Industry code 0162 Livestock service activities, latest according to Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg. To learn more about the details of Industry code 0162, please refer to this article by VN Law Firm!
1. What is a business industry code?
Business industry code is a sequence of numbers encoded to represent a specific business industry. Organizations and individuals, when preparing business registration documents, must use this business industry code table to register. Level 4 industry code (4 digits) is the code used for business registration.
The Vietnam Standard Industrial Classification (VSIC) system, issued under Decision 36/2025/QD-TTg, has a hierarchical structure with 5 levels, from general to detailed:
| Level | Name | Encoding | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Economic industry level 1 | 1 letter (from A to V) | 22 industries |
| Level 2 | Economic industry level 2 | 2 digits (according to level 1) | 87 industries |
| Level 3 | Economic industry level 3 | 3 digits (according to level 2) | 259 industries |
| Level 4 | Economic industry level 4 | 4 digits (according to level 3) | 495 industries |
| Level 5 | Economic industry level 5 | 5 digits (according to level 4) | 743 industries |
Example of industry code structure: Taking the food manufacturing industry as an example:
- Level 1: C (Processing and manufacturing industry)
- Level 2: 10 (Food processing and manufacturing)
- Level 3: 107 (Manufacture of other food products)
- Level 4: 1075 (Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes)
- Level 5: 10751 (Manufacture of prepared meat meals and dishes)
2. Regulations on Industry Code 0162 Livestock service activities
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0162 | Livestock service activities |
This group includes:
Specialized activities provided to external parties on a fee and contract basis for the following tasks:
– Activities to promote breeding; growth and production of animal products;
– Animal inspection, feeding, castration of livestock and poultry, cleaning stables, collecting manure, etc.;
– Activities related to artificial insemination;
– Shearing sheep;
– Grazing services, pasture rental;
– Rearing and training animals;
– Sorting and cleaning poultry eggs, animal skinning and related activities;
– Candling, sorting poultry eggs;
– Automatic poultry egg incubation;
– Shoeing horses, tending horses.
Exclusions:
– Services providing space for animal housing only are classified under group 6810 (Real estate business, land use rights owned or leased);
– Agricultural research activities are classified under group 72140 (Scientific research and technological development in the field of agricultural sciences);
– Animal care, pet care, animal slaughter control, animal examination and treatment activities are classified under group 75000 (Veterinary activities);
– Animal vaccination is classified under group 75000 (Veterinary activities);
– Pet care services are classified under group 96909 (Other personal service activities not elsewhere classified);
– Leasing of animals is classified under group 77309 (Leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods without operators not elsewhere classified);
– Caring for and raising birds, ornamental pets are classified under group 914 (Activities of botanical gardens, zoos and natural reserves);
– Activities of racehorse training schools are classified under group 93190 (Other sporting activities).
3. Suggested ways to write Industry Code 0162 Livestock service activities
– When registering for enterprise establishment, when notifying changes to business lines, or when requesting a new Enterprise Registration Certificate, the enterprise founder or enterprise chooses the four-digit economic industry code from the Vietnam Standard Industrial Classification to record the business line in the enterprise registration application. The Business Registration Authority guides, compares, and records the enterprise’s business lines in the National Enterprise Registration Database.
– For conditional business lines stipulated in other legal documents, the business line shall be recorded according to the provisions in those legal documents.
Suggested ways to write Industry Code 0162 Livestock service activities:
Case 1: General
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0162 | Livestock service activities |
Case 2: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0162 | Livestock service activities (not operating at the headquarters, only operating when the competent authority approves the investment policy and meets the business conditions as prescribed by law) |
Case 3: Detailed
| Industry Code | Industry Name |
|---|---|
| 0162 | Livestock service activities (excluding veterinary services and not operating at the headquarters) |
Note: Depending on each specific business industry code and local regulations, it may be necessary to provide detailed information for the four-digit industry code or commit to operating according to regulations.
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