hoạt động của các trạm y tế và trạm y tế bộ/ngành
This activity covers health services provided by health stations and ministerial or sectoral medical facilities, focusing on public health and specialized medical care.
Includes
- General health check-ups
- Preventive health services
- Vaccination services
- Health education and promotion
Excludes
- Private medical practice
- Hospital services
Foreign ownership
Foreign investment is permitted, often up to 100%, but this is a conditional business line: it requires a sector sub-licence or regulatory approval on top of the IRC and ERC. Some conditional lines require a Vietnamese joint-venture partner.
Legal basis: Negative list L14 · Law on Investment 2020, Appendix IV; Law on Medical Examination and Treatment
Recommended route
Foreign-owned LLC or JSC
Often up to 100%, once the sector sub-licence is granted
Joint venture
Where the conditional line requires a Vietnamese partner
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.
Licenses & permits
This is a conditional business line. Alongside the IRC and ERC, it needs the following sector sub-licence or regulatory approval before it can legally operate in Vietnam.
- Sector sub-licence
Foreign-invested hospitals: generally up to 100%, subject to Ministry of Health licensing and minimum-capital conditions.
Requires Ministry of Health practice licenses/certificates of eligibility; foreign-invested hospitals/clinics generally permitted up to 100% subject to facility and professional-qualification conditions. Legal basis: Law on Investment 2020 (Law 61/2020/QH14), Appendix IV.
Emerhub can obtain the sub-licence as part of your company setup.
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.
Healthcare facilities: hospitals, disease prevention and treatment establishments, pharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing, vaccine and biological product production
Preferential CIT rate of 10% for the entire project duration (healthcare socialization) or 10% for 15 years for pharma/vaccine manufacturing, with 4-year exemption plus 9-year 50% reduction.
Legal basis: Law on Investment 2020, Appendix II Section A (culture, society, sports, healthcare group); Decree 31/2021/ND-CP, Appendix II
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.